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.
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With the Internet, elliptic curve cryptography, even Merkle trees and PoW protocols all present, Bitcoin was “technically possible” in 1994.
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