LinkedIn - Bitcoin Institute

LinkedIn, the professional networking site; the sole entry here is an early Bitcoin contributor's retrospective essay, published years after the events it describes.

2017

2 entries

Event September 20, 2017 Added September 20, 2026 Updated October 3, 2026 Web Document

Ray Dillinger: 'If I'd Known What We Were Starting' (LinkedIn, September 2017)

Ray Dillinger ↔ Hal Finney, Satoshi Nakamoto

Ray Dillinger on his November 2008 review of Bitcoin's block chain code with Hal Finney, why its lack of any Trusted role convinced him Satoshi wasn't scamming, and the ICO scams that followed.

Event September 20, 2017 Added February 8, 2026 Updated November 9, 2026 Article

Ray Dillinger: 'If I'd Known What We Were Starting' — reflections on reviewing Bitcoin's code

Ray Dillinger ↔ Satoshi Nakamoto, Hal Finney

Ray Dillinger's retrospective on his role in Bitcoin's earliest days: reviewing the blockchain code, his division of labor with Hal Finney, and his reflections on Satoshi's integrity.