Dustin Trammell: On The Original White Paper Day, Corresponding With Satoshi And The Growing Need For Bitcoin
By Peter Chawaga 14 years ago, On October 31, the pseudonymous Satoshi Nakamoto submitted their white paper outlining “Bitcoin: A Peer-To-Peer Electronic Cash System” for the world to see. A few months later, in January 2009, one of the first people on earth to be “orange-pilled” by Nakamoto’s document started asking questions, submitting bugs and contributing to the Bitcoin project. We are talking about Dustin Trammell, an information security research scientist, venture capitalist, avid cosplayer and one of the first Bitcoin miners.
For the commemoration of White Paper Day (as October 31 is now known in the Bitcoin community), Dustin Trammell shares his early experience with the white paper and Satoshi Nakamoto himself. He also comments about the importance of Bitcoin today and notes that, if anything, Nakamoto’s invention is even more desperately needed now than when it was first introduced in 2008. Even though Bitcoin was introduced during a worldwide economic crisis, today’s economic turmoil seems to be a lot worse and proof that the world’s financial system is destined to fail. Â
Fortunately, Bitcoin was designed to thrive throughout this kind of economic environment. | 
