cypherpunkfirst-transaction

Hal Finney

Born 1956

Cryptographer and cypherpunk who received the first Bitcoin transaction from Satoshi. Ran the first non-Satoshi node and famously tweeted 'Running bitcoin' on January 11, 2009.

2 related events in the atlas

Related Blocks

#9 #170

Events They Shaped

January 12, 2009PeopleEpoch

First Bitcoin Transaction

Satoshi sent 10 BTC to Hal Finney in block 170.

#first-transaction#hal-finney

January 11, 2010AdoptionLegendary

Hal Finney: 'Running Bitcoin'

Hal Finney's iconic tweet on the day he received the first BTC.

#hal-finney#meme

Found a mistake or know something I missed?Email a correction — this page's URL will be included.