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I have located the first commit in the bitcoin/bitcoin repo on GitHub [1]. However, there is no single occurrence of "Poker". In the original-bitcoin repo I've

I have located the first commit in the bitcoin/bitcoin repo on GitHub [1]. However, there is no single occurrence of "Poker". In the original-bitcoin repo I've found CPokerLobbyDialogBase class [2]. So I can partially confirm your theory. According to bitcoin.com in the early stages of the project there was an idea for implementing on-chain poker game [3]. > Bitcoin was simply designed to be an in game currency for a poker game Could you back this theory with some evidence? [1]: https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/commit/4405b78d6059e536c36974088a8ed4d9f0f29898 https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/commit/4405b78d6059e536c3... [2]: https://github.com/trottier/original-bitcoin/blob/92ee8d9a994391d148733da77e2bbc2f4acc43cd/src/uibase.h https://github.com/trottier/original-bitcoin/blob/92ee8d9a99... [3]: https://news.bitcoin.com/satoshis-pre-release-bitcoin-code-contains-some-fascinating-findings/ https://news.bitcoin.com/satoshis-pre-release-bitcoin-code-c...

joeblau 5y ago
Look at this batch of function handlers[1]. Why does it have functions named "Deal Hand" "Fold" "Call" "Leave Table" etc... ? This thing was clearly a poker game that was co-opted by a ton of narrative changes into what it is now. I'm not saying that the co-opting and narrative changes are bad because I think the underlying function of trestles digital uniqueness is brilliant, but looking at the code tells a different story than what a lot of people would have you believe. [1] - https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/4405b78d6059e536c36974088a8ed4d9f0f29898/uibase.h#L660-L676f9a8399bbd29658daf2b405b6bd1756d9231b18949a4a6da6e126fc7a4ff75f8R660-R676 https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/4405b78d6059e536c369...