On one hand, their takeaway clashes with the stereotype (and perhaps, in some cases, self-image) of Bitcoin users, particularly early adopters, as cold-blooded individualists: “Rather than relying exclusively on a decentralized, trustless network of anonymous actors, Bitcoin depended on altruistic behavior by a group of anonymous agents,” the paper states.
Source: https://www.coindesk.com/layer2/2022/06/07/new-research-unearths-insights-into-satoshi-and-bitcoins-early-days/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines