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Pete Rizzo: The Disappearance and History of Satoshi Nakamoto

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Is There a Reason Satoshi Chosen 21 Million?

In the original Bitcoin code, there was a gambling application like in it. So apparently Satoshi thought at some point that you'd be able to gamble with Bitcoin or something. And so I like to think that 21 million is like his Blackjack on the system. It's like he knew it was so good. He wins. You kind of picture him doing some sort of like hand signal, like on the way out. "I love it"

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