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title: "The first link to the Bitcoin code on Hacker News only got five…"
date: 2019-02-27
source: facebook
type: Archer T. Ships shared a link.
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# The first link to the Bitcoin code on Hacker News only got five…

*February 27, 2019 · Facebook*

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[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=599852](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=599852){target="_blank"}
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The first link to the Bitcoin code on Hacker News only got five upvotes and three comments:\
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[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=599852](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=599852){target="_blank"}\
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The funny thing is that they reflect the main branches of opinion about bitcoin today.
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