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'''Harold Thomas Finney II''' (May 4, 1956 – August 28, 2014) was a developer for PGP Corporation and recipient of the first bitcoin transaction from [[Satoshi Nakamoto]]. | |||
== Death == | |||
Hal Finney was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) in August 2009.<ref>[http://lesswrong.com/lw/1ab/dying_outside/ Dying Outside]</ref> His bitcoins (which he mined in early 2009) were spent on medical bills as his ALS progressed in 2013.<ref name="wired">[http://www.wired.com/2014/08/hal-finney/ WIRED : Bitcoin’s Earliest Adopter Is Cryonically Freezing His Body to See the Future]</ref> He made arrangements with Alcor Life Extension Foundation to be cryopreserved upon being declared legally dead.<ref>[http://lists.extropy.org/pipermail/extropy-chat/2014-August/082585.html (Extropy Mailing List) Hal Finney being cryopreserved now]</ref> | |||
Hal died and was cryopreserved on August 28, 2014.<ref name="wired"></ref> | |||
== See also == | |||
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hal_Finney_(cypherpunk) | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
<references /> | <references /> | ||
{{wp|Hal_Finney_(cypherpunk)}} | |||
[[Category:Former block makers]] | |||
[[Category:Deceased people]] | |||
Latest revision as of 17:07, 29 January 2016
Hal Finney
| Names/Aliases | Hal |
| Born | May 4, 1956 |
| Died | August 28, 2014 (aged 58) |
| Active | 2009, 2011 |
| Known for | First transaction recipient Earliest identified miner |
| Block maker | ||||
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Harold Thomas Finney II (May 4, 1956 – August 28, 2014) was a developer for PGP Corporation and recipient of the first bitcoin transaction from Satoshi Nakamoto.
Death
Hal Finney was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) in August 2009.[1] His bitcoins (which he mined in early 2009) were spent on medical bills as his ALS progressed in 2013.[2] He made arrangements with Alcor Life Extension Foundation to be cryopreserved upon being declared legally dead.[3]
Hal died and was cryopreserved on August 28, 2014.[2]
See also
References
