The day bitcoin was created – level 3

03-01-2009

Bitcoin is a digital currency. It was created on January 3, 2009, by Satoshi Nakamoto, whose true identity remains a mystery to this day.

The first bitcoin transaction took place on January 12, 2009. This transaction occurred between Satoshi Nakamoto and a renowned computer programmer and early bitcoin enthusiast named Hal Finney. Nakamoto was the sender, and Finney was the recipient.

In this historic transaction, Nakamoto sent 10 bitcoins to Finney as a test of the newly created electronic cash system. This transaction demonstrated that the software could successfully transfer digital currency between users.

Creating bitcoin was a remarkable innovation that inspired the development of many other cryptocurrencies.

Difficult words: renowned (known by a lot of people), cryptocurrency (a digital currency).

What other cryptocurrencies have been developed since the creation of Bitcoin?

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