This evolution happened because the existing words "currency" & "dollar" weren't inspiring enough confidence in people, so the word "cache"was hijacked to imply "dollar means value."
Pretty shitty reason IMO. I consider satoshi's use of the word in the title a perpetuation of its confusing history.
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2025-05-02 14:00:46
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