A Bitshares History, Starting from Dan in a Beard

I've had several pseudonyms in the Bitshares community, and would still want to remain pseudonymous. Suffice to say, I've been involved since the original Protoshares design all the way to the launch of Bitshares and beyond. There are many things I liked about the project and many things that I didn't. I still believe in Bitshares though.

So I was wondering if there is any community appetite on some history lessons. Starting of course to the first time Dan Larimer (and Charles Hoskinson) announced their idea - way back when Dan sported a killer beard!

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