Time has a kind of magical symmetry.

On January 11, 2009, a cryptographer named Hal Finney typed a message online — "Running bitcoin." At that moment, Bitcoin was still a small flame hiding in the world of code. Its creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, sent out 10 BTC as a greeting, and Finney became the first person in history to truly hold Bitcoin.

No one could have imagined what this thing would become.

And then fifteen years passed.

On January 11, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) gave the green light. The approval of a Bitcoin spot ETF—what does that mean? It means you can now buy Bitcoin through a legitimate stock account. Wall Street is beginning to embrace this once-dismissed asset, bringing it out of the underground and into the spotlight of the financial markets.

Exactly fifteen years later. On the same date. This is no coincidence.

From a cryptographer’s personal experiment to a global financial revolution, from "I ran Bitcoin" to "You can buy Bitcoin through compliant channels," history has completed a perfect circle. Finney was not only the first user but also a witness and guardian of this chapter of history. Without early evangelists like him, Bitcoin’s story might have been forgotten in some corner of the codebase long ago.

So when everyone discusses ETFs and analyzes trends, remember this initial whisper: "Running bitcoin." These simple seven words started it all.