Hal Finney: Remembering The Early Bitcoin And Privacy Pioneer
August 28th marks the day in which one of the earliest Bitcoin users passed away: Hal Finney. Finney was born on May 4th, 1956 in Coalinga, California. Born as the son of a petroleum engineer, Finney attended the California Institute of Technology where he graduated with a BS in engineering. Though his upbringing and origins […]
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Seven years ago today, Bitcoin pioneer Hal Finney passed away from complications of ALS. He’ll always be remembered for “running bitcoin.”
Image courtesy of Forbes. A little before 9:00 am on the morning of August 28th, 2014, Hal Finney was declared clinically dead in the Intensive Care Unit of a Scottsdale, Arizona hospital. After a 5-year battle with ALS, Hal Finney is now in cryopreservation awaiting the advent of new technologies that might cure him. Earlier this week, Hal Finney and his wife Fran Finney arrived in Scottsdale, which is home to an Alcor cryopreservation facility, in preparation for the next adventuring step in Hal Finney's already accomplished life. The news of Hal's cryopreservation was shared by Alcor....
With the end of another week, it's time for the Bitcoin News in Review, where we feature some of the top stories of the week here on CryptoCoins News. This week, (24 August - 31 August), we lost Bitcoin pioneer Hal Finney, saw Mark Karpelès launch a new company, checked out some new mining gear, and more. Check out our video and keep scrolling for this Bitcoin News in Review, after the break. Remembering Hal Finney. For those who didn't know him, Hal Finney was always extremely active in the cryptology community. Finney was one of the earliest members of the PGP Corporation and ran the....
Today is International Data Privacy Day — a day focused on raising awareness around data privacy best practices. Data privacy is an important aspect of Bitcoin and some other altcoins, and as such, we’re celebrating Data Privacy day with a list of best practices for crypto users. Cypherpunks: Remembering Satoshi, Finney, And The Fight For […]
The Bitcoin Foundation website has a post by guest bloggers Tony Gallippi, Jason King, Roger Ver, Erik Voorhees and Gavin Andresen, all very well known names in the Bitcoin community, to announce the Hal Finney Bitcoin Fund for ALS Research. Hal Finney, one of the pioneers of Bitcoin, lost his 5-year battle with ALS on August 28th, 2014. He is now in cryopreservation awaiting the advent of new technologies that might cure him. Also read: Remembering Hal Finney: Bitcoin Pioneer With ALS. ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a devastating neurodegenerative disorder characterised by....