The Bitcoin whitepaper, the white paper published by Satoshi Nakamoto in 2008 describing the new peer-to-peer (p2p) cash system that is Bitcoin, is available in over 40 languages.
The arrival of Bitcoin has transformed the way electronic transactions are carried out around the world.
Its creator, who hides under the pseudonym of Satoshi Nakamoto, introduced new concepts to the world of finance and payments, starting with words like decentralization and transactions within a trustless network.
Without a doubt, Bitcoin has started one of the biggest technological and financial revolutions in history and it all began with the publication of its whitepaper.
In October 2008, Satoshi Nakamoto published a paper describing Bitcoin as a new peer-to-peer electronic cash system, which anyone can access to carry out transactions in a decentralized and permissionless manner; that is, without the need for authorization from a central entity or a trusted third party.
Also known as the Bitcoin white paper, in this whitepaper, Nakamoto describes the main features of his digital money proposal and how it could drive the construction of a new transparent and trustworthy financial system, far from the disaster caused by the mortgage crisis of the time.
Bitcoin message spreads around the world
The Bitcoin whitepaper was originally published on the Bitcoin.org forum in mid-October 2008. The technical document was later was shared with several software developers via a cryptography mailing list. However, at the time, only a small group of privileged people knew about its existence.
Bitcoin was gaining global interest as the cryptocurrency grew in development and value. Many people began to become interested in Bitcoin and learn about its workings and usefulness, but language was a major barrier to entry into this technology.
However, now, the Bitcoin white paper, with all its concepts and features about cryptocurrency, is Available in a total of 43 languages through the Bitcoin.org web portal.
Among the languages in which the Bitcoin white paper is available are: English, the original language in which this document was published, as well as Indonesian, Czech, German, French, Italian, Lithuanian, Hungarian, Portuguese, Norwegian, Slovenian, Swedish, Turkish, Vietnamese, Russian, Albanian and many others.
Even, according to the web portal, There is an official translation of the Bitcoin whitepaper into Braille, a tactile reading and writing system designed for people who are blind or visually impaired.
The translation of the Bitcoin whitepaper into all these languages lowers the barrier to entry to knowledge of this technology and opens the doors to millions of people from different cultures who want to learn about the potential of Bitcoin and blockchain technology as tools to build a new alternative and decentralized financial system.
Members of the crypto community have been making various efforts to promote and disseminate the content of the Bitcoin white paper, with the aim of making it easily accessible to anyone interested and participating in the technological and financial revolution it has caused. This has led to initiatives such as the one carried out by Michael Saylor, Pierre Rochard, Jimmy Song and Jameson Lopp in 2021, joining together to narrate together the white paper written by Nakamoto.
Additionally, those interested in translating the Bitcoin whitepaper into a new language not previously available can do so by submitting a request to Bitcoin.org.
At Bit2Me Academy we also have the Spanish translated version of the Bitcoin whitepaper.
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