Key Passages From Satoshi Nakamoto Excerpt on Bitcoin Beginnings

‘This magical story into the history of what once was’
Possible book extracts by cybercurrency founder go online

Bitcoins As The Digital Currency Climbed To Highest Levels Since Early November — Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg

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By Matthew Leising

June 30, 2018 at 5:46 PM UTC

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Here are key passages from the book excerpt purportedly written by Satoshi Nakamoto, the unknown person or people who created Bitcoin. Bloomberg News has been unable to independently verify its authenticity, though the amount of detail in it is unusual. Text is taken verbatim without correcting for syntax or grammar.