Happy Birthday Bitcoin

[bri912678]

The official copy (and the original place it was posted) is on the bitcoin.org website --> https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf
Here is a copy of the original email the Satoshi sent to Cypherpunks with the white paper --> https://www.mail-archive.com/cryptography%40metzdowd.com/msg09959.html

It looks like he sent it on November 1st, so you are a day off. But timezones can mess with that so in some places it might have been the 31st and in others the 2nd.

The link to it that I found shows Satoshi sent the email on 31 October, but the link to it you found shows Satoshi sent the email on 1 November. Maybe the discrepancy is because of time zones, or maybe someone had to review his email before publishing it. I don't know how the Cypherpunks mailing list worked back in 2008.

http://www.metzdowd.com/pipermail/cryptography/2008-October/014810.html

[poolbath1]

Yeah! Happy Birthday! 

[dothebeats]

Ahh, the whitepaper that sparked my interests on cryptography and bitcoin. It's Nov. 1 for me and he sent that on Nov. 1 in the mailing list, so I guess today is the 7th year of that event. You will easily understand how bitcoin works if you've read the whitepaper.

[|Bitcoin|]

Happy birthday satoshi naka and bitcoin. I never know that bitcoin is seven year old if I did not read this topic.

[Fraxinus]

Congratulations on that event,it's something truly exciting for everyone involved in bitcoin. 

[StratusOakmont]

WOW Happy bday to bitcoin BTC the worlds first and most popular digital currency 

[n2004al]

Seven years ago today, Satoshi Nakamoto released his famous whitepaper to the world, inviting users on the leading cryptography mailing list to work on it, officially marking the start of Bitcoin's existence. I still think, every newbie must read the whitepaper at least once...

http://www.coinlearn.org/whitepaper.php

Here are 7 surprises you never saw coming this year - http://bravenewcoin.com/news/happy-7th-birthday-bitcoin-7-surprises-you-never-saw-coming-this-year/

Very good post and thread. Hope that it will be long: the longest of bitcointalk. Anyone of us which are here like bitcoin and have no reasons to tell this with big words. Our active participation here (who less and who more, day many and days few - depending from our free time, possibilities and other commitments) is the best testimonial about this. I hope that this our affection for bitcoin can be spread in many people possible because bitcoin is a rarity and was the first product which announce a new era in the world of technologies connected with its production technology and a new era in the entire development of the environment in which live the human kind. Welcome bitcoin. Thank you Satoshi. Become alive. Everyone who like bitcoin or who have hear about you want to know you and want to hear you and your words.

[Amph]

yeah i see this as the sacred bible, for nerd every faithful should know about it already

but i would have made this exact topic two years ago when the price was high enough, it was a better time to celebrate 5 years of bitcoin

[asusZ]

this time I just shit if bitcoint was born on october 31, happy birthday bitcoin 

[pjsonowal]

Happy bday bitcoin . Wonderful 7 years past still no.1 virtual currency
Will love to see your boom in upcoming years

[LiteCoinGuy]

The genesis block emerged on January 3rd 2009. There's a fine timeline here - https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Category:History

The total number of coins is here - https://blockchain.info/charts/total-bitcoins

i think that is the real birthday of bitcoin. everything before that is just the pregnancy 

[isvicre]

Greetings for bitcoin. I hope it will get more and more attention while it gets old.
We will love watching your booms!

[roldstin]

Happy Birthday Satoshi!!!

[Betwrong]

The genesis block emerged on January 3rd 2009. There's a fine timeline here - https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Category:History

The total number of coins is here - https://blockchain.info/charts/total-bitcoins

i think that is the real birthday of bitcoin. everything before that is just the pregnancy 

I agree. It would be more accurate to say that Bitcoin was conceived on 31 October 2008.

But isn't that a reason to celebrate too? 

[Denker]

The genesis block emerged on January 3rd 2009. There's a fine timeline here - https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Category:History

The total number of coins is here - https://blockchain.info/charts/total-bitcoins

i think that is the real birthday of bitcoin. everything before that is just the pregnancy 

I agree. With the creation of the genesis block Bitcoin was born and made it's way out to change this world.

[Timeline]

Time flies so fast. BTC already 7 years old wow.

[jt byte]

Well why it has been choosen to be the same day as Halloween?
Maybe it has a hidden meaning for use
Well to celebrate maybe it is early but in the future the celebration maybe should be to giveaway some bitcoins for users

[lemipawa]

regardless if it's Bitcoins Birthday or not, i'm thankful that someone created Bitcoin and gave birth to a new way to pay online and make money online as well

[InvoKing]

Happy Birthday Satoshi!!!

You mean happy birthday bitcoin  

I think whatever the birthday of btc was 31 October, 1 November or the celebration should be 3 January, we need to keep trusting on it and move forward.
We love you Satoshi for your great job and a big thanks to all the dev team that are continuing this wonderful project.

[Yerm]

Seven years ago today, Satoshi Nakamoto released his famous whitepaper to the world, inviting users on the leading cryptography mailing list to work on it, officially marking the start of Bitcoin's existence. I still think, every newbie must read the whitepaper at least once...

http://www.coinlearn.org/whitepaper.php

Here are 7 surprises you never saw coming this year - http://bravenewcoin.com/news/happy-7th-birthday-bitcoin-7-surprises-you-never-saw-coming-this-year/

it wasnt exactly 7 years ago was it? i thought bitcoin started in like January or February.