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Bitcoin project registered on SourceForge

Satoshi Nakamoto registered the 'bitcoin' project on SourceForge.net, establishing the first public repository and project page for Bitcoin's source code and releases.

Genesis block mined

Satoshi Nakamoto mined the Genesis Block (Block 0) of the Bitcoin blockchain, embedding the now-famous headline from The Times: 'Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks.'

Bitcoin v0.1 released on SourceForge

Satoshi Nakamoto released Bitcoin v0.1, the first public release of the Bitcoin software, on SourceForge. This Windows-only release made it possible for anyone to run a Bitcoin node and mine coins.

Repost: Bitcoin Maturation

Satoshi Nakamoto's post: "Repost: Bitcoin Maturation".

Repost: How anonymous are bitcoins?

Satoshi Nakamoto's post: "Repost: How anonymous are bitcoins?".

Re: Repost: Linux/UNIX compile

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "Repost: Linux/UNIX compile".

Re: Bitcoins are not free

Satoshi explains that Bitcoin generation has a real cost in electricity and computing resources, drawing parallels to gold mining.

Bitcoin v0.2 released on SourceForge

Bitcoin v0.2 was released on SourceForge, introducing Linux support, multi-processor mining, proxy support for Tor, and GUI improvements contributed by Martti Malmi.

Bitcoin 0.2 released!

Satoshi Nakamoto's post: "Bitcoin 0.2 released!".

Re: Is my second Transaction working correctly?

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "Is my second Transaction working correctly?".

Re: Crash course in Bitcoin terminology

Satoshi explains Bitcoin's privacy model, comparing it to the privacy model of stock exchanges where the public can see transactions but not who is behind them.

Re: Number of connections?

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "Number of connections?".

Re: Tax implications of Bitcoin

Satoshi discusses the difficulty of applying traditional tax frameworks to Bitcoin, noting the similarities to trading precious metals or collectibles online.

Re: Blocks never stop generating?

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "Blocks never stop generating?".

Re: Payment server

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "Payment server".

Re: A newb's test - anyone want to buy a picture for $1?

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "A newb's test - anyone want to buy a picture for $1?".

Re: Win32 CPU Cycles vs 'Live Protection' Engines?

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "Win32 CPU Cycles vs 'Live Protection' Engines?".

Re: Open Source and trust

Satoshi explains the importance of Bitcoin being open source, arguing that the source code itself is the specification and that trust comes from transparency.

Re: How divisible are bitcoins and other market/economic questions

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "How divisible are bitcoins and other market/economic questions".

Re: Simple to implement feature requests

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "Simple to implement feature requests".

Re: Setting up multiple bitcoin machines behind NAT

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "Setting up multiple bitcoin machines behind NAT".

Re: Number of connections

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "Number of connections".

Post your static IP

Satoshi Nakamoto's post: "Post your static IP".

Re: generation slowed down dramatically

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "generation slowed down dramatically".

Re: wxWidgets 2.9.0

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "wxWidgets 2.9.0".

Re: Money Transfer Regulations

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "Money Transfer Regulations".

Re: who is bitcoin.com

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "who is bitcoin.com".

Re: Exchange Methods

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "Exchange Methods".

Re: Could the bitcoin network be destroyed...

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "Could the bitcoin network be destroyed...".

Re: For a website taking payments with bitcoins...

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "For a website taking payments with bitcoins...".

Re: Exception: 9key_error error

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "Exception: 9key_error error".

Re: removing bitcoin addresses

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "removing bitcoin addresses".

Re: Is there a way to automate bitcoin payments...

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "Is there a way to automate bitcoin payments...".

Re: Ummmm... where did my bitcoins go?

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "Ummmm... where did my bitcoins go?".

Re: We accept Bitcoins

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "We accept Bitcoins".

Re: Tracing a coin's lineage

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "Tracing a coin's lineage".

Re: CLI bitcoin generation

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "CLI bitcoin generation".

Re: Odd amount of generated coins

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "Odd amount of generated coins".

Re: We need GPU mining!

Satoshi asks the community to delay GPU mining, wanting to maintain fairness while the network is still growing and attracting new users.

Re: Hostnames instead of IP Addresses

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "Hostnames instead of IP Addresses".

Re: Technical clarifications

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "Technical clarifications".

Re: What is the incentive to collect transactions?

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "What is the incentive to collect transactions?".

Re: new binary release?

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "new binary release?".

Re: Get 5 free bitcoins from freebitcoins.appspot.com

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "Get 5 free bitcoins from freebitcoins.appspot.com".

Re: How fast do the fastest computers generate bitcoins?

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "How fast do the fastest computers generate bitcoins?".

Re: How divisible are Bitcoins?

Satoshi explains Bitcoin's divisibility and potential future value. He suggests that if Bitcoin becomes widely used, each coin could be worth much more.

Re: Bitcoin mobile.

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "Bitcoin mobile.".

Re: Building BitCoin Client completely Headless

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "Building BitCoin Client completely Headless".

Re: Bitcoin Faucet changes

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "Bitcoin Faucet changes".

Re: IPv6, headless client, and more

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "IPv6, headless client, and more".

Re: Bitcoin generation and CPU usage

Satoshi explains the economics of mining and the difficulty adjustment in plain terms, noting that the system is designed to be fair regardless of computing power.

Re: Current net hashrate?

Satoshi explains the currency supply schedule, the 21 million coin limit, and how the system transitions from coin generation to transaction fees.

Re: Slashdot Submission for 1.0

Satoshi critiques a Slashdot submission draft, rejecting the 'anonymous' framing and 'stable-with-respect-to-energy' claims, noting how hard it is to describe Bitcoin for general audiences.

Bitcoin v0.3 released on SourceForge

Bitcoin v0.3 was released on SourceForge with JSON-RPC control, a daemon version, Mac OS X support, and 20% faster hashing, coinciding with the famous Slashdot posting.

Bitcoin 0.3 released!

Satoshi Nakamoto's post: "Bitcoin 0.3 released!".

Re: Anonymity

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "Anonymity".

Re: BTC Vulnerability? (Massive Attack against BTC system. Is it really?)

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "BTC Vulnerability? (Massive Attack against BTC system. Is it really?)".

Re: Security

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "Security".

Re: No blocks downloaded... why?

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "No blocks downloaded... why?".

Re: stopped prodicing coins

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "stopped prodicing coins".

Re: Building Bitcoin 0.3

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "Building Bitcoin 0.3".

Re: Stuck on 513 blocks

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "Stuck on 513 blocks".

Re: Error on Ubuntu 10.04

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "Error on Ubuntu 10.04".

Re: Warning this block was not received by any other nodes

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "Warning this block was not received by any other nodes".

Re: Hash/sec Throttling for Democracy

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "Hash/sec Throttling for Democracy".

Re: Version 0.3.8

Satoshi introduces the alert system in Bitcoin, a mechanism to broadcast warnings to all nodes in case of critical bugs or network issues.

Re: [Bitcoin 0.3.0] Runtime error

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "[Bitcoin 0.3.0] Runtime error".

Re: Static Linux x86_64 bins for those having libcrypto troubles

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "Static Linux x86_64 bins for those having libcrypto troubles".

Re: Donations to freebitcoins.appspot.com needed!

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "Donations to freebitcoins.appspot.com needed!".

Re: Fedora 13 libcrypto

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "Fedora 13 libcrypto".

Re: Resending transaction

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "Resending transaction".

Re: Hash() function not secure

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "Hash() function not secure".

Re: Request: expected bitcoins per day display

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "Request: expected bitcoins per day display".

Re: The dollar cost of bitmining energy

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "The dollar cost of bitmining energy".

Re: Website integration for bitcoin

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "Website integration for bitcoin".

Sample account system using JSON-RPC needed

Satoshi Nakamoto's post: "Sample account system using JSON-RPC needed".

Re: A New Currency System for the World

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "A New Currency System for the World".

Re: BUG Report: Rounding glitch

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "BUG Report: Rounding glitch".

Re: Privacy versus Safety: handling change

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "Privacy versus Safety: handling change".

Re: Network Size

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "Network Size".

Re: Keypair generation and safety

Satoshi explains the security of Bitcoin's keypair generation and the astronomical odds against address collision.

Re: Did block generation crawl to a halt?

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "Did block generation crawl to a halt?".

Re: JSON-RPC Multiple Invocations

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "JSON-RPC Multiple Invocations".

Version 0.3.2.5 -- please test!

Satoshi Nakamoto's post: "Version 0.3.2.5 -- please test!".

Re: Reading/Writing Blocks and FLATDATA

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "Reading/Writing Blocks and FLATDATA".

Bitcoin 0.3.3 released -- PLEASE UPGRADE

Satoshi Nakamoto's post: "Bitcoin 0.3.3 released -- PLEASE UPGRADE".

Re: md5?

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "md5?".

bitcoind without wxWidgets

Satoshi Nakamoto's post: "bitcoind without wxWidgets".

Re: Bitcoin x64 for Windows

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "Bitcoin x64 for Windows".

Re: Build error SVN r115 on my Mac: workaround

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "Build error SVN r115 on my Mac: workaround".

Re: Difficulty

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "Difficulty".

Re: Scalability and transaction rate

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "Scalability and transaction rate".

Re: wiki registration email?

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "wiki registration email?".

Re: Implementation bug prior to 0.3.6

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "Implementation bug prior to 0.3.6".

Re: Transaction disappeared in the void...

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "Transaction disappeared in the void...".

Re: Bug: "Immature" coins lost in wallet.dat during transaction

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "Bug: "Immature" coins lost in wallet.dat during transaction".

Re: [PATCH] implement 'listtransactions'

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "[PATCH] implement 'listtransactions'".

Webpage idea: Next predicted difficulty change

Satoshi Nakamoto's post: "Webpage idea: Next predicted difficulty change".

Re: Linux version => No GUI after upgrade. WTF?

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "Linux version => No GUI after upgrade. WTF?".

Re: Mac Client Problems Outlined...

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "Mac Client Problems Outlined...".

Re: Protocol Buffers for Bitcoin

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "Protocol Buffers for Bitcoin".

Re: Builds for Ubuntu?

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "Builds for Ubuntu?".

Re: Content-Length header and 500

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "Content-Length header and 500".

Re: What happens when network is split for prolonged time and reconnected?

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "What happens when network is split for prolonged time and reconnected?".

Re: Building initial transaction trust through "coin ripping"

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "Building initial transaction trust through "coin ripping"".

Re: A Treatise on Altcoins

Satoshi discusses the importance of having a single dominant cryptocurrency network rather than many competing ones, drawing an analogy to network effects.

Re: Who's the Spanish jerk draining the Faucet?

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "Who's the Spanish jerk draining the Faucet?".

Re: bitcoind transaction to ip address

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "bitcoind transaction to ip address".

Re: Transaction Overload Solution

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "Transaction Overload Solution".

Re: latency and locality

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "latency and locality".

Re: What could be the transition plan to Y2038 compliant Bitcoin?

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "What could be the transition plan to Y2038 compliant Bitcoin?".

Re: Deflationary spiral

Satoshi addresses concerns about deflation, arguing that coins lost or forgotten effectively reduce the money supply, making remaining coins slightly more valuable.

Re: Compile error in SVN r127

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "Compile error in SVN r127".

Re: On The Longer-Term Potential For Bitcoin

Satoshi explains why Bitcoin's proof-of-work is not wasteful, comparing it to the overhead of traditional banking and arguing that the energy expenditure is far less.

Re: Lost large number of bitcoins

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "Lost large number of bitcoins".

Re: Where is the separate discussion devoted to possible Bitcoin weaknesses.

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "Where is the separate discussion devoted to possible Bitcoin weaknesses.".

Re: Proposed change to sendtoaddress API call

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "Proposed change to sendtoaddress API call".

Bitcoin v0.3.10 - overflow bug emergency fix

Emergency release of Bitcoin v0.3.10 to fix a critical value overflow vulnerability that had been exploited to create 184 billion bitcoins in a single transaction. Satoshi coordinated a rapid response to deploy a soft fork fix.

Re: Strange block 74638

Satoshi responds to a critical value overflow incident in Bitcoin, one of the most serious bugs in Bitcoin's early history. He quickly deployed a fix.

Version 0.3.10 - block 74638 overflow PATCH!

Satoshi Nakamoto's post: "Version 0.3.10 - block 74638 overflow PATCH!".

Re: [PATCH] Automatic block validation

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "[PATCH] Automatic block validation".

Re: New screenshots to the front page?

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "New screenshots to the front page?".

Re: Difficulty: More nodes active, or faster nodes?

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "Difficulty: More nodes active, or faster nodes?".

Re: Convert Bitcoin to GTK: Yes? No? wx is better?

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "Convert Bitcoin to GTK: Yes? No? wx is better?".

Re: HOWTO: Compiling Bitcoin on Ubuntu 10.04 (Karmic)

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "HOWTO: Compiling Bitcoin on Ubuntu 10.04 (Karmic)".

Re: Hypothetical question on lost coins / transfers

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "Hypothetical question on lost coins / transfers".

Re: integrating digital payments into p2p protocols

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "integrating digital payments into p2p protocols".

Re: Gentoo Linux Ebuild

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "Gentoo Linux Ebuild".

Re: New web service: obtain dump of bitcoin block NNNN

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "New web service: obtain dump of bitcoin block NNNN".

Re: Bitcoins are most like shares of common stock

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "Bitcoins are most like shares of common stock".

Re: Big endian code problems

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "Big endian code problems".

Re: CryptoPP Assertion Error

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "CryptoPP Assertion Error".

Re: HTTP status codes from the JSON-RPC api

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "HTTP status codes from the JSON-RPC api".

Re: bitcoind as daemon in OSX

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "bitcoind as daemon in OSX".

Bitcoin v0.3.12 released on SourceForge

Bitcoin v0.3.12 was released on SourceForge with important bug fixes and improvements including key pool feature for safer wallet backups and various network stability enhancements.

Re: Bitcoin Blogger: Is It Better To Buy Or Generate Bitcoins?

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "Bitcoin Blogger: Is It Better To Buy Or Generate Bitcoins?".

Re: Running on a port other than 8333

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "Running on a port other than 8333".

Re: Switch to GPL

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "Switch to GPL".

Re: Issues building bitcoin on Windows 7

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "Issues building bitcoin on Windows 7".

Re: Bug? /usr/bin/bitcoind ""

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "Bug? /usr/bin/bitcoind """.

Re: The case for removing IP transactions

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "The case for removing IP transactions".

Re: Message Encryption as a built-in feature?

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "Message Encryption as a built-in feature?".

Re: Porn

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "Porn".

Re: How divisible are bitcoins - the technical side

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "How divisible are bitcoins - the technical side".

Re: How To Make a Distributed BitCoin Escrow Service

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "How To Make a Distributed BitCoin Escrow Service".

Re: Remote RPC access

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "Remote RPC access".

Re: Bitcoin bank

Satoshi discusses the concept of Bitcoin banks, explaining that trusted third parties can provide convenience while the underlying system remains trustless.

Re: Embedded messages in the block chain

Satoshi comments on the permanence of the blockchain, noting that data embedded in it will persist as long as the network exists.

Re: How to overthrow the GPU Oligarchs

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "How to overthrow the GPU Oligarchs".

Re: Tor connections not working reliably, many seednodes offline

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "Tor connections not working reliably, many seednodes offline".

Re: The Niche List

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "The Niche List".

Version 0.3.14

Satoshi Nakamoto's post: "Version 0.3.14".

Re: Suggestion: Allow short messages to be sent together with bitcoins ?

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "Suggestion: Allow short messages to be sent together with bitcoins ?".

Re: Transactions fee schedule

Satoshi explains transaction fees as a mechanism for prioritization and network protection, not as revenue for miners.

Version 0.3.15

Satoshi Nakamoto's post: "Version 0.3.15".

Re: Need OP_BLOCKNUMBER to allow 'time' limited transactions

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "Need OP_BLOCKNUMBER to allow 'time' limited transactions".

Re: New demonstration CPU miner available

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "New demonstration CPU miner available".

Re: Cooperative mining

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "Cooperative mining".

Re: Is safe running bitcoins with the same wallet on more computers simultaneously?

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "Is safe running bitcoins with the same wallet on more computers simultaneously?".

Bitcoin v0.3.18 released on SourceForge

Bitcoin v0.3.18 was released on SourceForge, one of Satoshi's last releases, featuring wallet compatibility fixes and Gavin Andresen's accounts-based JSON-RPC commands.

Re: Automated nightly builds

Satoshi Nakamoto's reply in the thread "Automated nightly builds".

Accounts example code

Satoshi Nakamoto's post: "Accounts example code".

Re: PC World Article on Bitcoin

One of Satoshi's last posts. After WikiLeaks begins accepting Bitcoin donations, Satoshi expresses concern that Bitcoin has 'kicked the hornet's nest' too early.

Re: Added some DoS limits, removed safe mode

Satoshi's last known public post on BitcoinTalk. He discusses software updates and then disappears from public communication.

Bitcoin v0.3.19 released on SourceForge

Bitcoin v0.3.19 was released on SourceForge as Satoshi Nakamoto's final release, adding DoS protections and removing safe mode alerts before his departure.