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Event March 19, 2014 Added May 3, 2026 Updated October 24, 2026 Analysis

The day 'Bitcoin' split from 'Bitcoin Core' — how the 2014 rebrand cracked open Bitcoin's authority

Bitcoin Institute ↔ Wladimir van der Laan, Mike Hearn, Peter Todd, Gavin Andresen, Satoshi Nakamoto

How the 2014 'Bitcoin Core' rebrand changed the language of authority in Bitcoin: the internal disagreement over PR #3408, the 2015-2017 forks, and Hearn's regret in 2025.

Event June 11, 2010 Added March 1, 2026 Updated November 9, 2026 Biography

Gavin Andresen (1966–) — Bitcoin's lead maintainer after Satoshi's departure

Gavin Andresen

Software developer (born 1966), founder of Wasabi Software, creator of the Bitcoin Faucet. Chosen by Satoshi to lead the project; served as Bitcoin lead maintainer from 2010 to 2014.