#CryptoMarketMildlyRebounds

In the special period of 2008, a mysterious person claiming to be Satoshi Nakamoto posted a paper on the cryptography community mailing list—"Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System." This less than 10-page document depicted a bold vision: to build a completely decentralized transaction system where both parties do not need to trust each other or rely on any intermediaries. At the time, it sounded like a fairy tale.

The real turning point occurred on January 3, 2009. Satoshi Nakamoto ran his own developed client program and conducted the first "mining," successfully extracting 50 bitcoins. From that moment on, Bitcoin was no longer a theoretical concept but a living, tradable digital asset. The Bitcoin financial system was officially born.

In the days that followed, this system gradually gained recognition. But Satoshi Nakamoto himself appeared to be particularly cautious. In December 2010, the WikiLeaks leak incident occurred, and some members of the Bitcoin community wanted WikiLeaks to accept Bitcoin donations to break through financial blockades. Satoshi Nakamoto firmly opposed it, saying Bitcoin was still in its infancy and could not withstand any conflicts or controversies. This decision was later proven to be visionary—staying low-profile was crucial for the early Bitcoin network.

Just two weeks later, on December 12, Satoshi Nakamoto posted his last message on the forum, discussing some technical details, then completely disappeared. Email silence ensued, and he stopped appearing publicly altogether. There was a brief response in 2014, merely to deny certain identity accusations, but after that, there was no more news.

In January 2024, an interesting event occurred—an account under Satoshi Nakamoto's name suddenly received a transfer of around $1.2 million worth of Bitcoin. Who sent it? Why? The mystery remains unsolved to this day. But it also reflects, from a side angle, the respect and remembrance the Bitcoin ecosystem has for its founder.