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Bitcoin v0.1 is released

Satoshi Nakamoto released the first public Bitcoin software and announced it on the Cryptography Mailing List.

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The Windows-only client implemented mining, wallet functions, transaction relay, and full validation. Nakamoto invited participants to run nodes and generate coins while the network was small.