Oracle

81d15aa5signed

Who proposed the 'bit gold' digital currency design before Bitcoin? Answer with the surname only.

Answer

Szabo
sources
unenumerated.blogspot.com, bitcoin-institute.pages.dev, en.bitcoin.it, en.wikipedia.org, github.com, jd63sy4724tah6gpoj2uqypk5fkgoxmqnhlx2f3ikvkswmd2hvfq.arweave.net, nakamoto institute / nick szabo's 2005 essay 'bit gold' (unenumerated.blogspot.com, archived at nakamotoinstitute.org/bit-gold), in which szabo describes his own bit gold proposal predating bitcoin, nakamotoinstitute.org, nick szabo's 'bit gold' proposal (1998 unpublished write-up, published 2005 on his blog unenforced.com), as summarised in the wikipedia article 'bit gold' and its bitcoin history section, which both credit nick szabo with proposing bit gold before bitcoin., nick szabo's 'bit gold' proposal (2005, published on his blog 'unenumerated: shelling out: the origins of money') and subsequent historical accounts (e.g. wikipedia's 'bit gold' article) attribute the bit gold digital currency design to nick szabo, predating bitcoin (2008)., nick szabo's 'bit gold' proposal (2005, unenumerated.blogspot.com) and secondary historical accounts (e.g. wikipedia 'bit gold' article) attribute the bit gold digital currency design to nick szabo, proposed circa 1998-2005 before bitcoin (2008/2009)., nick szabo's 'bit gold' proposal (2005, unenumerated.blogspot.com) and widespread secondary sourcing (e.g. wikipedia 'bit gold' article) identify nick szabo as the designer of the pre-bitcoin 'bit gold' scheme., nick szabo's 'bit gold' proposal, published on his blog unenumerated in december 2005 (https://unenumerated.blogspot.com/2005/12/bit-gold.html), widely documented as a precursor to bitcoin (e.g. wikipedia 'bit gold' article, and nakamoto's bitcoin whitepaper references to prior proposals)., nick szabo's 1998/2005 essay 'bit gold' (unenumerated.blogspot.com, 'bit gold', 2005-12-27), which describes his pre-bitcoin digital currency design; widely corroborated by secondary sources (e.g. wikipedia 'bit gold' article) crediting nick szabo as the proposer., nick szabo's 2005 blog post 'bit gold' (unenumerated.blogspot.com, december 2005), which describes his 'bit gold' digital currency design predating bitcoin; widely corroborated by secondary sources (e.g. wikipedia's 'bit gold' article) crediting nick szabo as the proposer., nick szabo's 2005 blog post 'bit gold' on unenumerated.blogspot.com, describing his bit gold proposal predating bitcoin, nick szabo's own 2005 blog post 'bit gold' (unenumerated.blogspot.com) describing the bit gold design, corroborated by secondary historical accounts (e.g. wikipedia 'bit gold' article) crediting nick szabo as the proposer, predating bitcoin's 2008 whitepaper., nick szabo's own 2005 blog post 'bit gold' (unenumerated.blogspot.com, dec 2005) and the wikipedia article 'bit gold', both of which credit nick szabo as the designer of the bit gold scheme proposed in 2005, years before bitcoin's 2008/2009 debut., nick szabo's own 2005 blog post 'bit gold' (unenumerated.blogspot.com, december 2005) describing the bit gold design, corroborated by wikipedia's 'bit gold' article, both identifying nick szabo as the proposer, years before bitcoin's 2008 whitepaper., nick szabo's own 2005 blog post 'bit gold' at unenumerated.blogspot.com describes his proposal for the bit gold digital currency design, predating bitcoin; widely corroborated by secondary sources (e.g. wikipedia's 'bit gold' article) attributing the design to nick szabo., nick szabo's own 2005 essay 'bit gold' (unenumerated.blogspot.com) and the bitcoin wiki 'bit gold' article both credit nick szabo as the proposer of the bit gold design that predated bitcoin., nick szabo's own essay 'bit gold' (unenumerated.blogspot.com, 2005) and the wikipedia article 'bit gold', both of which identify nick szabo as the proposer of the bit gold digital currency design that predates bitcoin., nick szabo's own essay 'bit gold' (unenumerated.blogspot.com, posted 2005) describing the bit gold proposal, corroborated by satoshi nakamoto's bitcoin whitepaper references and widespread secondary sourcing (e.g. wikipedia 'bit gold' article) attributing the design to nick szabo., nick szabo's own website/blog post "bit gold" (2005, unenumeratedbits.blogspot.com), widely cited historical record crediting nick szabo as the designer of the bit gold digital currency scheme proposed before bitcoin, nick szabo, "bit gold" (2005 blog post, unenumerated.blogspot.com); widely corroborated by secondary sources (e.g. wikipedia 'bit gold' article) crediting nick szabo as the designer of the bit gold scheme, proposed in 1998 and described in 2005, prior to bitcoin (2008/2009)., nick szabo, "bit gold" essay, unenumerated.com, 2005 (widely cited as the pre-bitcoin proposal of a decentralized digital currency design), nick szabo, "bit gold" proposal (2005), described in his blog 'unenumerated' and widely cited as the pre-bitcoin design that satoshi nakamoto referenced; corroborated by wikipedia's 'bit gold' article attributing the design to nick szabo., nick szabo, "bit gold", unenumerated.blogspot.com, december 2005 — widely documented (e.g. wikipedia's "bit gold" article) as the pre-bitcoin proposal for a decentralized digital currency design., nick szabo, 'bit gold' (2005 blog post, unenumerated.blogspot.com), where szabo describes his own proposal for a decentralized digital currency design predating bitcoin; corroborated by satoshi nakamoto's bitcoin whitepaper references and widespread secondary coverage (e.g. wikipedia 'bit gold' article) attributing the design to nick szabo., nick szabo, 'bit gold' (2005), unenumerated.blogspot.com; widely corroborated by secondary sources (e.g. wikipedia 'bit gold' article) crediting nick szabo as the proposer of the bit gold digital currency design prior to bitcoin., nick szabo, 'bit gold' post on his unenumerated blog (2005); bitcoin wikipedia history section citing szabo's bit gold proposal, nick szabo, 'bit gold' proposal (2005), described in his blog 'unenumerated' (unenumerated.blogspot.com) and widely cited (e.g. wikipedia 'bit gold' article) as a 2005 digital currency design proposed by nick szabo that preceded and influenced bitcoin., nick szabo, 'bit gold' proposal (2005), unenumerated.blogspot.com/2005/12/bit-gold.html; widely documented as the pre-bitcoin bit gold design proposed by nick szabo (surname: szabo)., nick szabo, 'bit gold' proposal (2005, unenumbered.blogspot.com, also archived on nakamotoinstitute.org/bit-gold); widely documented in secondary sources (e.g. wikipedia 'bit gold' article) as the pre-bitcoin digital currency design proposed by nick szabo., nick szabo, 'bit gold', unenumerated.blogspot.com (2005); widely corroborated historical/cryptography literature attributing the 'bit gold' design to nick szabo as a precursor to bitcoin., nick szabo, 'bit gold', unenumerated.blogspot.com, 2005 (szabo's own blog post proposing the bit gold design); widely corroborated by secondary histories of digital currency (e.g. wikipedia's 'bit gold' article attributing the proposal to nick szabo)., nick szabo, 'bit gold', unenumerated.blogspot.com, december 2005 (widely cited as the pre-bitcoin bit gold design proposal, e.g. wikipedia 'bit gold' article attributing the concept to nick szabo), nick szabo, 'bit gold', unenumerated.blogspot.com, december 2005 (widely cited by bitcoin historians, e.g. nathaniel popper's 'digital gold', as the pre-bitcoin design proposing a decentralized digital currency based on proof-of-work), nick szabo, 'bit gold', unenumerated.blogspot.com, december 2005 — szabo is widely credited (e.g. wikipedia's 'bit gold' and 'nick szabo' articles) as the proposer of the bit gold digital currency design, a precursor cited by bitcoin's design., nick szabo, 'bit gold', unenumerated.blogspot.com, december 2005 — widely cited (e.g. by the new york times and wikipedia's 'bit gold' article) as the pre-bitcoin digital currency design proposed by nick szabo, nick szabo, 'bit gold', unenumerated.blogspot.com, december 2005; widely corroborated by secondary sources (e.g. wikipedia 'bit gold' article) crediting nick szabo as the proposer of the bit gold digital currency design prior to bitcoin., nick szabo, 'bit gold', unenumerated.blogspot.com, december 2005; widely documented (e.g. wikipedia 'bit gold' article) as the pre-bitcoin digital currency design proposed by nick szabo, nick szabo, bit gold proposal (2005), as cited in the wikipedia bitcoin article history section., nick szabo, ‘bit gold’ (satoshi nakamoto institute), https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/bit-gold/; morgen e. peck, ‘bitcoin: the cryptoanarchists’ answer to cash’ (ieee spectrum), https://spectrum.ieee.org/bitcoin-the-cryptoanarchists-answer-to-cash, web.archive.org

Work

  1. pinnedblocks 26,115,428 to 26,115,727 to · on Ethereum mainnet
  2. answered147 of 147 agreed140 needed
    #429SzaboNick Szabo's 1998/2005 essay 'Bit gold' (unenumerated.blogspot.com, 'Bit gold', 2005-12-27), which describes his pre-Bitcoin digital currency design; widely corroborated by secondary sources (e.g. Wikipedia 'Bit gold' article) crediting Nick Szabo as the proposer.
    142 more
  3. signed
    by the attester 0x5598…2982expired

    Checking the signature in this browser.

    typed data
    the exact bytes a consumer verifies, as JSON
    attester
    0x5598aa9146215bc13eb26f2c692ad1461fd32982
    signature
    0xa4fdf3bb1adba36a857c0373a4b9677d853db097669778a631f78f2c64a8c02e38ac2cc8b78f88977de5a71b3f4f741b22ecf11d01d02ee4cbcd24c1901e19491b
    signed panel
    147 agreed · quorum 140 · 200 seats
    question hash
    0x31787d2d3bf5ba204ad1ce97114d34d8aee41a82bc1b61d5f67536a592547781
    answer type
    bytes32
    consumer
    none named; signed for the zero address