Satoshi’s Abandoned Poker Experiment Returns With a Bitcoin Twist

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What happened

Nearly 18 years after Satoshi Nakamoto left an unfinished poker interface buried inside Bitcoin’s original software, researcher Robin Linus has developed a cryptographic protocol that makes the game possible.

Key facts

  • Nearly 18 years after Satoshi Nakamoto left an unfinished poker interface buried inside Bitcoin’s original software, researcher Robin Linus has developed a cryptographic protocol that makes the game possible.
  • Reported by Bitcoin.com and published Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:03:56 UTC.

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