剖析中本聪早期邮件:背后的「神秘捐助者」有何贡献?

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这位「神秘捐赠者」曾在2010年提供了3600美元的资金支持,在早期帮助推动了比特币的发展。

原文作者:Rizzo, Bitcoin Magazine

原文编译:Felix, PANews

上周,由比特币创造者(中本聪)撰写的 100 多封电子邮件获得首次公开。这是有关中本聪信息的最大补充,这其中有许多新的发现。但没有比中本聪背后的「神秘捐赠者」更有趣了,因为关于资助事宜,中本聪第一次明确表示:

  • 给努力为比特币经济建设服务的人提供财务支持

  • 支持早期尝试以美元定价比特币

在这些邮件公布之前,没有任何证据能证明这两点。以下是迄今为止所了解到的信息:

传奇般的捐赠

这些电子邮件显示,中本聪认识的一位捐赠者在 2010 年为该项目提供了 3600 美元的资金。

如果按照当时每枚比特币 0.06 美元的价格计算,这些钱本可以按市价购买超 5.8 万枚比特币。这位捐赠者为比特币长远的发展做出了重大牺牲。

关于「捐赠者」的对话发生在 Martti Malmi(早期的比特币开发者)和中本聪之间,但仅持续了一年。

2009 年 7 月:

中本聪在对话开始时说:“如果我们有需要资金的项目,我可以找一些捐赠者,但他们希望匿名,这使得我们很难真正用这些资金做什么。”

剖析中本聪早期邮件:背后的「神秘捐助者」有何贡献?

2009 年 8 月:

Martti 向中本聪咨询,关于为其新成立的比特币交易平台 Bitcoin Market 筹集资金的事宜。

尽管中本聪指出他希望这件事能“独立”于他的参与而完成,但还是提到了可以为这个想法找“资助者”。

剖析中本聪早期邮件:背后的「神秘捐助者」有何贡献?

2010 年 6 月:

中本聪再次提到,他得到 2000 美元的捐款。

他指出,这笔钱需要转给 Martti,这样他的身份就不会被泄露。

剖析中本聪早期邮件:背后的「神秘捐助者」有何贡献?

2010 年 7 月:

捐赠者仍未向 Martti 寄出任何资金。

剖析中本聪早期邮件:背后的「神秘捐助者」有何贡献?

2010 年 7 月:

中本聪回应说,他将再次与捐赠者联系,以优先支付这笔款项。

剖析中本聪早期邮件:背后的「神秘捐助者」有何贡献?

2010 年 7 月:

Martti 收到了 3600 美元的捐款,他同意将其用于项目费用,例如网页托管服务。

剖析中本聪早期邮件:背后的「神秘捐助者」有何贡献?

2010 年 7 月:

中本聪同意拨出 1000 美元给 Martti 的新交易平台。

值得注意的是,中本聪还认为这笔钱可以借给其他可能接受比特币的企业。

剖析中本聪早期邮件:背后的「神秘捐助者」有何贡献?6 个月后,中本聪消失。

这就是迄今为止关于这位捐赠者的所有信息。如今,其身份仍然成谜。但很明显的是,捐赠者的这种牺牲在早期帮助推动了比特币的成功。无论这个人是谁,比特币都欠其一份人情。

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