# Bitcoin White Paper Turns 18 With Payment Verification Still at Its Core

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- Published: 2026-11-02T11:00:00+00:00
- Category: Markets
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Satoshi Nakamoto introduced the Bitcoin paper on October 31, 2008. Eighteen years later, its central contribution remains a way to verify payment history without a central transaction ledger.

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