Svmuu News: The widow of the late Hal Finney, an early contributor to Bitcoin, posted on her X (formerly Twitter) account that 17 years ago today, Hal Finney (@Halfin) published the first tweet mentioning Bitcoin—“Running bitcoin”—and announced the launch of the fifth “Running Bitcoin Challenge.”Hal Finney was the recipient of Satoshi Nakamoto’s first Bitcoin transaction and played a key role in refining and operating early versions of Bitcoin. He passed away after a battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).