On this day in 2009, a Reddit user posted the first-ever thread on Bitcoin (BTC), titled “Bitcoin: A peer-to-peer network based anonymous digital currency.” The thread links to Bitcoin’s page on SourceForge, a web community where users post their open-source projects.
The Reddit thread has 280 upvotes and 241 comments. Reddit users initially expressed mixed feelings toward Bitcoin, with some recognizing its potential even back then, while others were much more skeptical due to security, potential government scrutiny, and so on.
“Holy cow! Seems awesomely creative. But I sure do wonder about security and whether the idea will catch on.”
– one of the users commented in the 14-year-old post.
First-ever Reddit thread on Bitcoin. Source: Reddit
Other comments were far more pessimistic, with some users suggesting Bitcoin was the first “completely digital pyramid scheme.” Similarly, another Reddit user wrote that the idea “seems cool in theory,” however, it would lik
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