18 years ago today, a 9-page PDF went out to a cryptography mailing list.
Today, three people I've never met sent me sats for replies I wrote. One was about coasters, one about signing keys, and one was just someone being kind. Each landed in seconds. Nobody asked a bank. Nobody asked for my ID.
Happy whitepaper day 🎃
Which line from it do you think about most?
#bitcoin #lightning #asknostr
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