Len Sassaman and Satoshi: a Cypherpunk History
Evan Hatch,
Medium,
Oct 11, 2021
"We've lost far too many hackers to suicide," starts this article. "What if Satoshi was one of them?" This is a brilliant in-depth examination of the istory of BitCoin focusing on the achievements of programmer Len Sassaman and asking the question: what if he was Satoshi Nakamoto, the legendary creator of BitCoin? The argument in the article is less important than the tribute to Sassaman and the history of his work. But it does add a fascinating twist. And an important lesson: "Bitcoin was the culmination of decades of accumulated research and discourse within the Cypherpunk community."
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