On this day 17 years ago, Satoshi Nakamoto and Hal Finney completed the first transaction in Bitcoin's history. This was not just a technical validation, but the beginning of an era.
Since that transaction, Bitcoin has experienced a transformation from obscurity to a market capitalization in the trillions. Blockchain technology has evolved from a conceptual stage to become the core driver of global financial innovation. As an early supporter of Bitcoin, Hal Finney's interaction with Satoshi Nakamoto marked the first proof of the feasibility of decentralized digital assets.
This moment changed everything. Today, Bitcoin has become synonymous with digital assets, inspiring millions of developers to contribute to the Web3 ecosystem. Looking back over these 17 years, we see not only the dramatic fluctuations in coin prices but also a revolutionary process of the entire industry from zero to one.
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FUD_Whisperer
· 01-13 06:51
How to say, Hal is really a tough guy. He went all-in early on. How many people still remember him now?
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NeverPresent
· 01-13 06:51
Wow, it's been 17 years... I still remember back then, who the hell believed this thing could be worth something.
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ser_aped.eth
· 01-13 06:49
Really, that transaction is still the purest. Nowadays, everything has become so complicated that no one can explain it clearly.
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Lonely_Validator
· 01-13 06:49
Wow, it's really been 17 years. Time flies so fast.
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WhaleWatcher
· 01-13 06:38
It still has to be these two; one transaction has launched an entire era.
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SmartMoneyWallet
· 01-13 06:25
The on-chain data of that transaction has already been thoroughly examined. What’s truly interesting is the subsequent changes in the distribution of chips—an endless game that retail investors can never fully understand.
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DeFiCaffeinator
· 01-13 06:21
It's been 17 years and we're still talking about this story. Why hasn't anyone thought about what happened to Hal later...
On this day 17 years ago, Satoshi Nakamoto and Hal Finney completed the first transaction in Bitcoin's history. This was not just a technical validation, but the beginning of an era.
Since that transaction, Bitcoin has experienced a transformation from obscurity to a market capitalization in the trillions. Blockchain technology has evolved from a conceptual stage to become the core driver of global financial innovation. As an early supporter of Bitcoin, Hal Finney's interaction with Satoshi Nakamoto marked the first proof of the feasibility of decentralized digital assets.
This moment changed everything. Today, Bitcoin has become synonymous with digital assets, inspiring millions of developers to contribute to the Web3 ecosystem. Looking back over these 17 years, we see not only the dramatic fluctuations in coin prices but also a revolutionary process of the entire industry from zero to one.