Key Takeaways:
Historians like Gwern Branwen link e-cash.org, registered July 20, 2008, to Satoshi Nakamoto based on timing with bitcoin.org. The domain was registered 29 days before bitcoin.org, matching Satoshi’s private draft file named ecash.pdf. The domain remains under privacy-protected ownership via Dynadot with a renewal extending to 2028. E-cash.org Domain Draws Renewed InterestWhat the record does establish is a clear nomenclature shift. The name “e-cash” or “ecash” appears in Satoshi’s private draft file name, in the subject line of his first public announcement, and throughout the draft white paper. The domain bearing that name was registered at the right time, through a privacy service, with no competing explanation in any public record.
The domain has been renewed through 2028. Its owner has never been identified publicly in 18 years.
