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Buddha | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Nothing was before #bitcoin as far as cryptocurrency is concerned.  There were plenty of attempts at all types of things that failed.. so I’m unsure also
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calle 👁️⚡👁️ | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +2 
 Wrong. Bitcoin was an iteration of earlier ideas and projects that actually existed but didn't make it.
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5c508c34 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 hashcash, eCash, digicash etc
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Buddha | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Yes,  #Bitcoin was 40 years in the making and pulled from many things.. to me, #Bitcoin is the only real money that ever existed. Therefore everything else should be categorized as fake that came before it.  Not real.
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Buddha | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Proof of work is why #Bitcoin is #Bitcoin.  If it doesn’t have proof of work.  It doesn’t exist.  Nothing existed before #Bitcoin as far as I’m concerned.