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Event August 20, 2008 Added October 15, 2026 Updated October 16, 2026 Analysis

Bitcoin whitepaper's lost first draft: the PDF Satoshi emailed in August 2008

Satoshi Nakamoto ↔ Adam Back, Wei Dai, Gwern, James Evans, StealthMonger, David Johnston

On August 20, 2008 Satoshi emailed Adam Back a link to a draft titled "Electronic Cash Without a Trusted Third Party." Its title and abstract survive in two emails. The PDF does not.

Event January 24, 2015 Added September 28, 2026 Updated September 28, 2026 Mailing List 12 messages

[Cryptography] 2008 revision of Bitcoin whitepaper

StealthMonger ↔ James Evans

StealthMonger replies that he appears to have the 2008 whitepaper: 183,697 bytes, with a local file date of November 2, 2008.