Coincidence that Satoshi's work aligns with the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement…

1HsARx3TiY2iYHWoyu4XF88fZq9rih32gH (116) · September 17, 2020

Coincidence that Satoshi's work aligns with the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act?

- Oct 2006: UIGEA
~ 2007: Satoshi begins working on Bitcoin
~ 2008: Early code has poker game framework
- Oct 10 2008: Lasseters closes
- Oct 31 2008: Bitcoin

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1EzXMDpxp3cYvHGUBZ9sF7BHStRVxayKaw (6218) · September 17, 2020

is that part of phil wilsons story?
i tried multiple times to watch it but i just cant listen to the guy

1Jvg1Ggqo564iuyaLE1RqEdGetwqzNCC1L (116) · September 17, 2020

According to Phil, Craig was working on a gambling token when they got together to work on Bitcoin. And Craig released Bitcoin early to please his gambling handlers, while Phil had wilder and often wackier visions. No idea if it’s true but interesting

1EzXMDpxp3cYvHGUBZ9sF7BHStRVxayKaw (6218) · September 17, 2020

oh i have heard calvin say a similiar thing many times. that it originates from the online gambling industry and that a friend of calvin who also knew craig told him about it/showed him the whitepaper. dont remember exactly.

1LMmrqiKVmL74KqUsQDm7nCzdNkTdeAdcu (518) · September 17, 2020

I don't know but cheating in online poker (by both players and sites) was rampant back in the day.

And most of us who were honest, had no idea.