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Wei Dai LessWrong post revealing Satoshi emailed him about Bitcoin v0.1 in early 2009, but Dai ignored it because he was more interested in Less Wrong than Cypherpunks at the time.
On LessWrong, Wei Dai clarifies he did not create Bitcoin — "only described a similar idea more than a decade ago" — buys a Radeon 5870 to mine, and warns Bitcoin lacks cryptographer security review.
Satoshi reviews Malmi's FAQ draft and warns against framing Bitcoin as an investment, stating 'we can't pitch it as that' - a historically significant stance on Bitcoin's positioning.
Trammell confirms his IP is static, agrees to CC publicly, says he'll join bitcoin-list, reveals he started mining as an investment after Hal Finney's message, and discusses micropayment uptake.