“𝙄'𝙫𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙣 𝙖 𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙘 𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙝 𝙨𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩'𝙨 𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙥𝙚𝙚𝙧-𝙩𝙤-𝙥𝙚𝙚𝙧, 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙣𝙤 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙧𝙙 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙮…”

These words from Satoshi Nakamoto started a peaceful revolution, and 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝟭𝟱 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿, that revolution is rolling on, faster and stronger than ever.

Satoshi followed that opening statement with a short explanation of Bitcoin's technical properties, and a link to the Bitcoin Whitepaper.

Most of the cypherpunks on the mailing list were able to understand it well enough, but it’s so technical, often even long-time bitcoiners have difficulty following what it says.

Fortunately, I'm here to break it down for you, section by section.

And what better way to celebrate Whitepaper Day, than with my easy-to-read summary of the #Bitcoin Whitepaper? I mean, you’re not *seriously* going to spend your scarce time in a costume, going door-to-door asking for fiat treats, are you? 🎃

I didn’t think so.

Let’s get started🧵👇