b-money
Wei Dai’s b-money proposal described an anonymous distributed electronic cash system and helped articulate ideas later echoed in Bitcoin.
Why it matters
Satoshi cited b-money in the Bitcoin white paper.
Key ideas
- Wei Dai’s b-money proposal described an anonymous distributed electronic cash system and helped articulate ideas later echoed in Bitcoin.
- This topic belongs to California Bitcoin’s pre-bitcoin knowledge layer.
- Use primary and technical sources where possible, and distinguish protocol facts from market narratives.