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bitcoin-0.1-rebuilt

the original bitcoin executable, rebuilt byte for byte

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GITHUB · launched Oct 18, 2026 · 106 upvotes (top 13%)

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Could you build this?

No Producing a byte-for-byte rebuild of the 2009 Bitcoin 0.1 executable requires reconstructing the exact original compiler, toolchain, build flags, and environment, which is a binary-archaeology problem an AI coding assistant cannot solve by conversation.

What it would actually take: This needs someone who can identify the original MSVC or GCC version and build settings, then iterate on disassembly and object-level diffs until the output matches the original binary exactly. It requires deep C++, x86 assembly, and compiler internals expertise, and possibly access to period toolchains.

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Attention rank: #61 of 428 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).

Launched 352 days after the earliest competitor.

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