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Bitcoin's white paper turns 18, and small businesses are still paying for the bailouts it answered

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Briefings

Eighteen years after Satoshi Nakamoto released the Bitcoin white paper, small business owners continue to pay for the system's bailouts while using Bitcoin to protect some of their surplus. Onramp CEO Michael Tanguma argues that this arrangement persists despite the long timeline since the original proposal.

Key points

• Eighteen years have passed since Satoshi Nakamoto published the Bitcoin white paper in 2008.
• Small business owners are still paying for the system's bailouts while using Bitcoin to protect some of their surplus.

Context

Bitcoin's white paper was published in 2008 by Satoshi Nakamoto, and eighteen years later, business owners continue to pay for the system's bailouts while using Bitcoin to protect some of their surplus. Onramp CEO Michael Tanguma argues that this arrangement persists despite the long timeline since the original proposal.

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