Bitcoin is 18 years old!

On October 31, 2008, Satoshi Nakamoto published the white paper “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System” to the Cryptography Mailing List, with the email subject line “Bitcoin P2P e-cash paper.”

On January 3, 2009, Satoshi Nakamoto mined the Bitcoin Genesis Block, marking the birth of the Bitcoin network.

Eighteen years later, an idea that initially spanned just nine pages has changed how countless people understand money, finance, and trust.