Gwern

gwern.net is the personal research archive of Gwern Branwen, who mirrors external documents (including Bitcoin papers and court judgments) to prevent link rot.

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Event March 17, 2014 Added October 15, 2026 Updated November 1, 2026 Web Document

Gwern on the lost pre-release draft of the Bitcoin whitepaper (gwern.net, 2014–2017)

Gwern ↔ Satoshi Nakamoto, Wei Dai, Adam Back

Gwern lists where he looked for the draft Satoshi linked in August 2008: the file host, the Internet Archive, Google, BitcoinTalk, SVN. Dai, Back and Maxwell had no copy; Finney never replied.

Event August 22, 2008 Added February 8, 2026 Updated September 28, 2026 Private Correspondence 3 messages

Satoshi ↔ Wei Dai Correspondence

Satoshi Nakamoto ↔ Wei Dai

Satoshi emails Wei Dai asking for the correct b-money citation, revealing he learned of it via Adam Back. The email linked the pre-release draft 'Electronic Cash Without a Trusted Third Party'.