#767: The First Bitcoin Miner with Alex Waltz
By Marty Bent
Aired Jul 6, 2026 · 1h 18m · Last boosted Jul 7, 2026
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Marty sits down with Alex Waltz to discuss his forensic investigation into Bitcoin's first seventy-two hours, which uncovers that Satoshi Nakamoto likely ran both a clearnet and Tor node to bootstrap the network, reveals Hal Finney as the third node but second person to join, and exposes how the nascent blockchain ground to a halt eight separate times. Alex on X: https://x.com/raw_avocado Alex’s Website: https://alexwaltz.com/ Alex on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AlexWaltz21/ Alex’s Findings: https://1stbitcoinminer.com/ STACK SATS hat: http...
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