The Satoshi Nakamoto paper was released about a year after the first iPhone, and Bitcoin started trading about a year later in the immediate aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, embedding the post-crisis narrative about not trusting governments and Wall Street into Bitcoin's origin story.
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“the Satoshi paper comes out a year or so after the first I iPhone comes out and then Bitcoin starts trading a year after that in the immediate aftermath of the financial crisis”
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Why Money Isn't What You Think: Barry Ritholtz on the Meaning of Money and How NOT to Invest It— Excess ReturnsCreated: 8/11/2026, 5:35:27 AM
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