Celebrating the 14th Anniversary of Bitcoin’s First Transaction

Jan 12, 2023

It’s been 14 years since the first bitcoin transaction was sent. On Jan. 12, 2009, Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of the Bitcoin system, sent Hal Finney, a well-regarded cryptographer and computer scientist, 10 bitcoin (BTC). Jimmy Song, author of "Thank God for Bitcoin: The Creation, Corruption and Redemption of Money," discusses Bitcoin network's developments throughout the years.

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