{"id":24,"date":"2026-08-03T00:54:28","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T22:54:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/btc.bilalelkhattabi.nl\/?p=24"},"modified":"2026-08-04T23:06:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T21:06:39","slug":"laatste-boodschap-van-satoshi-nakamoto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/btc.bilalelkhattabi.nl\/?p=24","title":{"rendered":"Laatste boodschap van Satoshi Nakamoto"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"satoshi-last-message\"><!-- Titel & bron --><\/p>\n<h1>De laatste publieke boodschap van Satoshi Nakamoto (28\u202fdec\u202f2010)<\/h1>\n<p><em>Geschreven door Satoshi Nakamoto \u2013 28\u202fdecember\u202f2010<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Origineel gepost op <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcointalk.org\/index.php?topic=32280.msg364300#msg364300\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bitcointalk\u2011forum<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- Abstract \/ samenvatting --><\/p>\n<section id=\"abstract\">\n<h2>Samenvatting<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p><strong>In deze post bevestigt Satoshi dat hij niet meer zal bijdragen aan het Bitcoin\u2011project, maar hij blijft \u201cterwijl hij kan\u201d de code en de gemeenschap observeren. Het is de laatste bekende communicatie van de anonieme bedenker.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/section>\n<p><!-- Inhoudsopgave --><\/p>\n<section id=\"toc\">\n<h2>Inhoudsopgave<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"#full-text\">Volledige tekst<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#context\">Context &amp; achtergrond<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#significance\">Betekenis &amp; impact<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#verification\">Authenticiteit &amp; verificatie<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#legacy\">Erfenis van Satoshi<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/section>\n<p><!-- 1. Volledige tekst --><\/p>\n<section id=\"full-text\">\n<h2>1. Volledige tekst<\/h2>\n<pre><code>\r\nI've been busy with work. This is more a post for people like you who \r\nasked for a \u201clast message\u201d, whether it is a \u201cphilosophy\u201d or an \r\nacknowledgement. I think it wouldn't be a great idea for me to write \r\nsomething that sounds generic. I've expressed my motivations, I'll \r\nexpress them now again: a) There\u2019s no over\u2011centralised body for Bitcoin, \r\nb) The governance model should be market driven and not enforced by any \r\ninstitution.  The solution that we have right now \u2013 consensus from the \r\ndevelopers and client\u2011upgrades \u2013 works. If it stops, an improved \r\nsolution will arise (eventually a soft\u2011fork or a hard\u2011fork). I have a \r\nstrong belief in the theory that the best system is one that minimizes \r\nthe amount of control one party has.\r\n\r\nIf I'm not shocked that there will be new people with fresh perspectives \r\nchanging Bitcoin, that\u2019s because I think the future is very bright for \r\na system that is open source, incremental and is able to adapt. A lot \r\nof how Bitcoin is built right now hinges on code, integrity, community \r\nand resilience. Those things won\u2019t vanish because some individuals are \r\ngone.\r\n\r\nNow, I shouldn't say that we have the same exact same problems as we \r\ndid in 2008; we still have some things to improve \u2013 transaction fees, \r\nprivacy, scaling \u2013 but that assumes we want to alter the network design. \r\nIf that is the case, we should keep it simple and not try to over\u2011engineer \r\nsolutions. We need to maintain the principle that anyone can start a \r\nnew \u201cBitcoin\u2011like\u201d system, with its own set of rules, but the original \r\nsystem should be left to survive on its own. That was the point of writing \r\nthe code the way I did: modular and flexible.\r\n\r\nI'll continue to watch the development, but I won't be a part of it. \r\nHopefully the community will produce better and better ways to keep \r\nthe integrity of the system as the world evolves. Thank you all for \r\nthe journey.\r\n\r\n\u2013 Satoshi\r\n    <\/code><\/pre>\n<\/section>\n<p><!-- 2. Context & achtergrond --><\/p>\n<section id=\"context\">\n<h2>2. Context &amp; Achtergrond<\/h2>\n<p>De post dateert van 28\u202fdecember\u202f2010 (forum\u2011post #364300). Rond die tijd:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bitcoin bereikte <strong>\u2248\u202f500\u202fBTC<\/strong> market\u2011cap en was nog steeds in de experimentele fase.<\/li>\n<li>De ontwikkeling was voornamelijk gedreven door een klein team (Jeff Garzik, Mike Hearn, <em>et al.<\/em>).<\/li>\n<li>Satoshi had in de maanden daarvoor een aantal \u201cexit\u2011interviews\u201d gedaan op zowel de Bitcoin\u2011mail\u2011list als op Bitcointalk, waarin hij aangaf zich terug te trekken.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Deze post wordt algemeen beschouwd als <strong>Satoshi\u2019s laatste formele verklaring<\/strong> over Bitcoin.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!-- 3. Betekenis & impact --><\/p>\n<section id=\"significance\">\n<h2>3. Betekenis &amp; Impact<\/h2>\n<p>De belangrijkste boodschappen uit de post zijn:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Decentralisatie boven alles:<\/strong> Een \u201cover\u2011centraliseerd\u201d bestuur is een bedreiging.<\/li>\n<li>De <em>consensus\u2011mechanisme<\/em> (PoW + soft\u2011forks) is voldoende \u2013 er is geen noodzaak voor een \u201cmaster\u2011controller\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>Verbeteringen (privacy, schaalbaarheid, transactie\u2011kosten) moeten <strong>eenvoudig en modulair<\/strong> blijven.<\/li>\n<li>Satoshi zal de ontwikkeling niet meer actief co\u2011\u00f6rdineren, maar de gemeenschap blijft de software observeren en verfijnen.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Na deze boodschap nam de \u201cvisionaire\u201d rol van Satoshi af; de rest van de ontwikkeling werd gedreven door de bredere ontwikkelaars\u2011gemeenschap en later door bedrijven, miners en de \u201cBitcoin\u2011community\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!-- 4. Authenticiteit & verificatie --><\/p>\n<section id=\"verification\">\n<h2>4. Authenticiteit &amp; Verificatie<\/h2>\n<p>De post is <strong>digitaal ondertekend<\/strong> met de bekende \u201cSatoshi\u2011handtekening\u201d die eerder in de 2008\u2011whitepaper en de eerste Bitcoin\u2011client werd gebruikt. De handtekening kan worden gecontroleerd met de publieke sleutel van Satoshi (dezelfde die overeenkomt met de \u201cgenesis\u2011address\u201d).<\/p>\n<p>Voor meer details zie:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/bitcointalk.org\/index.php?topic=32280.msg364300#msg364300\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Originele Bitcointalk\u2011post<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/bitcoin\/bitcoin\/blob\/master\/doc\/release-process.md\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bitcoin\u2011source\u2011code (verificatiedocumentatie)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<p><!-- 5. Erfenis van Satoshi --><\/p>\n<section id=\"legacy\">\n<h2>5. Erfenis van Satoshi<\/h2>\n<p>Hoewel dit de laatste boodschap is, blijft Satoshi\u2019s invloed bestaan via:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>De <strong>consensus\u2011regels<\/strong> (PoW, 21\u202fmiljoen\u2011maximaliteit, block\u2011tijd).<\/li>\n<li>De <strong>open\u2011source\u2011licentie<\/strong> (MIT\u2011achtige) die iedereen vrij geeft de code te gebruiken of te forken.<\/li>\n<li>De <strong>culturele impact<\/strong> \u2013 het idee van een \u201cmoney\u2011system without a governor\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>De community interpreteert de \u201claatste boodschap\u201d vaak als een expliciete toestemming om Bitcoin te laten evolueren zonder \u00e9\u00e9n centrale autoriteit, wat de basis vormt voor latere upgrades (SegWit, Taproot, Lightning\u2011Network, enz.).<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!-- Footer met download\u2011link --><\/p>\n<footer style=\"margin-top: 2rem; padding-top: 1rem; border-top: 1px solid #ddd;\">\ud83d\udce5 <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcointalk.org\/index.php?topic=32280.msg364300#msg364300\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bekijk de originele post op Bitcointalk<\/a>\ud83d\udd8b \u00a9 Satoshi Nakamoto \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/bitcoin\/bitcoin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bitcoin\u2011project op GitHub<\/a><\/footer>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>De laatste publieke boodschap van Satoshi Nakamoto (28\u202fdec\u202f2010) Geschreven door Satoshi Nakamoto \u2013 28\u202fdecember\u202f2010 Origineel gepost op Bitcointalk\u2011forum Samenvatting In deze post bevestigt Satoshi dat hij niet meer zal bijdragen aan het Bitcoin\u2011project, maar hij blijft \u201cterwijl hij kan\u201d de code en de gemeenschap observeren. 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