Why Bitcoin Fans Are Pleading Elon Musk To Spare This Scientist's Twitter Account From Mass Clean-Up

Bitcoin BTC/USD enthusiasts have been left unsettled amid the looming possibility of computer scientist Hal Finney's Twitter account being deleted. 

What Happened: On Dec.9, Elon Musk announced that Twitter plans to delete 1.5 billion inactive accounts. “These are obvious account deletions with no tweets [and] no log-in for years,” Musk said. 

Although this move is meant to clean up the Twitterverse, there's still the risk of the deletion of Hal Finney's account, which worries some cryptocurrency fans.

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Why It Matters: Finney's Twitter account is a poignant reminder of the early days of Bitcoin. Finney was a computer scientist and one of the first people to run the Bitcoin software (besides Satoshi) - he was also the recipient of the first BTC transaction.

Hal Finney's Twitter account must be preserved @elonmusk. PLEASE DO NOT PURGE! #Bitcoin @jack @saylor https://t.co/kxVYROlp2E

— ℂℍ𝔸𝕀ℝ𝔽𝕆ℝℂ𝔼'

Another user has urged Musk and Jack Dorsey to preserve the account of Finney as well as all of his interactions.

Hey @elonmusk and @jack

Please keep the account for @halfin as well as all of his interactions(while you’re cleaning up the dormant accounts) 🙏?

Hal Finney is the strongest candidate for Satoshi Nakamoto pic.twitter.com/oXG2urAKM7

— Joe Wong (@JoeWong82772216) December 11, 2022

Meanwhile, a petition has also been started by Twitter users which reads: ‘Keep Hal Finney’s Twitter through the dormant account deletion’. The petition signed by 250 members said  Finney’s Twitter should be left during this purge to: “preserve the thoughts he so proudly shared with the world and prevent anyone else from abusing the username @halfin.”

Finney’s account has earned an impressive 69,400 Twitter followers since then, making it one of the most important accounts for Bitcoin and crypto space. 

Price Action: At the time of writing, BTC was trading at $17,187 up 1.42% in the last 24 hours, according to Benzinga Pro.

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