This is the thing Bitcoin wasn't called "cryptocurrency" until it was.
Recently I noticed that a wiki page for cryptocurrency did not actually exist. I made a post on bitcointalk that identified this fact and that prior references were only for ecash, b-money, Digicash, eCache, bit gold, digital cash, e-currency, cryptographic electronic money, digital gold money etc., See:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptocurrency
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_currency
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_gold_currency
The earliest citations on the Cryptocurrency wiki do not seem to make any reference to "cryptocurrency" ... currently including ...
- http://blog.koehntopp.de/uploads/chaum_fiat_naor_ecash.pdf - Untraceable Electronic Cash - 2011 ?
- http://www.weidai.com/bmoney.txt - bmoney - 2011 ?
...
The first Bitcoin Exchange (manual service + 1st exchange rates) was New Liberty Standard (originally at wetpaint) ...
- http://newlibertystandard.wikifoundry.com/
- http://newlibertystandard.wikifoundry.com/page/Exchange+Rate
Makes no reference to cryptocurrency either.
The "complete" Bitcoin history book websites do not list my own (manual exchange service) despite presence on bitcointalk, which I set-up after having conversations with NewLibertyStandard. It ran on a free web host and domain service - which did not matter as it only functioned as a point of contact for manual exchanges. The service was established before BitcoinMarket .com .
BitcoinFX
- https://web.archive.org/web/20100429153403/http://www.bitcoinfx.cz.cc/
N.B. I no longer control or have access to any BitcoinFX @ email addresses !
Unfortunately, my website did not mention "Cryptocurrency" either. Only my forum posts.
I closed the service down, honouring all transfers and/or reimbursement's etc., and went back to trading retail forex until 2013. The closure of Liberty Reserve - cost me a lot of money, money I would of moved back into Bitcoin. That was the point of myself spending those interim years trading retail forex. I mostly traded XAG/USD and XAU/USD with good profits - having balances effectively 'confiscated'. Due to other factors and unforeseen personal circumstances, I've been getting back on my feet, so to speak, ever since. I will add that I never used Bitcoin or LR for anything 'illegal' - forex brokers used to accept LR and I also received some advertising revenues etc.,
Verifying my (old) zero balance wallet address for blockchain research etc.,
- https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4630066
Note: Same Signed Bitcoin address.
Original Bitcoin P2P Banners were 'hosted' on my account ... (Still there!) lol.
Re: Make your "we accept Bitcoin" logo
- https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=45.msg559#msg559
Re: Welcome to the new Bitcoin forum!
- https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5.msg188#msg188
...
I'm unsure as to if I also saw the "cryptocurrency" term elsewhere though, before I utilized it myself in my post. Still searching. I did come up with a lot of random things at the time, I know I certainly amused Satoshi with my initial enthusiasm, actions and ramblings.
Recently I noticed that a wiki page for cryptocurrency did not actually exist. I made a post on bitcointalk that identified this fact and that prior references were only for ecash, b-money, Digicash, eCache, bit gold, digital cash, e-currency, cryptographic electronic money, digital gold money etc., See:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptocurrency
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_currency
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_gold_currency
The earliest citations on the Cryptocurrency wiki do not seem to make any reference to "cryptocurrency" ... currently including ...
- http://blog.koehntopp.de/uploads/chaum_fiat_naor_ecash.pdf - Untraceable Electronic Cash - 2011 ?
- http://www.weidai.com/bmoney.txt - bmoney - 2011 ?
...
The first Bitcoin Exchange (manual service + 1st exchange rates) was New Liberty Standard (originally at wetpaint) ...
- http://newlibertystandard.wikifoundry.com/
- http://newlibertystandard.wikifoundry.com/page/Exchange+Rate
Makes no reference to cryptocurrency either.
The "complete" Bitcoin history book websites do not list my own (manual exchange service) despite presence on bitcointalk, which I set-up after having conversations with NewLibertyStandard. It ran on a free web host and domain service - which did not matter as it only functioned as a point of contact for manual exchanges. The service was established before BitcoinMarket .com .
BitcoinFX
- https://web.archive.org/web/20100429153403/http://www.bitcoinfx.cz.cc/
N.B. I no longer control or have access to any BitcoinFX @ email addresses !
Unfortunately, my website did not mention "Cryptocurrency" either. Only my forum posts.
I closed the service down, honouring all transfers and/or reimbursement's etc., and went back to trading retail forex until 2013. The closure of Liberty Reserve - cost me a lot of money, money I would of moved back into Bitcoin. That was the point of myself spending those interim years trading retail forex. I mostly traded XAG/USD and XAU/USD with good profits - having balances effectively 'confiscated'. Due to other factors and unforeseen personal circumstances, I've been getting back on my feet, so to speak, ever since. I will add that I never used Bitcoin or LR for anything 'illegal' - forex brokers used to accept LR and I also received some advertising revenues etc.,
Verifying my (old) zero balance wallet address for blockchain research etc.,
- https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4630066
Note: Same Signed Bitcoin address.
Original Bitcoin P2P Banners were 'hosted' on my account ... (Still there!) lol.
Re: Make your "we accept Bitcoin" logo
- https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=45.msg559#msg559
Re: Welcome to the new Bitcoin forum!
- https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5.msg188#msg188
...
I'm unsure as to if I also saw the "cryptocurrency" term elsewhere though, before I utilized it myself in my post. Still searching. I did come up with a lot of random things at the time, I know I certainly amused Satoshi with my initial enthusiasm, actions and ramblings.