Bitcoin’s origin story
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Bitcoin’s origin story

21shares team
October 29, 2025
Bitcoin’s origin story

From underworld to the whole world

Bitcoin’s journey from an ideology built by developers, to the criminal underworld, to an asset held by the US government is unprecedented. We chart that journey here. 

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