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After thinking about my other post about Bitcoin Testnet being directly related to Satoshi.

I realized Bitcoin Testnet is actually the first Altcoin ever... previously I had it in my mind that the first was Namecoin, but technically speaking Bitcoin Testnet came first.

Here is a post from Gavinthe link to Andreas on Twitter in 2014.Satoshi releasing Testnet:  (I'm slow, but better late than never)https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1528.msg17924#msg17924

Here is a post from Gavin to Andreas on Twitter in 2014.  (I'm slow, but better late than never)



https://x.com/gavinandresen/status/499247483286224896

Thoughts?
Original archived Bitcoin Testnet was the first Altcoin ever. (Discussion)
Scraped on 23/07/2025, 20:54:36 UTC
After thinking about my other post about Bitcoin Testnet being directly related to Satoshi.

I realized Bitcoin Testnet is actually the first Altcoin ever... previously I had it in my mind that the first was Namecoin, but technically speaking Bitcoin Testnet came first.

Here is a post from Gavin to Andreas on Twitter in 2014.  (I'm slow, but better late than never)



https://x.com/gavinandresen/status/499247483286224896

Thoughts?