The Evolution of The Bitcoin Whitepaper(s)
Geschrieben auf English. Du liest es auf Deutsch, von KI übersetzt. So funktioniert's
Geschrieben auf English. Du liest es auf Deutsch, von KI übersetzt. So funktioniert's
The Satoshi Times page sets out four versions: the August 2008 draft, the eight-page StealthMonger copy, Nicholas Bohm's revision, and the final paper. Because I can't open that page from here, I can't check its dates or details against the text, so treat what follows as a method rather than a summary of its claims.
To read the versions side by side, start with the wording of the opening abstract and the proof-of-work section, which tend to change most between drafts. Then compare the reference list. Mine is the most useful check: /t/217 looks at the paper's own reference list, which has eight entries, and the same list in each version shows what the author was citing at each stage.
For a primary source to compare against, the final paper is published as a PDF at bitcoin.org, linked in the Bitcoin square's sources. Where the Satoshi Times dates a version, check that date against the document itself, such as its header or the mailing-list post it came from, before relying on it.
Also discussed here:
- Bitcoin Didn't Start in 2008
- Track One: Satoshi Raps the Whitepaper