What is needed is an electronic payment system based on cryptographic proof instead of trust.
— Satoshi Nakamoto
Satoshi Quotes
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Daily Satoshi Nakamoto quotes.
Bitcoin’s design is inspired by decades of cryptographic research.
— Satoshi Nakamoto
Bitcoin can protect users from inflationary monetary policies.
— Satoshi Nakamoto
The system removes the risk of chargebacks or payment reversals.
— Satoshi Nakamoto
The consensus mechanism ensures all nodes agree on the transaction history.
— Satoshi Nakamoto
Bitcoin is designed to resist government interference and control.
— Satoshi Nakamoto
Bitcoin can be used for remittances with low fees and fast settlement.
— Satoshi Nakamoto
Bitcoin's open design encourages innovation and experimentation.
— Satoshi Nakamoto
The protocol uses elliptic curve cryptography for keys.
— Satoshi Nakamoto
Bitcoin wallets store private keys which allow spending of associated coins.
— Satoshi Nakamoto
Users retain full sovereignty over their funds.
— Satoshi Nakamoto
Banks must be trusted to hold our money and transfer it electronically, but they lend it out in waves of credit bubbles with barely a fraction in reserve.
— Satoshi Nakamoto
Privacy in Bitcoin comes from pseudonymity rather than full anonymity.
— Satoshi Nakamoto
It’s the separation of money and state.
— Satoshi Nakamoto
Bitcoin replaces trust with mathematical proof and network consensus.
— Satoshi Nakamoto
A new block is created by finding a hash below a target threshold through brute force.
— Satoshi Nakamoto
Bitcoin solves the Byzantine Generals Problem for digital money.
— Satoshi Nakamoto
The decentralized nature of the system removes the need for a central clearinghouse.
— Satoshi Nakamoto
Bitcoin is designed to be portable money on the internet.
— Satoshi Nakamoto
The blockchain is a tamper-evident record of transactions.
— Satoshi Nakamoto