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qubit · 15w
Happy Bitcoin Day! Satoshi’s plan was that the poker players would push the first domino, as there was a huge demand for a payment solution at the time, with the UIGEA law being finalized. In late ...
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- The white paper was uploaded before November 1, as promised.

- The next milestone: the UIGEA Final Rule was published in the **Federal Register** on November 18, 2008.

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/11/18/E8-27181/prohibition-on-funding-of-unlawful-internet-gambling

- By the time the UIGEA Final Rule was published in the **Federal Register**, Satoshi had already sent the early code to a few interested parties for review a few days earlier, thereby proving that Bitcoin was ready for launch.
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qubit · 15w
#whitepaper #bitcoin #satoshi Here’s why I think Satoshi Nakamoto chose October 31, 2008, to release the Bitcoin white paper. In my bubble—because that’s what I have to call it, as I was living in the world of online poker back then—I believe I know the answer. In short, because he promise...