Bitcoin: A Peer-to-PeerElectronic Cash System
The paper that first introduced Bitcoin
About the Whitepaper
Satoshi Nakamoto's original paper is still recommended reading for anyone studying how Bitcoin works. Choose which translation of the paper you want to read:
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Հայերեն
Translated by: Diana Sisakian
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Bahasa Indonesia
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Czech
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Deutsch
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Español
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Français
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Italiano
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Lietuvių Kalba
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Magyar Nyelv
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मराठी
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Nederlands
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Norsk (Bokmål)
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Íslenska
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Polski
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Português
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Português Brasileiro
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Română
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Slovenčina
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Slovenščina
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српски
Translated by: Božo Popović
Suomen kieli
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Svenska
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Türkçe
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ελληνικά
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मानक हिन्दी
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తెలుగు
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اُردُو
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தமிழ்
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മലയാളം
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עברית
Translated by: Meni Rosenfeld
Русский
Translated by: Ar Vicco, Ivan Nikolaev
Tiếng Việt
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Yкраїнська
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العربية
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پارسی
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한국어
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日本語
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ภาษาไทย
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简化字
Translated by: shdxiang, Bill Zhao
বাংলা
Translated by: Shafiun Miraz, Tonmoy Sarkar
Estonian
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Albanian
Translated by: Tony Xhufi
አማርኛ
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Croatian
Translated by: LuxBTC
Braille
Translated by: @NeatNik
Nepali
Translated by: Krishna Dahal, Bibek Koirala
Basque
Translated by: @Blooma_Lorea
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Historical Context
Published 2008
Released on October 31, 2008 by Satoshi Nakamoto
Global Impact
Translated into 45+ languages by volunteers worldwide
Open Source
Freely available and continuously maintained by the community
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