03-11-2021, 12:56 PM
Cryptocurrency history time - Hal Finney, the first Bitcoin transaction recipient an
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Found out about Hal Finney today, he was the first bitcoin recipient and was cryopreserved (storage of a human corpse or severed head, with the speculative hope that resurrection may be possible in the future). </p> <p>He received bitcoins from Satoshi Nakamoto, which he denied was him. He lived in the same town as Dorian Nakamoto (another person that people speculate to be Satoshi).</p> <p>According to wired article:</p> <blockquote> <p>Finney spotted Satoshi Nakamoto's bitcoin whitepaper on a cryptography mailing list in 2008 and immediately began exchanging emails with him, eventually helping to debug its code, perform its first test transactions, and mine a substantial hoard of the cryptocurrency.</p> </blockquote> <p>Here are some interesting articles:</p> <p><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2014/03/25/satoshi-nakamotos-neighbor-the-bitcoin-ghostwriter-who-wasnt/?sh=7ec308e24a37">https://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2014/03/25/satoshi-nakamotos-neighbor-the-bitcoin-ghostwriter-who-wasnt/?sh=7ec308e24a37</a></p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/swlh/the-creator-of-bitcoin-satoshi-nakamoto-is-most-likely-this-guy-8723eddb517c">https://medium.com/swlh/the-creator-of-bitcoin-satoshi-nakamoto-is-most-likely-this-guy-8723eddb517c</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.wired.com/2014/08/hal-finney/">https://www.wired.com/2014/08/hal-finney/</a></p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/beyondelectricdream"> /u/beyondelectricdream </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/m27dup/cryptocurrency_history_time_hal_finney_the_first/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/m27dup/cryptocurrency_history_time_hal_finney_the_first/">[comments]</a></span>Kind Regards R
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Found out about Hal Finney today, he was the first bitcoin recipient and was cryopreserved (storage of a human corpse or severed head, with the speculative hope that resurrection may be possible in the future). </p> <p>He received bitcoins from Satoshi Nakamoto, which he denied was him. He lived in the same town as Dorian Nakamoto (another person that people speculate to be Satoshi).</p> <p>According to wired article:</p> <blockquote> <p>Finney spotted Satoshi Nakamoto's bitcoin whitepaper on a cryptography mailing list in 2008 and immediately began exchanging emails with him, eventually helping to debug its code, perform its first test transactions, and mine a substantial hoard of the cryptocurrency.</p> </blockquote> <p>Here are some interesting articles:</p> <p><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2014/03/25/satoshi-nakamotos-neighbor-the-bitcoin-ghostwriter-who-wasnt/?sh=7ec308e24a37">https://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2014/03/25/satoshi-nakamotos-neighbor-the-bitcoin-ghostwriter-who-wasnt/?sh=7ec308e24a37</a></p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/swlh/the-creator-of-bitcoin-satoshi-nakamoto-is-most-likely-this-guy-8723eddb517c">https://medium.com/swlh/the-creator-of-bitcoin-satoshi-nakamoto-is-most-likely-this-guy-8723eddb517c</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.wired.com/2014/08/hal-finney/">https://www.wired.com/2014/08/hal-finney/</a></p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/beyondelectricdream"> /u/beyondelectricdream </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/m27dup/cryptocurrency_history_time_hal_finney_the_first/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/m27dup/cryptocurrency_history_time_hal_finney_the_first/">[comments]</a></span>Kind Regards R