18 years ago today, $BTC changed the course of financial history.

On October 31, 2008, on Halloween night, Satoshi Nakamoto published the Bitcoin whitepaper on the Cryptography Mailing List.

The message began with a simple introduction:

“I’ve been working on a new electronic cash system that’s fully peer-to-peer, with no trusted third party.”

Just nine pages laid out the idea of a decentralized payment network powered by cryptography and proof of work.

At the time, it was a proposal. Today, $BTC has grown into a global financial asset with a market worth billions.

18 years later, the impact of that idea is still unfolding.

Happy Bitcoin Whitepaper Anniversary.