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August 6, 2024 ForensicXs

Bitcoin Core v0.1 code walkthrough — Forensicxs's 31,794-line analysis

Forensicxs ↔ Satoshi Nakamoto

Forensicxs published a line-by-line walkthrough of Bitcoin v0.1's 31,794 lines of source code — one of the most detailed public analyses of Satoshi's original codebase, covering all 31 files.

October 6, 2022 SerHack

The alternative genesis block — Satoshi's pre-release test block from September 2008

SerHack ↔ Satoshi Nakamoto, Ray Dillinger, Hal Finney

SerHack analyzed a pre-release Bitcoin genesis block dated September 10, 2008 — found in source code Satoshi shared in November 2008. The date matched Lehman's $3.9B loss report.

January 9, 2009 GitHub

What Satoshi's code reveals — coding style, commit patterns, and evolution from v0.1.0 to v0.3.19

Bitcoin Institute ↔ Satoshi Nakamoto

Statistical analysis of Satoshi's Bitcoin source (v0.1.0–v0.3.19): coding-style fingerprint, commit times suggesting EST/CST, growth from 19,901 to 31,909 lines over 14 months, final-commit traits.

January 3, 2009 GitHub

The genesis block puzzle: why hardcoded, why five days unmined?

Bitcoin Institute ↔ Satoshi Nakamoto, Craig Wright

Technical analysis of Bitcoin's genesis block from v0.1 source: hardcode auto-construction, the five-day gap as timestamp artifact, two-layer authorship reading, PoW headroom, key possession.