Perry E. Metzger

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Event November 7, 2008 Added September 27, 2026 Updated September 27, 2026 Mailing List 2 messages

"Bitcoin P2P e-cash paper" — Satoshi's first Bitcoin announcement (Oct 2008)

The cryptography list's moderator, Perry Metzger, asks the Bitcoin whitepaper discussion to stay on the protocols and their practicality, not the politics of money.

Event May 27, 1994 Added September 27, 2026 Updated September 27, 2026 Mailing List 2 messages

ecash Press Release

Perry E. Metzger ↔ Rolf Michelsen

Perry Metzger objects to calling digital cash "not legal tender": it is an anonymous money transfer method, not a currency; the question is whether the currency transferred is legal tender.