Although Satoshi Nakamoto is recognized as the anonymous creator of Bitcoin (BTC), what often goes unnoticed are the selfless contributions of community members – miners, developers, designers, hodlers and investors – who help bring the original vision to life. However, it was discovered that one of those important contributions carried a blemish for more than 12 years, invisible to the naked eye.
On November 12, 2010, bitcointalk.org member bitboy (not related to YouTuber BitBoy Crypto) posted the vector files of the iconic Bitcoin logo, which has been widely accepted around the world. While Bitcoiners preach the “zoom out” narrative during cryptocurrency bear markets, zooming in on the original Bitcoin logo reveals a small orange line from the bottom leading into the white “₿”.
A small design detail that has stayed with many iterations of the original #bitcoin logo since its inception in 2010 pic.twitter.com/nYElwD2S6v
—Doc (@_Bosch_) February 9, 2023
A small design detail that has carried over to many iterations of the original #bitcoin logo since its creation in 2010.
The information was first revealed by Crypto Twitter member @_Bosch_, who later shared an updated Bitcoin logo after removing the branding and improving the stylistic proportions. Investigating further, community member @skyler_fs discovered that one of the curvatures of the ₿ logo was not smoothed either.
Cointelegraph’s research confirmed the imperfections in the original Bitcoin vectors. The following image shows the two places where there are microscopic design problems.
The disclosure does not affect the operation of Bitcoin and members of the community have not shown any concern about it. Even if someone created new vectors after bug fixes, they wouldn’t get general acceptance unless the community decided otherwise.
As markets remain on a positive trajectory towards recovery, Bitcoin mining company CleanSpark continues to amass teams from struggling mining companies.
CleanSpark’s chief financial officer, Gary Vecchiarelli, said the company foresees “explosive growth” in 2023 through mergers and acquisitions.
“Regarding our M&A strategy, we have been one of the most active miners to date in acquiring infrastructure and machines, and we will continue to be so,” he added.
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