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If you’re part of the Web3 space, then it’s practically impossible for you not to have heard of Satoshi Nakamoto.Yet while everyone may know the name, until today the real identity of the person – or persons – behind the pseudonym remains a mystery. In fact, Nakamoto’s disappearance is the subject of a CBC feature documentary called “<a href="https://deadline.com/2023/06/bitcoin-creator-satoshi-nakamoto-disappearance-cbc-doc-all3media-1235423201/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Searching For Satoshi: The Mysterious Disappearance of the Bitcoin Creator</a>” coming out later this year.“Searching For Satoshi is billed as ‘a global detective story’ told in a cinematic style. The doc will explore clues Nakamoto left and identify five candidates who may be the enigmatic character, two dead and three alive. There will also be expert commentary from authors, podcasters, traders and Bitcoin miners, to provide insight into Nakamoto’s identity and unpack the story of Bitcoin itself.“‘There are few people in the world who haven’t heard of Bitcoin, but many won’t have heard about the complex mystery surrounding its creator,’ said Rachel Job, SVP Non-Scripted at All3Media International. ‘Revealing a story that has enough plot twists, hidden clues and red herrings to rival the best fictional detective drama, this beautifully crafted documentary takes viewers to the heart of the mystery, thoroughly investigating the evidence and offering incredible access to those involved.’”It was fifteen years ago that Nakamoto started the blockchain revolution when he published the white paper &#34;<a href="https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System</a>&#34; on Oct. 31, 2008.In Nakamoto’s introduction, the author pointed out why the world needs an alternative to trust-based payment systems.“Commerce on the Internet has come to rely almost exclusively on financial institutions serving as trusted third parties to process electronic payments. While the system works well enough for most transactions, it still suffers from the inherent weaknesses of the trust based model. Completely non-reversible transactions are not really possible, since financial institutions cannot avoid mediating disputes. The cost of mediation increases transaction costs, limiting the minimum practical transaction size and cutting off the possibility for small casual transactions, and there is a broader cost in the loss of ability to make non-reversible payments for nonreversible services. With the possibility of reversal, the need for trust spreads. Merchants must be wary of their customers, hassling them for more information than they would otherwise need. A certain percentage of fraud is accepted as unavoidable. These costs and payment uncertainties can be avoided in person by using physical currency, but no mechanism exists to make payments over a communications channel without a trusted party.“What is needed is an electronic payment system based on cryptographic proof instead of trust, allowing any two willing parties to transact directly with each other without the need for a trusted third party. Transactions that are computationally impractical to reverse would protect sellers from fraud, and routine escrow mechanisms could easily be implemented to protect buyers. In this paper, we propose a solution to the double-spending problem using a peer-to-peer distributed timestamp server to generate computational proof of the chronological order of transactions. The system is secure as long as honest nodes collectively control more CPU power than any cooperating group of attacker nodes.”Nakamoto made this peer-to-peer electronic cash system a reality on Jan. 9, 2009 with the release of Bitcoin 0.1 and launched the network by defining the genesis block of bitcoin.Then, on April 26, 2011, Nakamoto sent a <a href="https://robbreport.com/lifestyle/finance/bitcoin-founder-satoshi-nakamoto-1234613022/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">farewell email to a fellow developer</a>, and disappeared.By launching the first cryptocurrency, Nakamoto changed the world forever. Bitcoin ushered in a <a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/community/articles/644b8667fec63d16dc58e86c/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">new era of decentralization</a> and financial independence, with the blockchain technology on which it is based disrupting one industry after another, including <a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/community/articles/647577b43b4ced4c1ed25717/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">financial services</a> and <a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/community/articles/645080f6c1d7e422b683e6fb" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">gaming</a>.Bitcoin paved the way for other cryptocurrencies and blockchain networks, which then led to the craze over <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/learn/what-are-nfts-and-how-do-they-work/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">non-fungible tokens</a> (NFTs), also known by the more mainstream term “digital collectibles”.The blockchain-based <a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/community/articles/63d7726487181d5515e4e057/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">metaverse game and virtual city-state</a> Cryptopia also honors the legacy of Nakamoto by incorporating him in its lore.In fact, a <a href="https://github.com/cryptopia-com/whitepaper-legacy/blob/main/Cryptopia_Legacy__White_Paper.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">fictional second white paper</a> published by Nakamoto serves as the genesis block, so to speak, of the world of Cryptopia.“The current world economic system is due for a collapse due to its inherent flaws. Such a system cannot hold.“We propose a solution to this problem through the creation of a society that uses Bitcoin’s blockchain technology as its foundation. The society will begin as a city outside of the borders of any state or country and independent of the world economy. The result will be a fair and impartial economy as well as a transparent political system controlled by its citizens rather than a selected elite. Its objective is to serve as an example for other nations to emulate.”It’s no wonder that Nakamoto and Bitcoin became the inspiration for the world of Cryptopia, as Cryptopia Founder and Lead Developer <a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/community/articles/6462202175b33b63e47bd59b/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Frank Bonnet</a> and Cryptopia Co-Founder <a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/community/articles/649919d72f80833930fab042/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Hansco Leek</a> both see the game as a proof of concept that real-world societies can run on blockchain technology.So, will Nakamoto ever resurface? Will we ever find out the real person – or persons – behind the name?Whatever happens, one thing is for sure: Nakamoto is one of the most important inventors the world has ever known, starting a revolution that is transforming society and taking us to the next step in the evolution of the internet.Thank you, Satoshi Nakamoto!—————————————————————————————————————What is Cryptopia? Cryptopia is an upcoming blockchain game that stands out by design: • Free to earn: everyone can play and earn. No need to buy an NFT first • 100% decentralized: the game runs on the blockchain in combination with a node network • Fun to play: play the way you want!Official Links [Website] <a href="https://cryptopia.com/?ref&#61;CMC" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://cryptopia.com</a> [Wiki] <a href="https://wiki.cryptopia.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://wiki.cryptopia.com</a> [Discord] <a href="https://discord.com/invite/cryptopia" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://discord.com/invite/cryptopia</a> [Facebook] <a href="https://www.facebook.com/CryptopiaOFCL" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/CryptopiaOFCL</a> [Twitter] <a href="https://twitter.com/CryptopiaOFCL" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://twitter.com/CryptopiaOFCL</a> [YouTube] <a href="https://www.youtube.com/&#64;CryptopiaOFCL" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/&#64;CryptopiaOFCL</a> [Instagram] <a href="https://www.instagram.com/cryptopiaofcl" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/cryptopiaofcl</a> [CoinMarketCap] <a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/community/profile/Cryptopia" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://coinmarketcap.com/community/profile/Cryptopia</a> [Twitch] <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/cryptopiaofcl" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.twitch.tv/cryptopiaofcl</a> [Spotify] <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/4jkkGIZyiSkQvYLWqGLWVE" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://open.spotify.com/show/4jkkGIZyiSkQvYLWqGLWVE</a> [Telegram] <a href="https://t.me/cryptopia_ofcl2022" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://t.me/cryptopia_ofcl2022</a>For Investors [Private sale] <a href="https://app.cryptopia.com/privatesale-entry?ref&#61;CMC" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://cryptopia.com/privatesale</a> [Early-access NFTs] <a href="https://app.cryptopia.com/early-access?ref&#61;CMC" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://app.cryptopia.com/early-access</a> [Cryptopia Roadmap] <a href="https://sharing.clickup.com/24415847/b/q93k7-827/board" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://sharing.clickup.com/24415847/b/q93k7-827/board</a>

How the Bitcoin Creator Satoshi Nakamoto Started a Revolution

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