Remembering Bitcoin Pioneer Hal Finney (May 4, 1956 – August 28, 2014)
Seven years ago today, Bitcoin pioneer Hal Finney passed away from complications of ALS. He’ll always be remembered for “running bitcoin.”Seven years ago today, legendary computer programmer and recipient of the first-ever Bitcoin transaction Hal Finney passed away as a result of complications of ALS.Finney worked as a video game developer and then as a developer for PGP Corporation, an early public-key cryptography software provider. He was also an active member of the cypherpunks mailing list and, in 2004, created the world’s first reusable-proof-of-work (RPOW) system, a variation on the....
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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 […]
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....
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....
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....
The First Bitcoin Transaction took place in 2009 January 12! Satoshi Nakamoto sent 100 BTC to Hal Finney. About Finney: Hal Finney (born May 4, 1956) is a developer for PGP Corporation, and was the second developer hired after Phil Zimmerman. In 2004, Finney created the first reusable proof of work system before Bitcoin. In January 2009, Finney was the Bitcoin network’s first recipient transaction.