Crypto origin
Ideas started in 1980s with David Chaum's eCash (privacy-focused digital money).
True decentralized crypto began with **Bitcoin** — Satoshi Nakamoto's 2008 whitepaper → launched Jan 2009 (genesis block mined).
Blockchain + proof-of-work solved trust issues without banks.
Sparked thousands of altcoins after.
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