{"id":19543,"date":"2023-04-06T06:26:54","date_gmt":"2023-04-06T06:26:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/every-modern-copy-of-macos-contains-a-copy-of-bitcoins-white-paper-bitcoin-news\/"},"modified":"2023-04-06T06:26:54","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T06:26:54","slug":"every-modern-copy-of-macos-contains-a-copy-of-bitcoins-white-paper-bitcoin-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/every-modern-copy-of-macos-contains-a-copy-of-bitcoins-white-paper-bitcoin-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Every Modern Copy of macOS Contains a Copy of Bitcoin’s White Paper \u2013 Bitcoin News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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On April 5, 2023, the independent blogger Andy Baio published a post on his Waxy Blog that explained every version of macOS from Mojave 10.14.0 to the current version hosts a copy of Satoshi Nakamoto\u2019s seminal Bitcoin white paper. Mac users can type a simple command in the terminal, and all nine pages describing Nakamoto\u2019s invention will appear in a PDF version in the built-in image viewer, Preview.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Blogger Discovers Bitcoin White Paper Hidden on Every macOS 10.15 or Later<\/h2>\n

While celebrating Satoshi Nakamoto\u2019s alleged April 5th birthday<\/a>, bitcoin supporters discovered that many Macintosh computers running the macOS operating system contain a complete version of the seminal Bitcoin white paper<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The initial discovery was revealed in a blog post<\/a> called \u201cThe Bitcoin White Paper Is Hidden in Every Modern Copy of macOS\u201d on Andy Baio\u2019s Waxy Blog. The independent blogger found the hidden file while fixing his printer and confirmed his findings by consulting \u201cover a dozen Mac-using friends to confirm.\u201d<\/p>\n

After typing the command in the terminal and using a Mac with macOS 10.15 or later, the Bitcoin PDF should open in Preview, according to Baio\u2019s explanation. The blogger also provides instructions on how to access the file via the operating system\u2019s library folder for those who are not familiar with the macOS terminal.<\/p>\n

\u201cOf all the documents in the world, why was the Bitcoin white paper chosen?\u201d Baio asked in his blog post. Baio also discovered that the Bitcoin white paper had been previously found<\/a> and written<\/a> about in the Apple community discussions forum.<\/p>\n

However, the news never made it to the bitcoin community over the last five years. After Baio published his blog post, the news went viral on social media. No one knows exactly why Apple has hidden the Bitcoin white paper<\/a> in the operating system, but it has pleased the crypto community. Bitcoin.com News further verified that the white paper file was located on two Macs that our news desk tested.<\/p>\n

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What are your thoughts on Apple including a copy of the Bitcoin white paper in every modern copy of macOS? Do you think it was a deliberate move or just a coincidence? Let us know in the comments section below.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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\nJamie Redman <\/h6>\n

\nJamie Redman is the News Lead at Bitcoin.com News and a financial tech journalist living in Florida. Redman has been an active member of the cryptocurrency community since 2011. He has a passion for Bitcoin, open-source code, and decentralized applications. Since September 2015, Redman has written more than 6,000 articles for Bitcoin.com News about the disruptive protocols emerging today.

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