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July 11, 2010Payments & adoptionCulture & communitydocumented

Slashdot introduces Bitcoin to a wider audience

A Slashdot story about Bitcoin v0.3 sent a large influx of new visitors to the project.

The post described Bitcoin as a decentralized, anonymous digital currency based on proof of work. Downloads, forum activity, mining competition, and market interest rose sharply in the days that followed.