An overview of Bitcoin's origins and evolution, tracing its roots back to early digital cash concepts and the Cypherpunk movement's pursuit of financial sovereignty through cryptography. We detail the foundational technical innovations that preceded Bitcoin, such as proof-of-work and decentralized ledger ideas, highlighting how Satoshi Nakamoto's whitepaper ingeniously synthesized these elements to solve the double-spending problem without a trusted third party. This overview documents key milestones leading up to Bitcoin's Whitepaper release and its genesis block.

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