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Event February 13, 2009 Added May 21, 2026 Updated May 21, 2026 Mailing List 7 messages

Satoshi introduces Bitcoin on the P2P Research mailing list — "[p2p-research] Bitcoin open source implementation of P2P currency" (February 2009)

Michel Bauwens ↔ Satoshi Nakamoto

Michel Bauwens asks Satoshi how operational the Bitcoin project is and how soon people will be able to use it in real life.

Event May 10, 2010 Added May 1, 2026 Updated July 20, 2026 Article

Laszlo Hanyecz recalls Satoshi's pushback on premature GPU mining (May 2010)

Laszlo Hanyecz ↔ Satoshi Nakamoto

Hanyecz recalls Satoshi's private pushback on his May 10, 2010 BitcoinTalk GPU-mining announcement. The verifiable element is the announcement; Satoshi's side comes from Hanyecz's later interviews.

Event January 16, 2009 Added February 9, 2026 Updated April 6, 2026 Mailing List 8 messages

"Bitcoin v0.1 released" — Satoshi announces the first Bitcoin release to the cryptography list (January 2009)

Satoshi Nakamoto ↔ Dustin Trammell

Satoshi expresses confidence that some form of electronic currency will be in use within a decade, describing Bitcoin as the first attempt at a non-trust-based system.

Event June 11, 2010 Added February 8, 2026 Updated July 20, 2026 Article

Bitcoin Faucet and early collaboration

Gavin Andresen ↔ Satoshi Nakamoto

Gavin Andresen begins corresponding with Satoshi after discovering Bitcoin in May 2010 and starts submitting code contributions. He creates the Bitcoin Faucet to give away free BTC and boost adoption.

Event December 5, 2010 Added February 8, 2026 Updated April 6, 2026 Forum Post 16 messages

WikiLeaks and the End of the Beginning

Satoshi Nakamoto

Satoshi discourages the Bitcoin community from actively seeking WikiLeaks adoption, arguing that Bitcoin is still immature and the attention could be harmful.