Twelve years ago today, Bitcoin creator Dr. Craig Wright (as Satoshi Nakamoto) sent 10 bitcoins to developer and cryptographer Hal Finney. Why is this so important?Twelve years ago today, Bitcoin creator Dr. Craig Wright (as Satoshi Nakamoto) sent 10 bitcoins to developer and cryptographer Hal Finney. Why is this so important?
Finney was the first-ever recipient of Bitcoin—a historic event that proved the network did work in reality.Hal Finney was the first-ever recipient of Bitcoin—a historic event that proved the network did work in reality.
The first transaction ever sent on the Bitcoin blockchain was sent 12 years ago, on January 12, 2009 from the cryptocurrency’s pseudonymous creator Satoshi Nakamoto to long-time cryptographer and cypherpunk Hal Finney.The first transaction ever sent on the Bitcoin blockchain was sent 12 years ago, on January 12, 2009 from the cryptocurrency’s pseudonymous creator Satoshi Nakamoto to long-time cryptographer and cypherpunk Hal Finney.
Bitcoin has been heavily victimized by the Hegelian Dialectic redefining it to the whims of software developers and anonymous users on social media, Kurt Wuckert Jr. writes.Bitcoin has been heavily victimized by the Hegelian Dialectic redefining it to the whims of software developers and anonymous users on social media, Kurt Wuckert Jr. writes.