Mon 27 Nov 2023 ▪
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On November 26, 1998, Wei Dai, computer scientist and cryptographer, published an essay entitled "B-Money: An Anonymous and Distributed Electronic Cash System" on a Cypherpunk mailing list. This document described the foundations of a peer-to-peer payment system based on cryptography, laying the groundwork for what would become Bitcoin 10 years later.