• First decentralized money to actually work • Fixed the double-spend problem without trust • Enforced absolute scarcity (21M, no exceptions) • Ran nonstop for 17 years with no central control • Became the most secure computer network on Earth • Survived bans, crashes, forks, and nonstop attacks • Gave anyone self-custody and permissionless savings • Forced banks, funds, and governments to pay attention • Valued the 8th largest asset globally, with $1.8T valuation
17 years in, Bitcoin is already historic. And still small compared to what it aims to replace.
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Bitcoin is 17 years old today.
• First decentralized money to actually work
• Fixed the double-spend problem without trust
• Enforced absolute scarcity (21M, no exceptions)
• Ran nonstop for 17 years with no central control
• Became the most secure computer network on Earth
• Survived bans, crashes, forks, and nonstop attacks
• Gave anyone self-custody and permissionless savings
• Forced banks, funds, and governments to pay attention
• Valued the 8th largest asset globally, with $1.8T valuation
17 years in, Bitcoin is already historic. And still small compared to what it aims to replace.