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Gavin Andresen begins corresponding with Satoshi after discovering Bitcoin in May 2010 and starts submitting code contributions. He creates the Bitcoin Faucet to give away free BTC and boost adoption.
Software developer from Jacksonville, Florida who ported Bitcoin to macOS, pioneered GPU mining, and made the first known real-world purchase — two pizzas for 10,000 BTC on May 22, 2010 (Pizza Day).
Hanyecz recalls that when he shared his GPU miner, Satoshi sent his own GPU mining code in return, kept to defend against a possible 51% attack rather than for mining. From later interviews.
Hanyecz recalls Satoshi's private pushback on his May 10, 2010 BitcoinTalk GPU-mining announcement. The verifiable element is the announcement; Satoshi's side comes from Hanyecz's later interviews.
Hanyecz recalls his Satoshi correspondence around the April 19, 2010 macOS port. The private emails are unreleased; quotes are from later interviews. He called Satoshi paranoid, bossy, and weird.