📚 Shelling Out: The Origins of Money On December 17, 2002, Nick Szabo publishes his phenomenal essay "Shelling Out: The Origins of Money." image https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2002-12-17/shelling-out-the-origins-of-money
👨‍💻 Launch of Bitcoin v0.2 On December 17, 2009, Satoshi launches Bitcoin v0.2 with a number of improvements. Satoshi expresses gratitude to Martti Malmi, also known as sirius-m, for his contribution to the development of the project. https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2009-12-17/launch-of-bitcoin-v02