It was Halloween day, October 31, 2008. The world was still reeling from the financial crash. Lehman Brothers had collapsed, credit markets had frozen, and the panic had already decided the outcome of the coming presidential election.
Satoshi Smiles. The Faith Endures.
Seventeen years after the white paper, Americans are no longer dismissive of Bitcoin. Confidence is steady, belief endures, and the idea once distrusted now commands quiet respect.
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