v0.1 serialization

Keyword reference — entries that mention this term in body prose.

Defined in: Bitcoin v0.1's serialization boundaries — transaction, block, and signature hashes in the original source

4 entries reference this keyword in body prose.

Event January 3, 2009 Added May 27, 2026 Updated September 13, 2026 Design Document

Bitcoin storage design — block database, UTXO set, and chain state management

How Bitcoin Core persists blocks, maintains the UTXO set, indexes chain state, manages the mempool, prunes historical data, and bootstraps via assumeUTXO.

Event January 3, 2009 Added May 27, 2026 Updated September 17, 2026 Design Document

Bitcoin cryptography design — keys, signatures, hashes, and address derivation

Bitcoin Institute ↔ Satoshi Nakamoto

How Bitcoin uses elliptic-curve keys, digital signatures, hash functions, and deterministic derivation to secure ownership without trusted third parties.

Event January 3, 2009 Added May 27, 2026 Updated September 27, 2026 Design Document

Bitcoin transaction design — UTXO model, Script, and signature schemes

Bitcoin Institute ↔ Satoshi Nakamoto

Deep-dive into Bitcoin's transaction layer: UTXO lifecycle, transaction structure, Script evaluation, ECDSA and Schnorr signatures, SegWit, and Taproot.

Event January 9, 2009 Added April 14, 2026 Updated September 13, 2026 Analysis

What Satoshi's code reveals — coding style, commit patterns, and evolution from v0.1.0 to v0.3.19

Satoshi Nakamoto

Statistical analysis of Satoshi's Bitcoin source (v0.1.0–v0.3.19): coding-style fingerprint, commit times suggesting EST/CST, growth from 19,901 to 31,909 lines over 23 months, final-commit traits.