Satoshi Nakamoto
The pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin. Published the whitepaper on October 31, 2008, mined the genesis block on January 3, 2009, and guided early development before disappearing in 2011. Their identity remains unknown.
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Events They Shaped
Bitcoin Whitepaper Published
Satoshi Nakamoto published the 9-page Bitcoin whitepaper to the cryptography mailing list.
Genesis Block Mined
Satoshi mined block #0, embedding The Times headline in the coinbase transaction.
Bitcoin v0.1 Released
First open-source Bitcoin client released on SourceForge.
First Bitcoin Transaction
Satoshi sent 10 BTC to Hal Finney in block 170.
Patoshi Mining Pattern Ends
Forensic analysis places Satoshi's last known mined block at height 54,316.
Value Overflow Incident
184 billion BTC created by bug — fixed by consensus in 5 hours.
Satoshi's Last Forum Post
Satoshi's final Bitcointalk post before disappearing.
Satoshi's Last Known Communication
Gavin Andresen receives Satoshi's final email before complete disappearance.
Satoshi's ~1M BTC Still Unmoved
15+ years — Satoshi's estimated stash has never been spent.