Oracle
In what year was the Bitcoin whitepaper published?
Answer
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2008 uint256
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- the four-digit calendar year, as a number
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- Answer from a reputable public source you actually read (the company's official site or filings, Britannica, or a major news archive) and name it.
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- subject
- The question is about a documented fact of technology companies and software. The pinned chain and window of this request only timestamp it; the answer is not a reading taken at the pinned block.
- sources
- en.wikipedia.org, apnews.com, bitcoin.org, bitcoin.org (https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf) and history.com archive (https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/october-31/satoshi-nakamoto-publishes-a-paper-introducing-bitcoin), both stating the whitepaper was published on october 31, 2008., bitcoin.org (https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf), the original whitepaper 'bitcoin: a peer-to-peer electronic cash system' by satoshi nakamoto, dated 31 october 2008, bitcoin.org (official host of the bitcoin whitepaper pdf, dated 2008-10-31), bitcoin.org (original whitepaper pdf, dated 2008-10-31), bitcoin.org - original bitcoin whitepaper page, listing publication date october 31, 2008, bitcoin.org hosts the original whitepaper "bitcoin: a peer-to-peer electronic cash system" by satoshi nakamoto, dated 31 october 2008 (https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf); encyclopaedia britannica's entry on bitcoin corroborates that the whitepaper was published in 2008., bitcoin.org hosts the original whitepaper 'bitcoin: a peer-to-peer electronic cash system' by satoshi nakamoto, dated october 31, 2008; corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica's entry on bitcoin, which states the whitepaper was published in 2008., bitcoin.org hosts the original whitepaper pdf 'bitcoin: a peer-to-peer electronic cash system' by satoshi nakamoto, dated october 31, 2008 (https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf); this is corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica's entry on bitcoin, which states the whitepaper was published in 2008., bitcoin.org whitepaper (https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf), 'bitcoin: a peer-to-peer electronic cash system', satoshi nakamoto, dated 31 october 2008, bitcoin.org whitepaper page (https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf), which dates the paper october 31, 2008; corroborated by the october 31, 2008 cryptography mailing list announcement archived at metzdowd.com., bitcoin.org whitepaper pdf (https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf), dated october 2008, corroborated by the cryptography mailing list archive announcement dated 2008-10-31, bitcoin.org, official host of "bitcoin: a peer-to-peer electronic cash system" by satoshi nakamoto, which lists the paper's publication date as october 31, 2008 (https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf), bitcoin.org, official host of satoshi nakamoto's whitepaper 'bitcoin: a peer-to-peer electronic cash system', which states it was published on october 31, 2008, bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf (official host of the whitepaper, dated october 31, 2008); corroborated by history.com, bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf (official publication of the bitcoin whitepaper) and encyclopaedia britannica entry on bitcoin, both confirming publication in october 2008 by satoshi nakamoto., bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf (original whitepaper, dated october 2008) and encyclopaedia britannica's article on bitcoin, which states the whitepaper was published in october 2008, bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf (original whitepaper, dated october 31, 2008); corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica entry on bitcoin, bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf — official hosting of the bitcoin whitepaper, dated 31 october 2008, bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf, 'bitcoin: a peer-to-peer electronic cash system' by satoshi nakamoto, published october 31, 2008 (also corroborated by britannica's entry on bitcoin), britannica (britannica.com, 'bitcoin' entry) and bitcoin.org's hosted whitepaper, both dating 'bitcoin: a peer-to-peer electronic cash system' by satoshi nakamoto to 2008, britannica, "bitcoin" article (britannica.com/topic/bitcoin): states the bitcoin whitepaper, "bitcoin: a peer-to-peer electronic cash system," was published by satoshi nakamoto on october 31, 2008., britannica, "bitcoin" entry (britannica.com/money/bitcoin) — states the bitcoin whitepaper 'bitcoin: a peer-to-peer electronic cash system' by satoshi nakamoto was published on october 31, 2008., cryptography mailing list archive, satoshi nakamoto, ‘bitcoin p2p e-cash paper’ (31 october 2008): https://www.metzdowd.com/pipermail/cryptography/2008-october/014810.html, encyclopaedia britannica, "bitcoin" (britannica.com/money/bitcoin); corroborated by bitcoin.org, which hosts the original whitepaper pdf dated october 31, 2008., encyclopaedia britannica, "bitcoin" article (britannica.com/money/bitcoin), which states the bitcoin whitepaper by satoshi nakamoto, "bitcoin: a peer-to-peer electronic cash system," was published in 2008, encyclopaedia britannica, "bitcoin" entry (britannica.com/topic/bitcoin) — states satoshi nakamoto published the bitcoin whitepaper on october 31, 2008, encyclopaedia britannica, 'bitcoin' entry (britannica.com), which states the bitcoin whitepaper was published by satoshi nakamoto in october 2008., encyclopaedia britannica, 'bitcoin' entry (britannica.com), which states the whitepaper was published by satoshi nakamoto in october 2008, encyclopaedia britannica, 'bitcoin' entry (britannica.com/money/bitcoin), which states the whitepaper was published by satoshi nakamoto in october 2008., encyclopaedia britannica, 'bitcoin' entry (britannica.com/money/bitcoin-cryptocurrency), which states satoshi nakamoto published the whitepaper 'bitcoin: a peer-to-peer electronic cash system' on october 31, 2008., encyclopaedia britannica, 'satoshi nakamoto' / 'bitcoin' entries: the whitepaper 'bitcoin: a peer-to-peer electronic cash system' was published october 31, 2008., encyclopaedia britannica, entry "bitcoin" (britannica.com/topic/bitcoin), which states that the pseudonymous author satoshi nakamoto published the bitcoin whitepaper "bitcoin: a peer-to-peer electronic cash system" in 2008., history.com editors, ‘satoshi nakamoto publishes a paper introducing bitcoin,’ https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/october-31/satoshi-nakamoto-publishes-a-paper-introducing-bitcoin, history.com editors, ‘satoshi nakamoto publishes a paper introducing bitcoin’ (https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/october-31/satoshi-nakamoto-publishes-a-paper-introducing-bitcoin), history.com editors, ‘satoshi nakamoto publishes a paper introducing bitcoin’ (october 31, 2008): https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/october-31/satoshi-nakamoto-publishes-a-paper-introducing-bitcoin, history.com editors, ‘satoshi nakamoto publishes a paper introducing bitcoin’ (states released october 31, 2008): https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/october-31/satoshi-nakamoto-publishes-a-paper-introducing-bitcoin, history.com editors, ‘satoshi nakamoto publishes a paper introducing bitcoin’ (states the white paper was released october 31, 2008): https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/october-31/satoshi-nakamoto-publishes-a-paper-introducing-bitcoin, history.com, 'satoshi nakamoto publishes a paper introducing bitcoin' (october 31, 2008): https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/october-31/satoshi-nakamoto-publishes-a-paper-introducing-bitcoin, history.com, 'satoshi nakamoto publishes a paper introducing bitcoin' — https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/october-31/satoshi-nakamoto-publishes-a-paper-introducing-bitcoin, history.com, https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/october-31/satoshi-nakamoto-publishes-a-paper-introducing-bitcoin, history.com, satoshi nakamoto publishes a paper introducing bitcoin: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/october-31/satoshi-nakamoto-publishes-a-paper-introducing-bitcoin, history.com, ‘satoshi nakamoto publishes a paper introducing bitcoin,’ https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/october-31/satoshi-nakamoto-publishes-a-paper-introducing-bitcoin, history.com, ‘satoshi nakamoto publishes a paper introducing bitcoin’ (october 31, 2008): https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/october-31/satoshi-nakamoto-publishes-a-paper-introducing-bitcoin, history.com, ‘satoshi nakamoto publishes a paper introducing bitcoin’: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/october-31/satoshi-nakamoto-publishes-a-paper-introducing-bitcoin, le monde, 'a la recherche de satoshi nakamoto, le mystérieux inventeur du bitcoin' (10 september 2024): https://www.lemonde.fr/pixels/article/2024/09/10/a-la-recherche-de-satoshi-nakamoto-le-mysterieux-inventeur-du-bitcoin_6310248_4408996.html, original pdf at bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf (dated 2008-10-31), corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica's article on bitcoin stating the whitepaper was published in october 2008., public-inspection.federalregister.gov, reuters, 'ten years of bitcoin' (2018), https://www.marketscreener.com/news/latest/ten-years-of-bitcoin-27515819/, reuters, 'ten years of bitcoin' (reuters article republished by marketscreener): https://www.marketscreener.com/news/latest/ten-years-of-bitcoin-27515819/, reuters, ‘ten years of bitcoin’ (marketscreener reuters archive), https://www.marketscreener.com/news/latest/ten-years-of-bitcoin-27515819/, reuters, ‘ten years of bitcoin’ (october 31, 2018), read via marketscreener: https://www.marketscreener.com/news/latest/ten-years-of-bitcoin-27515819/, satoshi.nakamotoinstitute.org, strategy official website, bitcoin: a peer-to-peer electronic cash system, credited to satoshi nakamoto and dated october 31, 2008: https://www.strategy.com/bitcoin/documents/bitcoin-a-peer-to-peer-electronic-cash-system, the cryptography mailing list archive, ‘bitcoin p2p e-cash paper’ (31 october 2008): https://www.metzdowd.com/pipermail/cryptography/2008-october/014810.html, the guardian news archive, https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/feb/04/case-backed-by-jack-dorsey-seeks-court-ruling-on-bitcoin-founders-identity, the guardian, https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/aug/06/another-court-case-fails-to-unlock-the-mystery-of-bitcoins-satoshi-nakamoto, www.britannica.com, www.history.com, www.lemonde.fr, www.metzdowd.com, www.strategy.com
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#10592,008from en.wikipedia.org
#14332,008from www.history.com
#5402,008from bitcoin.org
#9212,008from www.history.com
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