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- 1 The Bitcoin White Paper has been removed from the latest macOS Ventura 13.4 Beta 3 update.
- 2 The BTC white paper was found on April 5, 2023, and people supposed Steeve Jobs was Satoshi Nakamoto.
Bitcoin white paper was found hidden on macOS on April 5, 2023. This incident gave rise to the theory that Apple founder Steve Jobs was Satoshi Nakamoto. Bitcoin price surged almost 12%, reaching close to $31,000 following the news. The white paper has been removed in the latest macOS Ventura 13.4 Beta 3, released on April 25, 2023.
Bitcoin White Paper No Longer Visible on macOS
Apple-focused news site 9to5Mac reported on April 25, 2023, that the tech giant removed the Virtual Scanner II test scanner app, in their latest update. Bitcoin white paper was found hiding inside this. This app allowed Apple engineers to simulate the process of scanning and exporting documents and images using the Image Capture app without needing a scanner.
The removal of the Bitcoin white paper confirms the theory that the paper and the app were not meant to be found by regular users.
In a blog post on April 5, 2023, Andy Baio revealed that while fixing his printer, he found the PDF copy of Satoshi Nakamoto’s Bitcoin white paper had been shipped with every copy of macOS for the last five years. It is believed to be added to the system in macOS Mojave in 2018.
The blog also highlights that the document was found in earlier versions of macOS, right, from Mojave (10.14.0) to the last version of Ventura. It was missing from High Sierra (10.13.0) and previous versions.
Baio also created a prompt to be used in Terminal, a command interface for the macOS. His command was able to find the white paper on multiple devices. However, this was not the first time the infamous document was discovered. In November 2020, designer Joshua Dickens also found the document.
The speculated reason the white paper was hidden in the macOS could be because it is a convenient, lightweight, and multipage PDF for testing purposes. Also, it was never meant to be seen by users.
Apple never openly discussed the finding, but they eventually removed the document and the app it was found in. APPL stocks tanked by almost 3% following the news.
A Californian court has filed a case against Apple for violating state competition laws. They prevented developers from using any alternative in-app payment methods. In their very own fashion, the tech giant tried to force NFT creators and developers to use their platform, for which they will be charged 30% as commission.
At press time, Apple (NASDAQ: APPL) traded at $163.77, dropping 0.94% in the last 24 hours. Still, the price is up by almost 5% after it fell when the news surfaced. Bitcoin was trading at $29,416.67, rising 7.34% in the last 24 hours, and is up by around 8% from April 25, 2023.
Nancy J. Allen is a crypto enthusiast, with a major in macroeconomics and minor in business statistics. She believes that cryptocurrencies inspire people to be their own banks, and step aside from traditional monetary exchange systems. She is also intrigued by blockchain technology and its functioning. She frequently researches, and posts content on the top altcoins, their theoretical working principles and technical price predictions.
