Took off
Regarding "took off", I've checked that Bitcoin was first created in 2009, hence I'm not that sure if "took off" means that right away Bitcoin gained popularity?
Satoshi Nakamoto, drawing from the work of his predecessors, published a technical description of bitcoin, the most popular cryptocurrency today. Bitcoin took off on January 3, 2009.
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I think "took off" is probably intended to mean "was launched". It doesn't seem likely that it "took off", in the sense of gained great popularity, within one day. However, the latter meaning of "took off" is the one that comes readily to mind, so the sentence does not work well, in my opinion, assuming that I'm correct about what it is intended to mean.
- I think "took off" is probably intended to mean "was launched".
- It doesn't seem likely that it "took off", in the sense of gained great popularity, within one day.
- However, the latter meaning of "took off" is the one that comes readily to mind, so the sentence does not work well, in my opinion, assuming that I'm correct about what it is intended to mean.
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I think "took off" is probably intended to mean "was launched". It doesn't seem likely that it "took off", in the sense of gained great popularity, within one day. However, the latter meaning of "took off" is the one that comes readily to mind, so the sentence does not work well, in my opinion, assuming that I'm correct about what it is intended to mean.
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