The first transaction of #bitcoin in history was made to a guy living just a few blocks away from the individual who Newsweek later accused of being the real Satoshi Nakamoto.
In January 2009, Hal Finney became the first person in the world to receive Bitcoin when Satoshi himself sent him 10 $BTC as proof.
For nearly a decade, Hal lived in Temple City, a small town in California with 36,000 residents.
In March 2014, Newsweek published a cover story revealing the identity of Dorian Prentice Satoshi Nakamoto, a 64-year-old retired engineer residing in Temple City, as the true creator of Bitcoin.
Dorian lived just 2.6 kilometers from Hal's old house, and both grew up wandering the same streets during their teenage years. Hal attended Arcadia High School, while Dorian commuted from Temple City to Cal Poly.
Hours after the publication of the Newsweek article, Forbes journalist Andy Greenberg connected the dots and headed to Hal's house in Santa Barbara to confront him directly.
Hal denied being Satoshi and claimed he had never met Dorian Nakamoto.
After reading the private emails between Hal and Satoshi himself, Greenberg believed there was no connection.
To this day, no one has been able to explain how the first person in the world to receive Bitcoin grew up just a few blocks away from a guy named Satoshi Nakamoto.
Out of all the cities in the world and all the names a stranger could have, the inventor of Bitcoin sent the first transaction to someone who spent their entire childhood walking past the only Satoshi Nakamoto on the planet.
In January 2009, Hal Finney became the first person in the world to receive Bitcoin when Satoshi himself sent him 10 $BTC as proof.
For nearly a decade, Hal lived in Temple City, a small town in California with 36,000 residents.
In March 2014, Newsweek published a cover story revealing the identity of Dorian Prentice Satoshi Nakamoto, a 64-year-old retired engineer residing in Temple City, as the true creator of Bitcoin.
Dorian lived just 2.6 kilometers from Hal's old house, and both grew up wandering the same streets during their teenage years. Hal attended Arcadia High School, while Dorian commuted from Temple City to Cal Poly.
Hours after the publication of the Newsweek article, Forbes journalist Andy Greenberg connected the dots and headed to Hal's house in Santa Barbara to confront him directly.
Hal denied being Satoshi and claimed he had never met Dorian Nakamoto.
After reading the private emails between Hal and Satoshi himself, Greenberg believed there was no connection.
To this day, no one has been able to explain how the first person in the world to receive Bitcoin grew up just a few blocks away from a guy named Satoshi Nakamoto.
Out of all the cities in the world and all the names a stranger could have, the inventor of Bitcoin sent the first transaction to someone who spent their entire childhood walking past the only Satoshi Nakamoto on the planet.
