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Bitcoin lore says Hal Finney was the second node on the network. His own debug.log says otherwise: he joined around block 49, and both nodes already online wer

BWB News TV • 2026-07-20 01:00 UTC • By Billy Odell Tucker-Robinson
Bitcoin lore says Hal Finney was the second node on the network.

His own debug.log says otherwise: he joined around block 49, and both nodes already online wer
Bitcoin lore says Hal Finney was the second node on the network. His own debug.log says otherwise: he joined around block 49, and both nodes already online were Satoshi. @​raw_avocado breaks down the evidence with @​VladCostea on @​BTCTKVR👇 [▻](https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/207805361978…
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