The system is designed to be robust even if some nodes act maliciously.

— Satoshi Nakamoto

Users retain full control over their money without relying on banks.

— Satoshi Nakamoto

Bitcoin transactions are irreversible once included in the blockchain.

— Satoshi Nakamoto

The system is designed to be robust even if some nodes act maliciously.

— Satoshi Nakamoto

No third party is needed to process or verify payments.

— Satoshi Nakamoto

The decentralized network is resistant to censorship or control.

— Satoshi Nakamoto

Bitcoin’s architecture prevents double spending reliably.

— Satoshi Nakamoto

Bitcoin can help build a more open and fair financial system.

— Satoshi Nakamoto

Bitcoin can help build a more open and fair financial system.

— Satoshi Nakamoto

What is needed is an electronic payment system based on cryptographic proof instead of trust.

— Satoshi Nakamoto

The network verifies transaction validity by checking cryptographic signatures.

— Satoshi Nakamoto

The block reward halves approximately every four years to control inflation.

— Satoshi Nakamoto

The system promotes financial privacy through pseudonymity.

— Satoshi Nakamoto

Mining difficulty adjusts to maintain a consistent rate of new blocks despite changes in total network hash power.

— Satoshi Nakamoto

Transaction fees will become the main incentive for miners once the coin generation slows down.

— Satoshi Nakamoto

Nodes always accept the longest valid blockchain as the authoritative ledger.

— Satoshi Nakamoto

It is possible to run a full node and verify transactions independently.

— Satoshi Nakamoto

Nodes reject invalid transactions to maintain network integrity.

— Satoshi Nakamoto

I’ve designed Bitcoin to solve the double-spending problem without a trusted authority or central server.

— Satoshi Nakamoto

Bitcoin’s protocol includes rules to prevent inflation and counterfeiting.

— Satoshi Nakamoto

The network validates transactions independently and transparently.

— Satoshi Nakamoto