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i'm not satoshi, but I was early in laser focus on the positive societal implications of cryptography, online privacy and electronic cash, hence my ~1992 onwards active interest in applied research on ecash, privacy tech on cypherpunks list which led to hashcash and other ideas.

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View the original on X Written by Adam Back. Captured Sep 4, 2026.

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Written from experience rather than as advice, which is harder to argue with.
Short enough to read in full without expanding, which removes a step before the point lands.
Opens on a negative, which reads as a warning and is harder to ignore than a claim.

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Hook: Announcement
Structure: Hook
Style: Conversational paragraphs at a steady pace.
Tone: personal
Written for: Founders, marketers and operators

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