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Event January 9, 2009 Added April 26, 2026 Updated November 9, 2026 Analysis

Why did Satoshi distribute Bitcoin as a .rar? The Warez-scene parallel

Satoshi Nakamoto ↔ Dan Kaminsky

Bitcoin v0.1's unusual distribution and missing tooling (.rar packaging, no version control, no tests), read against Warez-scene conventions and Kaminsky's 2011 security audit.