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Bitcoin started as a cypherpunk hack in 2008, a response to the global crisis. Satoshi’s 2009 whitepaper proved a decentralized ledger could exist. Early miners used CPUs, then GPUs, then ASICs. By 2017 it hit $20k, drawing hedge funds and banks into the fold. Today, Wall Street desks trade BTC like any other asset. From fringe code to global finance, Bitcoin shows how open‑source can reshape markets.