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Comunitatea Crypto îl onorează pe primul Bitcoiner cunoscut din lume

05/04/2022
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Finney was also the first person to publicly run Bitcoin (BTC), going down in the annals of crypto Twitter history with a famous tweet that often resurfaces.

Raise a glass to the world’s first Bitcoiner Wednesday. Hal Finney, the first person to receive a Bitcoin transaction from none other than Satoshi Nakamoto would have celebrated his birthday Wednesday.

On Bitcointalk.org, Hal Finney a explicat that when Satoshi first released the software, he “grabbed it right away.”

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“I think I was the first person besides Satoshi to run Bitcoin. I mined block 70-something, and I was the recipient of the first Bitcoin transaction when Satoshi sent ten coins to me as a test.”

The wallet address for the 10 Bitcoin transaction spune the story of BTC surging to 10 Bitcoin in value in 2009 (roughly $400,000) before Bitcoin had a dollar-denominated value.

Finney’s wallet address which received 10 Bitcoin in 2009. Source: Bitinfocharts

For Pete Rizzo, editor at Kraken and Bitcoin magazine, Finney was a “visionary”:

Sadly, Finney passed away from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as motor neuron disease, in Phoenix in 2014. However, an eternal technologist, he was cryopreserved by the Fundația de extindere a vieții Alcor and may be brought back to life via a technological medium in the future. 

Prior to being diagnosed , Finney was known for more than just running Bitcoin — he a fugit half-marathons up until Sept. 6, 2009.

As a part of his legacy, many Bitcoin foundations and charities organiza running events including “Running Bitcoin” to fight ALS.

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For some Bitcoin supporters, it’s a time to look back on his life and celebrate his achievements. But in typical Bitcoin Twitter fashion, it’s also an opportunity to make light of the situation: