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Bitcoin began in 2008 as a cypherpunk manifesto, Satoshi Nakamoto’s whitepaper promising a trust‑less money system. Early adopters mined on PCs, then the first exchange launches, Mt. Gox, and the 2010 hack. By 2013 a speculative bubble drew attention. Fast forward to 2021, Bitcoin is traded on Wall Street, ETFs, and mainstream finance finally mainstreaming crypto, while the original cypherpunk ideals of privacy and decentralization persist at its core.