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+# LaTeX Reproduction of the Bitcoin Whitepaper
+
+This repository contains a LaTeX version of the Bitcoin whitepaper.
+
+## Introduction
+
+The Bitcoin whitepaper, one of the most important documents in the history of cryptocurrencies,
+was published in 2008 by Satoshi Nakamoto, available at https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf .
+
+As far as I know, there is no official LaTeX version of the Bitcoin whitepaper available.
+This repository contains LaTeX files which reproduce the Bitcoin whitepaper.
+
+This LaTeX project is aimed to be a good example for LaTeX learners
+to learn how to write a LaTeX document with mathematical formulas and TiKZ pictures.
+
+## Known Issues
+
+- The size of each part may look different from the original whitepaper.
+- The TiKZ pictures do not fit the page width well.
+- References are not exactly the same as the original whitepaper.
+
+## Thanks
+
+Special thanks to [TeXiFy IDEA](https://github.com/Hannah-Sten/TeXiFy-IDEA) for making it easy to write LaTeX in a JetBrains IDE.
+
+## Disclaimer
+
+- This repository is not affiliated with the Bitcoin Foundation or any other organization.
+- The author of this repository is not Satoshi Nakamoto.
+- The copyright of the Bitcoin whitepaper belongs to Satoshi Nakamoto.