Bitcoin was first described in 2008 with the publication of a paper titled “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System,”1 written under the alias of Satoshi Nakamoto

If you ask people where does Bitcoin or cryptocurrency come from? You will get many answers, and if they are right, they will likely be vague jabs at the truth. What many do not know is that Bitcoin was a creation born out the cypherpunk movement. Originated during the 70s but formed in the 90s, it fought the US government’s injustices surrou