Regarding Hal Finney, keep these points in mind:
1) Hal Finney was running a node and mining shortly after the Bitcoin software was released to the public in January 2009.
2) On January 12, 2009, Satoshi Nakamoto sent Hal Finney 10 bitcoins. This is widely considered the first person-to-person Bitcoin transaction.
3) When learning about Bitcoin’s early history, consult primary sources and don’t believe anecdotes repeated across the internet.
Back to the market: $BTC is at 81,570 (24h -1.08%).
1) Hal Finney was running a node and mining shortly after the Bitcoin software was released to the public in January 2009.
2) On January 12, 2009, Satoshi Nakamoto sent Hal Finney 10 bitcoins. This is widely considered the first person-to-person Bitcoin transaction.
3) When learning about Bitcoin’s early history, consult primary sources and don’t believe anecdotes repeated across the internet.
Back to the market: $BTC is at 81,570 (24h -1.08%).