Bitcoin has been a hot topic for years, and it’s only getting more popular. But where did it all start? Let’s take a look at the fascinating history of this digital currency. Table of Contents Cypherpunks Silk Road Blocksize Wars - Scaling Bitcoin Cypherpunks The origins of Bitcoin can be traced back to the Cypherpunk movement in the 1990s, which consisted of a group of activists in the 1990s who believed that cryptography and other privacy-enhancing technologies could be used to protect individual freedoms in the digital age.