Quote from: Ludji on September 07, 2018, 12:15:26 AM

Interesting question, I looked it up earlier this summer and, unfortunately, the results aren't satisfactory but do shed some light on the topic. Have a look at the following links:

https://ethereum.stackexchange.com/questions/4454/who-coined-the-term-block-chain

https://satoshi.nakamotoinstitute.org/emails/cryptography/6/ - First known usage of the word "block chain" by Hal Finney in 2016

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The words block and chain were used separately in Satoshi Nakamoto's original paper but were eventually popularized as a single word - blockchain, by 2016 -Wikipedia

Hope it helped you!

Wrong.
Hal passed away 4 or 5 years ago (I don't remember exactly). Not sure where you got this since it isn't mentioned in the link you posted. (or I missed it) But it's definitely wrong as Hal wasn't alive in 2016