Apple removes Bitcoin Whitepaper From Latest MacOS 

Apple removes Bitcoin whitepaper from macOS Ventura beta

A few weeks ago, users found the original Bitcoin whitepaper hidden in the internal files of macOS Ventura.

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The reason behind the move is still unclear, however, it is believed to be an in-joke among Apple engineers.

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The file was located in a folder within the Image Capture app along with other random assets, such as other PDF files and images.

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Following the release of macOS Ventura 13.4 beta 3, it has been found that the Bitcoin whitepaper has been removed from the operating system.

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The Image Capture app where the document was found initially is also missing in the latest version of macOS.

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It confirms the theory that the whitepaper as well as the application were never meant to be found by the users.

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If you haven’t updated your Mac to the latest beta yet, you can still find the file by running the following command in Terminal: open/System/Library/Image\Capture/Devices/VirtualScanner.app/Contents/Resources/simpledoc.pdf

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