12 years ago today, the first news article about Bitcoin was published

12 years ago on this day, the first news article about Bitcoin was published on the Internet. In this article, the idea of ​​using Bitcoin to raise funds for the famous website “WikiLeaks” was proposed, which became a reality a few months later.

Pete Rizzo, one of the longest-serving cryptocurrency writers and current editor-in-chief of Bitcoin Magazine and the Kraken exchange, regularly conducts archival research on the history of Bitcoin and shares the results with his Twitter followers. shares.

He recently mentioned in a post the 12th anniversary of the publication of the first Bitcoin-related news article on the Internet. According to Rizzo’s research, the first news article on Bitcoin was on December 10, 2010 (19 December 2009) with the title “Could the WikiLeaks leak lead to a new virtual currency?” (?Could the Wikileaks Scandal Lead to New Virtual Currency) and published on the PC World website.

Keir Thomas, the author of this news article, has raised the idea of ​​accepting Bitcoin by the WikiLeaks website to receive donations. The WikiLeaks website was under pressure at the time for its controversial revelations, particularly about political issues and war crimes, and many entities, including Internet service providers and payment companies, refused to serve the website. Because of this, it was very difficult for WikiLeaks administrators to receive financial aid.

Part of Thomas’s article states:

No one can stop or censor the Bitcoin system; Unless the internet is completely cut off. If WikiLeaks accepted Bitcoin, then it would be able to receive its donations easily.

WikiLeaks started accepting Bitcoin shortly after the publication of this article on June 15, 2011, and this process has continued until today. If you visit the WikiLeaks online store right now, you will see the Bitcoin symbol among the accepted payment methods of this collection.