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Bitcoin v0.1 released
Cryptography Mailing List · 2009-01-16 16:03:14 UTC
Dustin D. Trammell 写道：
> Satoshi Nakamoto 写道：
> 你知道吗，我觉得 90 年代对这感兴趣的人要多得多，
> 但在经历了十多年基于可信第三方的系统（Digicash 等）的失败后，
> 他们将其视为无望的事业。我希望他们能看出区别：
> 据我所知，这是我们第一次尝试一个
> 非信任型系统。
对，那正是最吸引我的主要特性。真正的诀窍
将是让人们真正认可比特币的价值，使其成为
货币。
如果 10 年后我们还没有以某种方式使用电子货币，我会感到惊讶——既然我们已经知道了一种实现方式，当可信第三方退缩时，它不会不可避免地被削弱降级。
它可以从积分奖励、捐赠代币、游戏内货币或成人网站微支付这类狭窄领域起步。最初，它可用于工作量证明应用场景——那些本可以几乎免费、但又不完全免费的服务。
它已经可用于付费发送电子邮件。发送对话框可调整大小，你可以输入任意长的消息。连接上后它会被直接发送出去。收款人双击交易即可查看完整消息。如果某个名人收到的邮件多到读不过来，但仍希望粉丝有联系到他的方式，他可以装上 Bitcoin，并在网站上公布 IP 地址："Send X bitcoins to my priority hotline at this IP and I'll read the message personally."
需要为免费试用增加一点额外的工作量证明、以免蚕食正式订阅的订阅制网站，可以对试用收费比特币。
哪怕只是为了以防它流行起来，囤一点比特币也是有道理的。如果足够多的人都这么想，这就成了自我实现的预言。一旦它被引导起来，只要你能像往自动售货机投币一样轻松地向网站支付几分钱，应用场景将数不胜数。
Satoshi Nakamoto
http://www.bitcoin.org
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英文原文
Dustin D. Trammell wrote:
> Satoshi Nakamoto wrote:
> You know, I think there were a lot more people interested in the 90's,
> but after more than a decade of failed Trusted Third Party based systems
> (Digicash, etc), they see it as a lost cause. I hope they can make the
> distinction that this is the first time I know of that we're trying a
> non-trust-based system.
Yea, that was the primary feature that caught my eye. The real trick
will be to get people to actually value the BitCoins so that they become
currency.
I would be surprised if 10 years from now we're not using
electronic currency in some way, now that we know a way to do it
that won't inevitably get dumbed down when the trusted third party
gets cold feet.
It could get started in a narrow niche like reward points,
donation tokens, currency for a game or micropayments for adult
sites. Initially it can be used in proof-of-work applications
for services that could almost be free but not quite.
It can already be used for pay-to-send e-mail. The send dialog is
resizeable and you can enter as long of a message as you like.
It's sent directly when it connects. The recipient doubleclicks
on the transaction to see the full message. If someone famous is
getting more e-mail than they can read, but would still like to
have a way for fans to contact them, they could set up Bitcoin and
give out the IP address on their website. "Send X bitcoins to my
priority hotline at this IP and I'll read the message personally."
Subscription sites that need some extra proof-of-work for their
free trial so it doesn't cannibalize subscriptions could charge
bitcoins for the trial.
It might make sense just to get some in case it catches on. If
enough people think the same way, that becomes a self fulfilling
prophecy. Once it gets bootstrapped, there are so many
applications if you could effortlessly pay a few cents to a
website as easily as dropping coins in a vending machine.
Satoshi Nakamoto
http://www.bitcoin.org
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