The Secret Bitcoin Whitepaper Hidden in Every Mac Since 2018
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Apple has included the original Bitcoin whitepaper by Satoshi Nakamoto in every copy of macOS that has shipped since 2018, and it remains a mystery as to why. The PDF document can be found in the macOS Image Capture utility as a sample document for a device called "Virtual Scanner II," which is either hidden or not installed for everyone by default. The identity of the presumed pseudonymous Bitcoin developer and what "Virtual Scanner II" refers to remain unclear.
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