The first Bitcoin transaction took place on January 12, 2009.

• On January 12, 2009, Satoshi Nakamoto sent Bitcoin to Hal Finney for the first time.
• Hal Finney worked on the Bitcoin codeat an early stage.
• Finney is also believed to have created the Proof-of-Work protocol.

The creator of Bitcoin under the pseudonym Satoshi NakamotoOn January 12, 2009, he made his first transaction on the network, sending 10 BTC to Hal Finney, a famous cypherpunk who worked on the Bitcoin code in its early stages.

Almost nothing is known about Satoshi himself, but there are several facts about Finny. Many believe that he is the creator of the first cryptocurrency. We previously published detailed material about him.

Hal Finney was the first to receive a transaction on the networkBitcoin as part of its testing, and was also the first to mine BTC. It is known that he personally communicated with Satoshi Nakamoto and worked on the project with him. He is also credited with creating proof of work technology - the Proof-of-Work protocol. Hal Finney himself never called himself the creator of the first cryptocurrency.

In 2014, shortly before his death, he wrote about his first experience with BTC:

“As soon as Satoshi launched the software releasesecurity, I immediately connected. Probably, it was I who was the first person, not counting Nakamoto himself, who was involved in the launch of bitcoin. I mined about the 70th block and became the recipient of the first bitcoin transaction.”

This transaction was the only operation that was carried out personally by the creator of Bitcoin.

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Data on the first transfer in the Bitcoin network. Source.

Despite communication and joint activities, the personality of Satoshi Nakamoto remained mysterious for Finney: he was “a very smart and sincere young man of Japanese origin” for him.

Hal Finney did not initially assess the potentialbitcoin, understanding came only in 2010, after the first exchange of cryptocurrency for dollars, when Laszlo Heinitz bought two pizzas for 10,000 BTC. But after checking the availability of his bitcoins on the wallet, the developer did not make any transactions.

“Children took the initiative and convinced me to leave the cryptocurrency as a legacy to them,”— Finney wrote in 2014.

Where is it more profitable to buy cryptocurrency? TOP-5 exchanges

For a safe and convenient purchase of cryptocurrencies with a minimum commission, we have prepared a rating of the most reliable and popular cryptocurrency exchanges that support deposits and withdrawals of funds inrubles, hryvnias, dollars and euros.

The reliability of the site is primarily determinedtrading volume and number of users. By all key metrics, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world is Binance. Binance is also the most popular crypto exchange in Russia and the CIS, since it has the largest cash turnover and supports transfers in rubles from bank cardsVisa / MasterCardand payment systemsQIWI, Advcash, Payeer.

Especially for beginners, we have prepared a detailed guide: How to buy bitcoin on a crypto exchange for rubles?

Rating of cryptocurrency exchanges:

#	Exchange:	Website:	Rating:
1	Binance (Editor's Choice)	https://binance.com	9.7
2	Huobi	https://huobi.com	7.4
3	Exmo	https://exmo.me	6.9
4	OKEx	https://okex.com	6.5
5	Bybit	https://bybit.com	6.3

The criteria by which the rating is set in our rating of crypto-exchanges:

• Work reliability&#8212; stability of access to all functions of the platform, including uninterrupted trading, deposits and withdrawals of funds, as well as the duration of the market and daily trading volume.
• Commissions– the amount of commission for trading operations within the platform and withdrawal of assets.
• Additional features and services&#8212; futures, options, staking, NFT marketplace.
• Feedback and support– we analyze user reviews and the quality of technical support.
• Convenience of the interface– we evaluate the functionality and intuitiveness of the interface, possible errors and failures when working with the exchange.
• final grade– the average number of points for all indicators determines the place in the ranking.

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