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by SrslyJosh 963 days ago
Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency, Chuckles.
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It's important to point out that the words "cryptocurrency" and "blockchain" aren't mentioned once in the Bitcoin whitepaper.
The phrases "chain of blocks" and "electronic payment system based on cryptographic proof" do appear, though. The shorter coinages came later.

(Hilariously the first google hit did not work, so I went to the second https://www.ussc.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/training/annual... - look who's hosting that)