The concept of digital currency dates back to the early days of the internet. In the 1980s, computer scientist David Chaum introduced the idea of cryptographic electronic money, which laid the foundation for future digital currencies. Later in 2008 Bitcoin emerged as the first decentralized digital currency, CM👇🏻

introduced by the pseudonymous creator Satoshi Nakamoto through the whitepaper titled “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System.” Bitcoin’s innovation extended beyond the currency itself; it introduced the groundbreaking blockchain technology, which underpins trustless, decentralized ledgers2.