Event Added Updated Web Document
The Byzantine Generals' Problem
Satoshi's standalone bitcoin.org explanation of the Byzantine Generals problem, using a proof-of-work chain to make the generals agree on a plan.
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Event Added Updated Mailing List 7 messages
Satoshi introduces Bitcoin on the P2P Research mailing list — "[p2p-research] Bitcoin open source implementation of P2P currency" (February 2009)
Satoshi introduces Bitcoin to the P2P Research mailing list, explaining trust-based currency problems and how Bitcoin uses cryptographic proof and a peer-to-peer network to solve double-spending.
Event Added Updated Forum Post 7 messages
Bitcoin open source implementation of P2P currency
Satoshi announces Bitcoin on the P2P Foundation forum, describing the problems with conventional currency and how Bitcoin solves them through cryptographic proof instead of trust.
Event Added Updated Mailing List 8 messages
"Bitcoin v0.1 released" — Satoshi announces the first Bitcoin release to the cryptography list (January 2009)
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 Added Updated Mailing List 25 messages
"Bitcoin P2P e-cash paper" — Satoshi's first Bitcoin announcement (Oct 2008)
James A. Donald presses Satoshi on how nodes reach a globally shared view even among honest participants, and names the difficulty as the Byzantine Generals problem.
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Bitcoin and the Byzantine Generals Problem — the King's wi-fi redraws the 1982 classic
Donald gave the difficulty its 1982 name; Satoshi claimed a solution outright, swapping the fixed world of known generals for an open one. The King's wi-fi answer became a page on bitcoin.org.