Okay this is insane
In 2010, Satoshi described a boring grey metal: scarce like gold, no real use, but it could be sent over the internet.
He explained that even if this metal had no value initially, people could start buying it simply because they believed others would eventually want it.
this is literally memecoins satoshi was describing coins that have no intrinsic value other than the fact that they could be bought and sent using the internet 16 YEARS AGO and he said “he would definitely want some”
THIS IS GIGA AND HAS NEVER BEEN DONE
Satoshi wants some GREY METAL
Useless Metal
$GREY
PROOF:
Satoshi’s original 2010 post: bitcointalk.org/index.php?to…
Archived Satoshi writings: satoshi.nakamotoinstitute.or…
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OMG KENO BAAAANG!
$1,000 -> $26,000
W @yeet Always💜
i’m giving away $750+ monthly all you have to do is sign up using my code make a depo and play any game with any amount: yeet.com/register?aff=japany…
JUST FOUND WHAT MIGHT BE THE FIRST PHYSICAL BITCOIN EVER MADE.
AND THE LORE IS FUCKING INSANE.
On December 30, 2010, Nils Schneider, an early Bitcoin developer whose work Satoshi personally credited and added to Bitcoin, made an actual Bitcoin coin out of copper and glass epoxy.
BEFORE THE FAMOUS CASASCIUS COINS EVEN EXISTED.
Within 33 MINUTES, Gavin Andresen replied, suggesting he put 1 BTC into it and engrave its Bitcoin address on the coin.
BUT HERE'S WHERE IT GETS CRAZY.
Bitcoin legends Mike Hearn, Jeff Garzik, Amir Taaki, Luke Dashjr, and Mike Caldwell, who later created the famous Casascius coins, all joined the discussion.
The Bitcoin community rallied behind it, and the coin went up for auction, attracting bids of 40 BTC.
BUT THAT'S NOT EVEN THE CRAZIEST PART.
Theymos, the admin of BitcoinTalk, the forum Satoshi himself founded, BOUGHT the original and kept it locked in his safe for YEARS.
In 2014, he revealed new photos of the one-of-a-kind coin.
The original photo even appeared in Business Insider, Yahoo News, and BGR, becoming one of the images used to represent Bitcoin.
I FOUND THAT EXACT PHOTO FROM 2010.
Before physical Bitcoins became famous, there was this.
The First Bitcoin.
$BITCOIN
PROOF:
Original 2010 post + Bitcoin legends discussing it:
bitcointalk.org
Gavin's reply:
bitcointalk.org
Theymos confirms buying it:
bitcointalk.org
Original photograph:
web.archive.org
Business Insider:
businessinsider.com
Yahoo News:
yahoo.com
BGR:
bgr.com
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JUST FOUND A FORGOTTEN DIGITAL CURRENCY FROM 1996.
11 YEARS BEFORE BITCOIN.
It had its own wallet, logo, real merchants, and connections to some of the biggest names in internet and crypto history.
Its name was CyberCoin.
AND THE LORE IS FUCKING INSANE.
The Washington Post was already covering CyberCoin in October 1996, documenting people buying stuff online with it.
They even photographed its founder with a giant CyberCoin symbol.
ESPN planned to let fans use it for $1 NBA broadcast and premium content passes.
Playboy licensed the technology, E*TRADE was involved, and Barclays even developed its own version called BarclayCoin.
BUT HERE’S WHERE IT GETS CRAZY.
CyberCoin was being discussed in the same cypherpunk circles that eventually gave birth to Bitcoin.
Tim May, Adam Back, Robert Hettinga, and Jim Bell all discussed it.
Hal Finney was even exchanging emails with a CyberCoin cryptographer back in 1996.
The company behind CyberCoin held shares in Elon Musk’s original X.com, while one of its founders later backed PayPal.
THIS WAS ALL HAPPENING IN THE 90s.
Before Bitcoin. Before crypto exchanges. Before any of the shit we know today.
CyberCoin
$CYBERCOIN
Proof:
Original CyberCoin Logo: web.archive.org
Original 1997 Merchant Directory: web.archive.org
Washington Post 1996 Coverage: washingtonpost.com
ESPN Accepting CyberCoin: wired.com
Tim May: cryptoanarchy.wiki
Hal Finney: cryptoanarchy.wiki
Adam Back: cryptoanarchy.wiki
Robert Hettinga: cryptoanarchy.wiki
CyberCash's X.com Holdings: sec.gov
PayPal Connection: paypalobjects.com
Okay this is crazy
Before Bitcoin, a pseudonymous Cypherpunk called Pr0duct Cypher released Magic Money, an anonymous digital cash system using email, PGP and blind signatures.
Hal Finney actually used it and built a Mac client for it. Cypherpunks even launched currencies like Tacky Tokens on top of it.
Proof:
mailing-list-archive.cryptoa…
cypherpunks.venona.com/date/…
mailing-list-archive.cryptoa…
MAGIC MONEY
$MM
will pay dex.
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We just found the new HIGHER mascot
This new lizard image is going VIRAL, racking up over 1million views in just a few hours. He's pointing to the sky and saying higher.
This is perfect
getting reposted hella. we have a golden opportunity here
Pointing lizard
$HIGHER
油断出来ないわシャッターチャンス
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
こちらのポストからペットの写真を無断転載しています。
x.com/SHUNYA_iw3wi/s…
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split screen video. one side is someone actually setting up a wallet, real phone, real hands, no voiceover explaining anything. other side is everything that’s actually pushing them to do it, quick flashes, not dwelt on. a paycheck that’s already spent before it hits. bills stacking on a counter or a table. a boss being an ass to them, just a look or a comment, nothing dramatic. maybe a family member making a comment that stings a little. then the timeline, crypto twitter scrolling by, other people winning, that fomo feeling.
none of it has dialogue. it’s just quiet, real moments, cut quick so it feels like pressure building instead of a sob story.
then the moment they actually pull the trigger, confirm on one side, some kind of “yeah okay I’m doing this” look on the other, they line up at the same second. right there, hard cut, no fade, straight into a totally different look. lighting goes warm, the space opens up, actual bass hit on the cut. no text explaining what just happened, because it’s obvious.
ends on black, $ANSEM ticker just quietly shows up in the corner for like 2 seconds. no logo, no “link in bio,” nothing.
the whole idea is the switch happens in one frame instead of a slow build. everything before it is just the weight that makes the cut hit harder.
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Africa has the volume.
Africa has the talent.
Would love to see an African CT creator get the chance to build content and run IRL onboarding here.
I genuinely think it'd surprise people.
@blknoiz06
