The 17th anniversary of the first "Bitcoin" tweet, the community commemorates Hal Finney's early contributions. The widow of the late Bitcoin contributor Hal Finney paid tribute to him on social media for his first Bitcoin-related tweet published 17 years ago and announced the launch of the "Running Bitcoin Challenge" event. Hal Finney was the recipient of Bitcoin's first transfer and made significant contributions to the development of Bitcoin. Odaily Planet Daily reported that the widow of the late early Bitcoin contributor Hal Finney posted on his X (formerly Twitter) account, stating that 17 years ago today, Hal Finney (@Halfin) posted his first tweet mentioning Bitcoin, "Running bitcoin," and also announced the launch of the fifth "Running Bitcoin Challenge" event. Hal Finney was the recipient of Satoshi Nakamoto's first Bitcoin transfer and played a key role in the refinement and operation of early Bitcoin versions. He passed away due to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
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The 17th anniversary of the first "Bitcoin" tweet, the community commemorates Hal Finney's early contributions. The widow of the late Bitcoin contributor Hal Finney paid tribute to him on social media for his first Bitcoin-related tweet published 17 years ago and announced the launch of the "Running Bitcoin Challenge" event. Hal Finney was the recipient of Bitcoin's first transfer and made significant contributions to the development of Bitcoin. Odaily Planet Daily reported that the widow of the late early Bitcoin contributor Hal Finney posted on his X (formerly Twitter) account, stating that 17 years ago today, Hal Finney (@Halfin) posted his first tweet mentioning Bitcoin, "Running bitcoin," and also announced the launch of the fifth "Running Bitcoin Challenge" event. Hal Finney was the recipient of Satoshi Nakamoto's first Bitcoin transfer and played a key role in the refinement and operation of early Bitcoin versions. He passed away due to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).