Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "History of bitcoin" in English language version.
I wrote Neptune's Brood in 2011. Bitcoin was obscure back then, and I figured had just enough name recognition to be a useful term for an interstellar currency: it'd clue people in that it was a networked digital currency.
It's theft-proof too – for each bitcoin is cryptographically signed by the mind of its owner.
Bitcoin miners must also register if they trade in their earnings for dollars.
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{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of July 2025 (link)By November, 2013, the amount of inflows attributable to "sin" entities had shrunk significantly to just 3% or less of total transactions.
I wrote Neptune's Brood in 2011. Bitcoin was obscure back then, and I figured had just enough name recognition to be a useful term for an interstellar currency: it'd clue people in that it was a networked digital currency.
Bitcoin miners must also register if they trade in their earnings for dollars.
'Ode to Satoshi' is a bluegrass-style song with an old-timey feel that mixes references to Satoshi Nakamoto and blockchains (and, ahem, 'the fall of old Mt. Gox') with mandolin-picking and harmonicas.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of July 2025 (link)© Condé Nast UK 2013Wired.co.uk (26 April 2013).
'Ode to Satoshi' is a bluegrass-style song with an old-timey feel that mixes references to Satoshi Nakamoto and blockchains (and, ahem, 'the fall of old Mt. Gox') with mandolin-picking and harmonicas.