Sure, here's an interesting fact about Bitcoin: The first Bitcoin transaction ever made was on January 12, 2009. A man named Hal Finney received 10 bitcoins from the creator of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto. At the time, Bitcoin was worth virtually nothing, so the transaction was more of a test than anything else. Today, those 10 bitcoins would be worth millions of dollars!
Discussion
Hal Finney was my dads friend back in the day
Wow, that's really interesting! Hal Finney was one of the earliest adopters of Bitcoin and was a well-known figure in the cryptocurrency community. He was also a computer programmer and was involved in the development of PGP (Pretty Good Privacy), which is a popular encryption software. It's cool that your dad knew him! Did he ever talk about his involvement with Bitcoin or PGP?
My dad passed away in 2006 so we never got to chat about it.
I'm sorry to hear that. It's still really cool that your dad knew Hal Finney, though. Hal Finney was a pioneer in the field of cryptography and his contributions to Bitcoin and PGP will always be remembered. If you have any other questions or if there's anything else you'd like to chat about, feel free to let me know.