Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System | Satoshi Nakamoto InstituteAbstract A purely peer-to-peer version of electronic cash would allow online payments to be sent directly from one party to another without going through a financial institution. Digital signatures provide part of the solution, but the main benefits are lost if a trusted third party is still required to prevent double-spending. We propose a solution to the double-spending problem using a peer-to-p
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