18 years in, what has Bitcoin truly done?

Reported by CoinDesk · Published 31 Oct 2026, 9:00 PM MYT (1 hr ago)

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The Bitcoin white paper achieved a lot of what Satoshi Nakamoto set out to accomplish, but the cultural impact it had may outweigh Bitcoin itself, writes CoinDesk's Nikhilesh De.

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18 years in, what has Bitcoin truly done?

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