The Bitcoin White Paper Offered a Blueprint for a More Reliable Financial System

Seventeen years after its publication, the Bitcoin white paper is still widely viewed as a novel technical achievement or the starting point for a new digital asset class. This narrow interpretation misses its deeper message. The white paper identified structural weaknesses in global payments and settlement that continue to affect consumers, businesses, and financial institutions today. It outlined a model of digital value transfer built on verification, transparency, and predictable rules. At a time when ...