bitcoin.org

bitcoin.org (URL)

bitcoin.org is a long-running informational website about Bitcoin that presents general introductions, user guidance, and reference material about the Bitcoin network. The site explicitly states that it is not an “official” website for Bitcoin, because Bitcoin has no central owner or authoritative spokesperson. (bitcoin.org)

Ownership / stewardship

According to bitcoin.org’s own “About” page, the domain was originally registered and owned by Satoshi Nakamoto and Martti Malmi (an early Bitcoin developer). After Satoshi Nakamoto left active involvement, domain ownership was distributed to additional people (separate from Bitcoin developers) to reduce the risk of any single person or group controlling the site. (bitcoin.org)

The same page describes bitcoin.org today as an independent open-source project: contributions are made publicly (e.g., via pull requests), while “final publication authority” is held by the site’s co-owners and day-to-day maintenance is managed by co-maintainers. (bitcoin.org)

Domain / registration facts (WHOIS-level)

Public WHOIS summaries list NameCheap, Inc. as the registrar and show the domain’s creation date as August 18, 2008 (a date also widely cited as part of early Bitcoin history). (whois.com)