How to find the bitcoin white paper in MacOS

In every copy of macOS newer than 10.14.6, there is a hidden bitcoin white paper.

Don't believe me? Here is how to take a look for yourself:

Option 1: Terminal

Open your terminal and run the following line:

open /System/Library/Image\ Capture/Devices/VirtualScanner.app/Contents/Resources/simpledoc.pdf

Option 2: Manual

Open your Macintosh drive, and open the following directories:

System > Library > Image Capture > Devices

Then double click on virtual scanner, and click "view package contents."

Then select >Contents >Resources >simpledoc.pdf

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Thanks to waxy for discovering this. You can find the original article here:

The Bitcoin Whitepaper Is Hidden in Every Modern Copy of macOS - Waxy.org

I just discovered that every copy of macOS ships with a hidden PDF of Satoshi Nakamoto’s Bitcoin whitepaper. But why?

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