Whitepaper

A detailed technical document published by a cryptocurrency project or blockchain protocol that outlines its technology, architecture, use case, tokenomics, governance model, and development roadmap. Whitepapers serve as the foundational reference for evaluating a project's legitimacy, technical merit, and investment potential. Bitcoin's 2008 whitepaper by Satoshi Nakamoto is the most famous example and established the template that most subsequent crypto projects have followed.