Apple, the world’s largest company by market capitalization, removed the Bitcoin whitepaper in its latest macOS update, released on Tuesday.
Such a document was accidentally found earlier this month. On the date, a user was surprised by the file and stated that it could be there for convenience for testing since it is a lightweight PDF.
Others went further and advanced theories that Apple founder Steve Jobs is the creator of Bitcoin, known by the name Satoshi Nakamoto. However, there is no evidence for this.
Apple removes Bitcoin whitepaper from its computers
Entitled “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Money System”the whitepaper published by Satoshi Nakamoto in 2008 is a technical document that explains the operation of the system in nine pages, the last one for references.
For some reason not mentioned by Apple, such a document had been used in their operating systems for years. More specifically, since 2018. That is, every macOS computer had a copy of the Bitcoin whitepaper.
However, everything changed this Tuesday (25) when the company chose to delete the file a few weeks after the news went viral on the internet. As with the addition, Apple has also not commented on the removal. The information was disclosed by the 9to5Mac portal, which covers the giant’s products.
“After the release of macOS Ventura 13.4 beta 3 to developers on Tuesday, 9to5Mac discovered that Apple had removed the Bitcoin whitepaper, which was hidden in system files.”
Another point is that no one knows who put such a file there. The two likely theories point to the ease of testing the file as it is a lightweight PDF, or else a joke by an employee investing in Bitcoin.
Despite Apple’s stance, Bitcoin continues to surge this Wednesday (25) after investors became concerned about the US market. The main reasons are the magnitude of the banking crisis and signs of recession in the economy.
Source: Live Coins
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