Bitcoin whitepaper turns 13

If the Bitcoin whitepaper was a person, today he or she would officially be a teenager.
Satoshi Namoto delivered the Bitcoin whitepaper to the world on 31 October 2008 on a mailing list hosted by Metdow.
“I think the #Bitcoin whitepaper is one of the most seminal works of computer science in the last 20 or 30 years. It’s poetry.” -@jack
— BitcoinSapiens ⚡ (@BitcoinSapiens) October 31, 2021
The email by Satoshi Nakamoto read: “I’ve been working on a new electronic cash system that’s fully peer-to-peer, with no trusted third party.”
"The main properties: Double-spending is prevented with a peer-to-peer network. No mint or other trusted parties. Participants can be anonymous. New coins are made from Hashcash style proof-of-work. The proof-of-work for new coin generation also powers the network to prevent double-spending," Nakamoto added.
HISTORY - 13 years ago today, Satoshi released the #Bitcoin whitepaper. pic.twitter.com/91Yyp0ElaO
— Bitcoin Magazine (@BitcoinMagazine) October 31, 2021
The reply received by Nakamoto from James A. Donald did not express much faith in the project.
"We very, very much need such a system, but the way I understand your proposal, it does not seem to scale to the required size,” Donald said.
However, its influence on the global financial system 13 years later cannot be understated, with many calling for Nakamoto to be awarded the Nobel Prize for both peace and economics.
Satoshi Nakatomo should win the Nobel Peace Prize and the Nobel Prize for Economics.
— Pomp 🌪 (@APompliano) October 31, 2021
They would be the first pseudonymous person or group to do so.
“Every Bitcoiner should read the whitepaper,” said Jameson Lopp.
“I also think that once you're deep enough down the rabbit hole you should go read the original email thread in which it was announced. You'll recognize a lot of criticisms that are rehashed to this day,” Lopp added.
Every Bitcoiner should read the whitepaper. I also think that once you're deep enough down the rabbit hole you should go read the original email thread in which it was announced. You'll recognize a lot of criticisms that are rehashed to this day. https://t.co/aWajP0KAYb
— Jameson Lopp (@lopp) October 31, 2021
Today, Bitcoin sits comfortably above $60k after seeing a gradual appreciation of 7,749,999,900% since its launch.