OMG: The Email That Changed Crypto FOREVER đŸ˜±

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Oh, sweet 17-year anniversary! Today marks the day Adam Back got an email from Satoshi Nakamoto-the Greta Garbo of crypto. You know, the mysterious genius who invented Bitcoin and then ghosted everyone? Classic move. đŸ‘»

Satoshi casually dropped a line like, “Hey, just FYI, I used your Hashcash thingy in my little project called *Bitcoin*. No big deal.” And just like that, history was made. Or at least written in Comic Sans on some forum somewhere.

Satoshi Slid Into Back’s DMs (In 2008)

So here’s Blockstream-Adam Back’s company-making a commercial about this legendary email. It shows young Adam sitting at his computer, probably wearing cargo pants and listening to Nickelback, reading the message from Satoshi. 📧 Satoshi basically said, “Yo, I’m dropping a whitepaper soon, and guess what? Your Hashcash paper is in it!”

For those not fluent in nerd, Hashcash is a proof-of-work system designed to stop spam emails. But Satoshi took it one step further and turned it into Bitcoin mining. Because why not? At this point, we’re all just living in Satoshi’s Sims game anyway.

The ad wraps up with something inspirational like, “That future is now. Bitcoin’s here. Download our app because capitalism!” 🙄

On this day in 2008, Satoshi Nakamoto emailed @adam3us about citing Hashcash in the Bitcoin whitepaper. Adam replied the next day and later co-founded Blockstream to help build Bitcoin’s future.

That future is now. Bitcoin’s here. Make it yours with the Blockstream app.

– Blockstream (@Blockstream) August 20, 2025

And let’s not forget the conspiracy theories! Every time someone mentions Adam Back’s name near the word “Satoshi,” Reddit explodes. People are convinced he’s the real Satoshi. Meanwhile, Adam’s over here like, “Guys, no. Just…no.” But hey, if you want to believe, knock yourself out. 🐑‍🐑

Oh, and speaking of Satoshi, remember when they vanished in December 2010? They sent their last cryptic message saying, “Cool, y’all got this,” before riding off into the digital sunset. Poof. Gone. Leaving us with nothing but memes and BTC. Thanks for nothing, Satoshi. 😉

Coinbase CEO Predicts $1 Million Bitcoin (Spoiler Alert: He’s Not Sure)

Meanwhile, Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase, decided to spice things up by throwing out a prediction: Bitcoin will hit $1 million by 2030. 🚀 Cue the confetti cannons!

I think we’ll see $1M per bitcoin by 2030.

Regulatory clarity is finally emerging, the US government is keeping a BTC reserve, there’s a growing interest for crypto ETFs, among many other factors.

(Not financial advice of course, it’s impossible to guarantee)

– Brian Armstrong (@brian_armstrong) August 20, 2025

Brian’s reasoning includes buzzwords like “regulatory clarity” (whatever that means), the US hoarding Bitcoin like it’s toilet paper during a pandemic, and everyone suddenly wanting crypto ETFs. Sounds legit! But don’t mortgage your house just yet-he added the classic disclaimer: “This isn’t financial advice.” Well, duh. If it were, we’d all be sipping margaritas on private islands right now. đŸč

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2025-08-21 15:23