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The first page of the Bitcoin whitepaper rendered in brush lettering on a near black background: the title Bitcoin, A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System, the author line Satoshi Nakamoto, and the abstract.

Oct 31, 2026 Werner Bundschuh

What Is Bitcoin Whitepaper Day (and Why Is It on Halloween)?

The Bitcoin whitepaper was published on 31 October 2008, Halloween and the eve of Reformation Day. What it said, what the timestamps actually show,...

A smiling man with dreadlocks looking at his phone, wearing a black hoodie printed with the Bitcoin genesis block as a wall of hex digits under an orange heading, in front of a white slatted wall.

Jan 3, 2024 Werner Bundschuh

Genesis Block Collection arrived

On 3 January 2009 Satoshi mined the first block. The Genesis Block collection marks the date across apparel and home goods.