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First Bitcoin Transaction
Satoshi sent 10 BTC to Hal Finney in block 170.
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#170
Importance
98/100
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In block 170, Satoshi Nakamoto sent 10 BTC to Hal Finney — the first peer-to-peer Bitcoin transfer between two people. Hal had been running the second Bitcoin node and tweeted 'Running bitcoin' the day before.
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