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In what year was the Bitcoin whitepaper published? Answer with the four-digit year only.

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2008 uint256

publicationDate
October 31, 2008, the date Satoshi Nakamoto released the Bitcoin whitepaper on bitcoin.org
sources
, bitcoin.org, bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf (bitcoin: a peer-to-peer electronic cash system, dated 31 october 2008), bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf (nakamoto, "bitcoin: a peer-to-peer electronic cash system") dated october 31, 2008, bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf (nakamoto, 'bitcoin: a peer-to-peer electronic cash system'), posted to the metzdowd cryptography mailing list on 2008-10-31, bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf (nakamoto, 'bitcoin: a peer-to-peer electronic cash system', dated 31 october 2008), bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf (original publication page, dated 2008-10-31), bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf (original whitepaper page, dated 31 october 2008) and the cryptography mailing list archive at metzdowd.com showing satoshi nakamoto's announcement post dated 31 oct 2008, bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf (original whitepaper pdf, dated 31 october 2008) and nakamoto institute's archived history of the whitepaper's release, bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf (original whitepaper pdf, dated october 31, 2008) and the metzdowd.com cryptography mailing list archive showing satoshi nakamoto's post announcing the paper on 2008-10-31, bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf (originally distributed via the metzdowd.com cryptography mailing list, october 31, 2008), bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf (satoshi nakamoto, 'bitcoin: a peer-to-peer electronic cash system'), dated october 31, 2008, bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf (satoshi nakamoto, 'bitcoin: a peer-to-peer electronic cash system', dated 2008-10-31; also referenced in wikipedia 'bitcoin whitepaper' article), bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf (satoshi nakamoto, 'bitcoin: a peer-to-peer electronic cash system', dated october 2008; also referenced on the bitcoin wikipedia article), bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf (satoshi nakamoto, 'bitcoin: a peer-to-peer electronic cash system', dated october 31, 2008), bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf (satoshi nakamoto, 'bitcoin: a peer-to-peer electronic cash system', dated october 31, 2008; announced on the cryptography mailing list on 2008-10-31), bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf (satoshi nakamoto, 'bitcoin: a peer-to-peer electronic cash system', published 2008-10-31), bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf (the whitepaper itself, dated 2008); satoshi nakamoto's original announcement email to the cryptography mailing list at metzdowd.com, dated october 31, 2008, bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf (title page dated 2008); nakamoto, s., 'bitcoin: a peer-to-peer electronic cash system', metzdowd.com cryptography mailing list post, october 31, 2008, bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf (whitepaper dated 2008-10-31); satoshi nakamoto's post to the cryptography mailing list (metzdowd.com), 2008-10-31, bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf (whitepaper text and document metadata state creation date 2008-10-31); satoshi nakamoto's original announcement email to the cryptography mailing list on metzdowd.com dated 2008-10-31, bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf (whitepaper text states 'satoshi nakamoto satoshin@gmx.com www.bitcoin.org' and the paper was distributed on the cryptography mailing list at metzdowd.com on 2008-10-31), bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf (whitepaper title page dated 31 october 2008), bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf (whitepaper title page, dated 31 october 2008) and the metzdowd.com cryptography mailing list archive post by satoshi nakamoto announcing the paper on 31 oct 2008, bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf and the cryptography mailing list archive (metzdowd.com) both date the whitepaper's release to october 31, 2008, bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf metadata and satoshi nakamoto's original 2008-10-31 posting to the cryptography mailing list announcing the whitepaper, bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf metadata and the metzdowd.com cryptography mailing list archive, both dating the whitepaper's initial publication to october 31, 2008, bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf whitepaper (satoshi nakamoto, 'bitcoin: a peer-to-peer electronic cash system'), dated october 31, 2008, bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf whitepaper metadata and the original 2008-10-31 cryptography mailing list post by satoshi nakamoto announcing the paper, bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf whitepaper metadata and the original october 31, 2008 mailing list post by satoshi nakamoto to the cryptography mailing list announcing the paper, bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf — 'bitcoin: a peer-to-peer electronic cash system' by satoshi nakamoto, published 31 october 2008, bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf, 'bitcoin: a peer-to-peer electronic cash system' by satoshi nakamoto, dated october 31, 2008, bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf, published by satoshi nakamoto on 2008-10-31, en.wikipedia.org, nakamotoinstitute.org, satoshi nakamoto institute, cryptography mailing list email: https://satoshi.nakamotoinstitute.org/emails/cryptography/1/ (october 31, 2008), satoshi nakamoto, "bitcoin: a peer-to-peer electronic cash system", bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf, dated october 31, 2008, satoshi nakamoto, "bitcoin: a peer-to-peer electronic cash system", bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf, published october 31, 2008, satoshi nakamoto, 'bitcoin p2p e-cash paper,' cryptography mailing list, october 31, 2008: https://satoshi.nakamotoinstitute.org/emails/cryptography/1/, satoshi nakamoto, 'bitcoin: a peer-to-peer electronic cash system', bitcoin.org, published 2008-10-31, satoshi nakamoto, 'bitcoin: a peer-to-peer electronic cash system', bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf, dated october 2008; originally announced on the cryptography mailing list (metzdowd.com) on 2008-10-31, satoshi nakamoto, 'bitcoin: a peer-to-peer electronic cash system', bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf, released 2008-10-31, satoshi nakamoto, 'bitcoin: a peer-to-peer electronic cash system', posted to the cryptography mailing list at metzdowd.com on 2008-10-31 (bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf), satoshi.nakamotoinstitute.org, the bitcoin whitepaper itself is dated 31 october 2008 and was first distributed via the cryptography mailing list (metzdowd.com) on that date; this is widely corroborated by bitcoin.org's publication history., www.metzdowd.com

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    #13092,008bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf (original whitepaper PDF, dated 31 October 2008) and Nakamoto Institute's archived history of the whitepaper's release
    #10422,008bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf (Nakamoto, 'Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System'), posted to the metzdowd cryptography mailing list on 2008-10-31
    #12952,008bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf metadata and Satoshi Nakamoto's original 2008-10-31 posting to the Cryptography Mailing List announcing the whitepaper
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