# Nakamoto's system was peer-to-peer, meaning a decentralised computer network

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**Created:** [January 21, 2015, 9:17am UTC](https://discourse.peercoin-library.org/t/nakamotos-system-was-peer-to-peer-meaning-a-decentralised-computer-network/3277 "2015-01-21T09:17:33Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 21, 2015, 9:17am UTC](https://discourse.peercoin-library.org/t/nakamotos-system-was-peer-to-peer-meaning-a-decentralised-computer-network/3277/1 "2015-01-21T09:17:33Z")

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