Office of the Historian
The Archive of Invocations
A chronological record of the phrase through time.
The Archive documents verified public appearances of “Magic Internet Money,” preserving each artifact with its source, date, attribution, and historical context.
History is presented here in the order in which it entered the record.
Showing 13 of 13 archival records
2011–2013
The Early Digital Period
Before cryptocurrency became a mainstream financial category, its language was still being invented.
Early references reveal an internet attempting to describe something for which established financial vocabulary was often inadequate.
TL;DR - magic internet money!
MIM.2026.0011Verifieddwaltrip
2013
Bitcoin: Magic Internet Money.
MIM.2026.0010VerifiedHolliday
2013
Bitcoin: Magic Internet Money
MIM.2026.0009Verifiedmavensbot
2013
What employment income? Last I checked you were a jobless do-nothing, sitting on his couch all day actively declining job offers relying on internet magic money to make you rich.
MIM.2026.0008Verifiedgreyhawk
2012
Magic Internet Money
MIM.2026.0007VerifiedErebusBat
2012
[Police Guy] Um, why would you give your magic internet money to someone who you've never met named pirate?
MIM.2026.0006VerifiediCEBREAKER
2012
As if any law enforcement agency in the world has a Cryptocoin Recovery Division, or cares in the least about their Magic Internet Money.
MIM.2026.0005VerifiediCEBREAKER
2012
Speaking of accounting, do you employ an outside accountant for tax preparation? If so, what was his/her take on that "Magic Computer Money"?
MIM.2026.0004VerifiedSMTB1963
2012
We're still in 'early adopter' phase and a high fraction of people who join now will be interested in the tech and details of bitcoin. But later on a vanishing fraction will be abl…
MIM.2026.0003VerifiedFreeMoney
2012
Ira (bearbones) and I were chatting today. We've come up with a new slogan which should be made the official slogan of Bitcoin: Bitcoin Magic Computer Money So the new strategy i…
MIM.2026.0002VerifiedErik Voorhees
2012
2014
A New Chapter
Magic Internet Money enters a distinct historical period.
Records from this year form part of the foundational collection maintained by the Archive.
2015–2019
The Expansion
Cryptocurrency spreads beyond its original technical communities.
The phrase travels with it.
No matching record is presently catalogued in this era.2020–2024
The Institutional Period
What had once been dismissed as obscure internet experimentation increasingly entered the vocabulary of corporations, investors, public figures, and mainstream culture.
The phrase remained.
2025–Present
The Continuing Record
The history of Magic Internet Money is not presented here as a completed story.
New evidence continues to surface. New invocations continue to be made. The Archive remains open.
No matching record is presently catalogued in this era.Office of the Historian