Bitcoin can provide financial services to those without banks.
— Satoshi Nakamoto
The decentralized network is resistant to censorship or control.
— Satoshi Nakamoto
Bitcoin can enable new financial applications and services.
— Satoshi Nakamoto
The system rewards nodes that follow the rules and punishes cheating.
— Satoshi Nakamoto
The system is designed to be trustless and decentralized.
— Satoshi Nakamoto
Bitcoin is a tool for freedom.
— Satoshi Nakamoto
Bitcoin transactions are irreversible and final once confirmed.
— Satoshi Nakamoto
Bitcoin removes the need for trusted intermediaries.
— Satoshi Nakamoto
The proof-of-work function is intentionally hard to compute but easy to verify.
— Satoshi Nakamoto
The protocol is designed to prevent double spending without a central authority.
— Satoshi Nakamoto