0.1.0
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Bitcoin 0.1.0
Bitcoin client screenshot
| Lead developer | Satoshi Nakamoto |
| Contributors | Hal Finney |
| Final release | January 8, 2009 |
| OS | Windows |
| 0.1.1 → |
Bitcoin 0.1.0 was the first public release of the Bitcoin client. Satoshi Nakamoto announced it on the Cryptography Mailing List on 8 January 2009 as Windows-only open-source C++ software.[1]
Hal Finney tested the software shortly after release and helped Satoshi debug early crash and networking problems.[2]
References
- ↑ Nakamoto, Satoshi (8 January 2009). "Bitcoin v0.1 released". Satoshi Nakamoto Institute. https://satoshi.nakamotoinstitute.org/emails/cryptography/16/. Retrieved 4 July 2026.
- ↑ "Emails between Satoshi Nakamoto and Hal Finney". The Wall Street Journal. 2014. https://www.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/finneynakamotoemails.pdf. Retrieved 4 July 2026.