Series I · Card 1 of 21 · SATOSHI’S MAILBOX
I’ve been working on a new electronic cash system that’s fully peer-to-peer, with no trusted third party.
SATOSHI NAKAMOTO · CRYPTOGRAPHY MAILING LIST · 31.10.2008
Turn it over, answer, sign – free, no account.
Source
Cryptography mailing list (metzdowd), “Bitcoin P2P e-cash paper”, 31 October 2008
About the author
Pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin. Published the whitepaper “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System” in 2008 and launched the network in 2009. Their identity remains unknown.
About the source
The Cryptography mailing list: a moderated list on cryptography where Satoshi presented the whitepaper on 31 October 2008.
The question on the back
Who do you have to trust for your money to work?