Today marks the 17th anniversary of Hal Finney's famous Bitcoin tweet "Running bitcoin".

GateUser-6433627c · 2026-01-11T05:58:24+00:00

Hal Finney posted on Twitter on January 11, 2009, "Running bitcoin," becoming the first recipient of a Bitcoin transaction, marking the beginning of the Bitcoin financial revolution. Now, on January 11, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approves the Bitcoin ETF, echoing Finney's historic tweet.

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2026-01-11 05:58:24

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January 11, 2009, Hal Finney posted on Twitter “Running bitcoin.” Behind this brief message is Hal Finney, who became the recipient of the first-ever Bitcoin transaction: just one day later, Satoshi Nakamoto directly sent him 10 BTC. Although there is intense debate about Satoshi Nakamoto’s identity, one fact is undisputed: without Hal Finney, Bitcoin might have remained just a little-known white paper, rather than the financial revolution we know today. Additionally, the timing of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s approval of the first spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) coincides with the 15th anniversary of Finney’s historic tweet, on January 11, 2024.

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