Series of articles by Aaron van Wirdum #

This series tells the story of the crucial developments that took place before Bitcoin and laid the foundation for the emergence of censorship-resistant decentralized money that is beyond the control of states or any other centralized authority.

1. Intro: The Day Cryptography Changed Forever

2. Part I: How David Chaum’s eCash Spawned a Cypherpunk Dream

3. Part II: Hashcash or How Adam Back Designed Bitcoin’s Motor Block

4. Part III: If Bitcoin Had a First Draft, Wei Dai’s B-Money Was It

5. Part IV: With Bit Gold, Szabo Was Inches Away From Inventing Bitcoin

6. Part V: How Hal Finney’s Quest For Digital Cash Led To RPOW (And More)