first person-to-person Bitcoin transaction

Keyword reference — entries that mention this term in body prose.

Defined in: First Bitcoin transaction — Satoshi sends 10 BTC to Hal Finney

3 entries reference this keyword in body prose.

Event March 25, 2014 Added May 3, 2026 Updated August 8, 2026 Analysis

Was Hal Finney Satoshi? — RPOW's author, with a real Satoshi Nakamoto living blocks from his door

He built RPOW, received the first Bitcoin transaction, and lived blocks from Dorian Satoshi Nakamoto. The evidence for Hal Finney as Satoshi, weighed.

Event October 31, 2008 Added March 1, 2026 Updated August 12, 2026 Biography Biography

Satoshi Nakamoto (dates unknown) — Pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin

Satoshi Nakamoto

Pseudonymous individual or group who authored the Bitcoin white paper (October 31, 2008), wrote the software, mined the genesis block, and guided early development before disappearing in April 2011.

Event August 28, 2014 Added February 22, 2026 Updated July 20, 2026 Biography Biography

Hal Finney (1956–2014) — Cypherpunk, PGP developer, first Bitcoin recipient

The Santa Barbara Independent ↔ Hal Finney

Harold Thomas Finney II (1956–2014): Caltech engineer, PGP 2.0 developer, Extropian, cryonics advocate, RPOW creator, first Bitcoin recipient and first known person other than Satoshi to run Bitcoin.