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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]].
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== Death ==
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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>
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Hal died and was cryopreserved on August 28, 2014.<ref name="wired"></ref>
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== See also ==
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* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hal_Finney_(cypherpunk)
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Latest revision as of 17:07, 29 January 2016

Hal Finney
Names/AliasesHal
BornMay 4, 1956
DiedAugust 28, 2014(2014-08-28) (aged 58)
Active2009, 2011
Known forFirst transaction recipient
Earliest identified miner
Block maker
First hashJanuary 9, 2009
First blockJanuary 9, 2009 (78)
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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