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October 24

Forum posts · 2010Re: Multiple Wallets, one computer

I have the beginning of something like this. It's mostly like what Gavin described. Some more rpc interface: move <fromaccount> <toaccount> <amount> Move from one internal account to another. I think…

SATOSHI ON ADDRESSES
As an additional firewall, a new key pair should be used for each transaction to keep them from being linked to a common owner. Some linking is still unavoidable with multi-input transactions, which necessarily reveal…
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  1. 01
    The first email · October 31, 2008Bitcoin P2P e-cash paper

    Satoshi announces the whitepaper to a cryptography mailing list.

  2. 02
    The public launch · February 11, 2009Bitcoin open source implementation of P2P currency

    Bitcoin is introduced to the world on the P2P Foundation forum.

  3. 03
    The last forum post · March 7, 2014Bitcoin open source implementation of P2P currency

    Satoshi’s final public word on the forum before stepping away.

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