Could Bitcoin have launched in the 1990s — Or was it waiting for Satoshi?
With the Internet, elliptic curve cryptography, even Merkle trees and PoW protocols all present, Bitcoin was “technically possible” in 1994.
With the Internet, elliptic curve cryptography, even Merkle trees and PoW protocols all present, Bitcoin was “technically possible” in 1994.
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