Hal Finney, the First Transaction Recipient of Bitcoin

Harold Thomas Finney II, also known as Hal Finney, was the first person to receive a bitcoin transaction, receiving 10 bitcoins from creator Satoshi Nakamoto on 12 January 2009.  Hal Finney was a software developer involved in the early development of bitcoin. Prior to bitcoin, Hal Finney was a lead developer in console games, and was […]

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The Early History of Bitcoin

The creation of Bitcoin is shrouded in mystery due to its anonymous creator named “Satoshi Nakamoto”. No one seems to know who Satoshi Nakamoto is. Perhaps their identity is that of an individual, a group, or an organization. The bitcoin.org domain name was registered on 18 August 2008.  On 31 October 2008, a link to […]

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