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Bitcoin White Paper Turns 18 as Payment Verification Remains Central

November 2, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC (3 hours ago) · 1 source · Summarized by CryptoBipto

The Bitcoin white paper, published by Satoshi Nakamoto on October 31, 2008, has reached its 18th anniversary. The document's core concept of peer-to-peer payment verification without trusted intermediaries continues to underpin the Bitcoin network's operation.

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