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14 years since the first Bitcoin transaction: Peer-to-peer electronic cash lives on
Contrary to popular belief, renowned cryptographer Hal Finney was not the inventor of Bitcoin but rather the person who helped Dr. Craig Wright fix the code for the peer-to-peer electronic cash system.