I don't know, but most Apple device users don't dig deep into the system to read hidden files, most of the use is for design or to exploit the device's features.
The question must be presented to Apple. If they know, then this is a problem, and if they do not know, then the problem is greater.
Wouldn't they face any legal problem, at least in the UK, in which the Bitcoin white paper seems to be outlawed.
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This is a great story. I’ve been certain that Apple has been accumulating Bitcoin for some time now (at least 5 years) after having discussions with one of their highest level executives. This is the first time I’ve seen any evidence of them beginning to show support for it. I guess that means they’re close to done filling their bags. I expect to see a LOT more support for Bitcoin from Apple in the future.
Well, if that's true, then there better be an integration for it in the App Store, so that I can stop buying iTunes gift cards
OMG Steve Jobs=Satoshi Nakamoto. Since Steve died in 2011 that would explain Satoshi disappearance too. Just joking haha.
Now you got me curious with this but unfortunately i dont have any device with macOS to check it out.
Now you got me curious with this but unfortunately i dont have any device with macOS to check it out.
Doesn't check out. From reading Satoshi's posts here, he certainly doesn't sound like an asshole. Also Jobs was never a cryptographer, but a product designer. And he literally only had access to a Windows with AMD processor when designing the early versions of Bitcoin Core software.
It is strange, though i don't think it means that Apple have been accumulating BTC or that the company is pro BTC, maybe they are, but this does not prove it. What this means though is that one of their engineers or coders is pro BTC and maybe he has put it there secretly for anyone who finds it to read about the amazing currency that Satoshi created. There is also an image found in the same folder where the BTC whitepaper can be found, though the image is unrelated to BTC, strange, or maybe all these was just done for some fun.
Searching online, i heard this isn't the first time that someone found this, but it did not get so much attention from the media, though this news is not everywhere for now, but i expect this one to be published in many news outlets. There are many interpretations to this, but we cannot know the exact truth because i don't think Apple would comment on this, nor would the engineer who did this too, but good development for BTC, so anyone who has a macOS since mojave should go and read the BTC whitepaper.
Searching online, i heard this isn't the first time that someone found this, but it did not get so much attention from the media, though this news is not everywhere for now, but i expect this one to be published in many news outlets. There are many interpretations to this, but we cannot know the exact truth because i don't think Apple would comment on this, nor would the engineer who did this too, but good development for BTC, so anyone who has a macOS since mojave should go and read the BTC whitepaper.
I expect Craig "Faketoshi" Wright to take legal action and file a copyright infringement lawsuit against Apple now. 
Same things that's been running through my mind lol, I will never get off crypto space ever, this type of drama can't be missed mehn I am not surprised, every big companies knows how good Bitcoin investment ks, they just pretend to not care, maybe because of the watchdogs or something.
This is why I don't trust the government either, they hate Bitcoin and yet investing in Bitcoin is very attractive, ain't it? governments
Believe it or not, the Government are also doing the same thing, we only get to know about Apple by luck, we still don't know how many other big names are already onto Bitcoin investment.
WOW, I'm gonna check in with one of my friends who uses a MAC, he's a Bitcoiner and I'll
bet he doesnt know this.
First thing I thought when I read the OP was CSW and how that is a BIG f-u to his efforts
to try and claim/control that.
I wonder who did it? was it a company directive or an employee...
yes would love to see David taking on Goliath and Goliath flattening him into the dust.
bet he doesnt know this.
First thing I thought when I read the OP was CSW and how that is a BIG f-u to his efforts
to try and claim/control that.
I wonder who did it? was it a company directive or an employee...
It's probably just one or few engineer who happen to be Bitcoin enthusiast use Bitcoin Whitepaper as reference/example PDF file.
It'd be suicidal considering Apple deep pocket and very long history of handling lawsuit (e.g. Apple vs Samsung). But i personally i wish it happen.
I expect Craig "Faketoshi" Wright to take a legal action and file a copyright infringement lawsuit against Apple now.
It'd be suicidal considering Apple deep pocket and very long history of handling lawsuit (e.g. Apple vs Samsung). But i personally i wish it happen.
yes would love to see David taking on Goliath and Goliath flattening him into the dust.
Pretty nice easter egg and at the same time a good advertising for Apple because we all know that if bitcoin is in it, I am pretty sure that the community will flock to it to check it out. Are they the only OS that has that in their system? Love to know that they're not the only one.
I expect Craig "Faketoshi" Wright to take a legal action and file a copyright infringement lawsuit against Apple now.
Yeah exactly, I was going to write the same thing. When will there be an article mentioning a noisy trial about it? That's a godsend for him!
I had no idea that the whitepaper was hidden in Macos. If I understand correctly, it was an employee who did this a few years ago, and it was never corrected?
If so, we shouldn't jump to conclusions about Apple's hypothetical possession of Bitcoin, this may just be an Easteregg of an employee close to resignation. (Although personally I am convinced that every personality who own large amounts of money and a minimal knowledge of Bitcoin, has at least a little bit of it )
In any case it's really nice, that makes a huge number of copies of the paper in circulation, even offline.
I'm not an Apple user personally, but I wonder if there is also this in IOS ? Who knows, maybe some tablets and phones also include the whitepaper
There have been Easter Eggs in Apple things forever.
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/57527/16-easter-eggs-hidden-apple-products
Also in Windows, and Android and just about every other OS known.
Just because it's BTC do we care here.
The real question is, did Apple know about it, and if not why not? How could something like that get though what is supposed to be layers of verification of software without someone catching it. And, if nobody did catch it, what else is lurking in their OS?
-Dave
OMG Steve Jobs=Satoshi Nakamoto. Since Steve died in 2011 that would explain Satoshi disappearance too. Just joking haha.
Now you got me curious with this but unfortunately i dont have any device with macOS to check it out.
Now you got me curious with this but unfortunately i dont have any device with macOS to check it out.
There have been a number of theories on Facebook and Twitter about what you are referring to, but it's probably just people's happy thoughts, since, as the report has, it's very clear that this only comes up in macOS versions from Mojave (10.14.0) or later. But I'm also curious, I really don't know what Apple does this for and why it has not been made public until now. Today, I have seen many Mac users excited about this news, but I am also using Windows, and it is a pity that I did not get to experience it.
I expect Craig "Faketoshi" Wright to take a legal action and file a copyright infringement lawsuit against Apple now.
oh, I wouldn't be surprised if he actually does, that dude is a money-hungry individual that wants validation from everyone that he created Bitcoin and will sue anyone that has money any chance he gets. I also agree with ETFbitcoin I really hope he does, it'll be fun. 
This is a great story. I’ve been certain that Apple has been accumulating Bitcoin for some time now (at least 5 years) after having discussions with one of their highest level executives. This is the first time I’ve seen any evidence of them beginning to show support for it. I guess that means they’re close to done filling their bags. I expect to see a LOT more support for Bitcoin from Apple in the future.
I don't think they are holding a lot of Bitcoin as of this date, but you are right that they are really interested in it, which is why they have included it in every copy of macOS. I believe that this will really ignite the passion of Bitcoin lovers and as well grab the interest of greedy investors. Things seem to be in favor of Bitcoin and its price may soon rise above 35K.
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I don't know if you guys are taking it lightly or not. But, Whoever did it from Apple, is Extreme Bitcoiner.
I won't say it's for marketing or news coverage. It wasn't Apple who confirms the existence of the whitepaper on macOS. macOS 10.14 Was released on September 24, 2018. If they had any marketing strategy behind that, They wouldn't remain silent for four years. C'mon. I am taking it as a positive sign from Apple.
Another Image is rotating on Twitter which is this;
Of course, this is not real. But, This would be good to be true.
For futher PR and marketing, news websites will publish articles about this story, that will promote apple and bitcoin at the same time but
I won't say it's for marketing or news coverage. It wasn't Apple who confirms the existence of the whitepaper on macOS. macOS 10.14 Was released on September 24, 2018. If they had any marketing strategy behind that, They wouldn't remain silent for four years. C'mon. I am taking it as a positive sign from Apple.
Another Image is rotating on Twitter which is this;
Of course, this is not real. But, This would be good to be true.
1. For futher PR and marketing
2. Apple products mean high security for a lot of people, bitcoin has that reputation too.
• This could be true except that it's not on every news website and was not particularly made public years after it was slipped in. Anything done for PR would have found its way to the internet quickly, sometimes it would be made out to have leaked inadvertently, but there would be dozens of news on it.2. Apple products mean high security for a lot of people, bitcoin has that reputation too.
• This is a loose but plausible reason for why it was done. Maybe not a company wide policy, but the engineer behind the code might have had that in mind when using it.
By the way, it's very strange that recently, after so many years, we discovered for the first time that bitcoin logo has some design issues. Today, we discovered that there was a copy of Bitcoin Whitepaper in modern copies of MacOS, it's really funny and strange simultaneously.
Say whatever you want but I think it was done for two purposes:
1. For futher PR and marketing, news websites will publish articles about this story, that will promote apple and bitcoin at the same time but apple is a hero here.
2. Apple products mean high security for a lot of people, bitcoin has that reputation too. By including Bitcoin Whitepaper in macOS, it can be perceived as a message that there is a strong bong between Apple and the idea of security & privacy.
Yeah, this may sounds crazy but why not?
Say whatever you want but I think it was done for two purposes:
1. For futher PR and marketing, news websites will publish articles about this story, that will promote apple and bitcoin at the same time but apple is a hero here.
2. Apple products mean high security for a lot of people, bitcoin has that reputation too. By including Bitcoin Whitepaper in macOS, it can be perceived as a message that there is a strong bong between Apple and the idea of security & privacy.
Yeah, this may sounds crazy but why not?
I expect Craig "Faketoshi" Wright to take a legal action and file a copyright infringement lawsuit against Apple now.
It's immediately a lost game for him. It'd be suicidal considering Apple deep pocket and very long history of handling lawsuit (e.g. Apple vs Samsung). But i personally i wish it happen.
I think the bookmakers could quote the chance of this happening at around 1
, although as you said Apple would have already won. When economic interests and presumed rights are at stake, everyone thinks they can win and carry on battles even without having the title to do so
It's probably just one or few engineer who happen to be Bitcoin enthusiast use Bitcoin Whitepaper as reference/example PDF file.
It'd be suicidal considering Apple deep pocket and very long history of handling lawsuit (e.g. Apple vs Samsung). But i personally i wish it happen.
I expect Craig "Faketoshi" Wright to take a legal action and file a copyright infringement lawsuit against Apple now.
It'd be suicidal considering Apple deep pocket and very long history of handling lawsuit (e.g. Apple vs Samsung). But i personally i wish it happen.
It's nice to see that Apple believes in bitcoin without making too much noise about it.
The fact that the document is hidden confirms the philosophy of bitcoin which is the one shared with apple: privacy first!
It would be nice, as already said, to discover that Satoshi = Steve Jobs, but I don't think so, even if both were visionaries
The fact that the document is hidden confirms the philosophy of bitcoin which is the one shared with apple: privacy first!
It would be nice, as already said, to discover that Satoshi = Steve Jobs, but I don't think so, even if both were visionaries
I expect Craig "Faketoshi" Wright to take a legal action and file a copyright infringement lawsuit against Apple now.
Yeah exactly, I was going to write the same thing. When will there be an article mentioning a noisy trial about it? That's a godsend for him!
I had no idea that the whitepaper was hidden in Macos. If I understand correctly, it was an employee who did this a few years ago, and it was never corrected?
If so, we shouldn't jump to conclusions about Apple's hypothetical possession of Bitcoin, this may just be an Easteregg of an employee close to resignation. (Although personally I am convinced that every personality who own large amounts of money and a minimal knowledge of Bitcoin, has at least a little bit of it )
In any case it's really nice, that makes a huge number of copies of the paper in circulation, even offline.
I'm not an Apple user personally, but I wonder if there is also this in IOS ? Who knows, maybe some tablets and phones also include the whitepaper
OMG Steve Jobs=Satoshi Nakamoto. Since Steve died in 2011 that would explain Satoshi disappearance too. Just joking haha.
Now you got me curious with this but unfortunately i dont have any device with macOS to check it out.
Now you got me curious with this but unfortunately i dont have any device with macOS to check it out.
I expect Craig "Faketoshi" Wright to take a legal action and file a copyright infringement lawsuit against Apple now.
This is a great story. I’ve been certain that Apple has been accumulating Bitcoin for some time now (at least 5 years) after having discussions with one of their highest level executives. This is the first time I’ve seen any evidence of them beginning to show support for it. I guess that means they’re close to done filling their bags. I expect to see a LOT more support for Bitcoin from Apple in the future.
I've they've been accumulating Bitcoin, then they should've disclosed it already in any of their quarterly/annual results papers. Let's not forget that Apple is a public company and is required by law to disclose their finances.
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