Let's talk about Wei Dai.
The first reference in the Bitcoin white paper is Wei Dai's b-money.
To be honest, I only figured this out later: new tokens are often named after early cryptographers, but don't follow the trend if the name has nothing to do with the project.
The white paper for $BTC lists Wei Dai's b-money as its first reference.
Understand the principles before getting started, and don't make decisions based on gut feeling.