2026-01-03 08:23:19

On this very day 17 years ago, the Bitcoin network went live.

Satoshi Nakamoto flipped the switch on something radical — a monetary system built without gatekeepers, without borders, without anyone asking permission.

What began as an experiment in code has evolved into:

• A parallel financial system that operates 24/7
• A store of value independent of government policy and currency debasement
• A movement that reshaped how we think about money and trust

From a whitepaper to a multi-trillion dollar ecosystem. The network that started as a curiosity now powers billions in daily transactions across the globe.

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SatoshiNotNakamoto

· 23h ago

It's been 17 years, and as I always say, without Satoshi, there would be no today's madness.

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FallingLeaf

· 01-03 08:53

It's been 17 years, still touting borderless and permissionless, but in reality, exchanges still require KYC and freeze accounts. Isn't this just old wine in new bottles?

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