On this very day 17 years ago, the Bitcoin network went live.
Satoshi Nakamoto flipped the switch on something radical — a monetary system built without gatekeepers, without borders, without anyone asking permission.
What began as an experiment in code has evolved into:
• A parallel financial system that operates 24/7 • A store of value independent of government policy and currency debasement • A movement that reshaped how we think about money and trust
From a whitepaper to a multi-trillion dollar ecosystem. The network that started as a curiosity now powers billions in daily transactions across the globe.
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FallingLeaf
· 20h ago
It's been 17 years, still touting borderless and permissionless, but in reality, exchanges still require KYC and freeze accounts. Isn't this just old wine in new bottles?
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DeFi_Dad_Jokes
· 21h ago
It's been 17 years. From a crazy idea to what it is now, it's really unbelievable.
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StakeHouseDirector
· 21h ago
After 17 years, people are still using this rhetoric. Does anyone really believe in the no permission approach?
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GasOptimizer
· 21h ago
It's been 17 years, from zero to one trillion... I need to take out Excel and recalculate this ROI curve.
On this very day 17 years ago, the Bitcoin network went live.
Satoshi Nakamoto flipped the switch on something radical — a monetary system built without gatekeepers, without borders, without anyone asking permission.
What began as an experiment in code has evolved into:
• A parallel financial system that operates 24/7
• A store of value independent of government policy and currency debasement
• A movement that reshaped how we think about money and trust
From a whitepaper to a multi-trillion dollar ecosystem. The network that started as a curiosity now powers billions in daily transactions across the globe.