Swan Signal Live - A Bitcoin Show Inside the Mind of Satoshi with Phil Champagne
Oct 30, 2025
Phil Champagne, author of The Book of Satoshi, joins to celebrate White Paper Day Eve and discuss newly released emails from early Bitcoin contributors. He reveals insights into Satoshi Nakamoto’s motivations and his groundbreaking approach to digital currency. The conversation dives into Bitcoin's early community dynamics, strategies for overcoming skepticism, and Satoshi’s genius in solving the Byzantine Generals Problem. Champagne emphasizes the importance of Satoshi's disappearance to Bitcoin's decentralization and reflects on how Bitcoin will tackle modern challenges.
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New Emails Spark Second Edition
- Private emails released during COPA v. Craig Wright expanded Satoshi-era records and motivated a second edition of The Book of Satoshi.
- Phil Champagne says these emails deepen historical context and reveal more early Bitcoin interactions.
Lawsuit Released Hidden History
- The Craig Wright lawsuit unintentionally released private emails that enriched Bitcoin history.
- Champagne notes this as an ironic but valuable consequence for researchers.
Forum Posts As Historical Record
- Phil compiled Satoshi's forum posts because they form the primary historical record of Bitcoin's creator.
- He believed those writings would gain value over time and wanted to make them accessible and organized.
