The software incentivizes miners to follow the protocol by rewarding them with new coins and transaction fees.

— Satoshi Nakamoto

Bitcoin enables programmable money with smart contracts.

— Satoshi Nakamoto

Bitcoin’s design is inspired by decades of cryptographic research.

— Satoshi Nakamoto

It’s the separation of money and state.

— Satoshi Nakamoto

The network incentivizes participation through rewards.

— Satoshi Nakamoto

Bitcoin is not just a currency, it's a movement.

— Satoshi Nakamoto

The system is designed to be trustless and decentralized.

— Satoshi Nakamoto

The community ensures the software remains secure and up-to-date.

— Satoshi Nakamoto

Bitcoin can provide a new form of money free from censorship.

— Satoshi Nakamoto

The mining process serves both as a way to issue new coins and secure the network.

— Satoshi Nakamoto

Bitcoin replaces trust with mathematical proof and network consensus.

— Satoshi Nakamoto

New coins are generated at a decreasing rate, and eventually the total number of coins will reach a limit of 21 million.

— Satoshi Nakamoto

The mining competition secures the network against attacks.

— Satoshi Nakamoto

I hope Bitcoin can give people more control over their money.

— Satoshi Nakamoto

Bitcoin is censorship-resistant by design.

— Satoshi Nakamoto

Nodes always consider the longest chain to be the correct one and will keep working on extending it.

— Satoshi Nakamoto

Bitcoin solves the Byzantine Generals Problem for digital money.

— Satoshi Nakamoto

Bitcoin removes the need for trusted intermediaries.

— Satoshi Nakamoto

Bitcoin nodes validate transactions by checking signatures and the unspent transaction outputs.

— Satoshi Nakamoto

Users can verify transactions without trusting any third party.

— Satoshi Nakamoto