Difference between revisions of "Hal Finney"
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|died={{death date and age|2014|8|28|1956|5|4}} | |died={{death date and age|2014|8|28|1956|5|4}} | ||
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| − | |knownfor=First transaction recipient<br/> | + | |knownfor=First transaction recipient<br/>Earliest identified [[mining|miner]] |
| − | |bitcointalk= | + | |bitcointalk=2436 Hal |
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'''Hal Finney''' was the recipient of the first bitcoin [[transaction]]. | '''Hal Finney''' was the recipient of the first bitcoin [[transaction]]. | ||
| − | == | + | == Death == |
| − | Hal Finney was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) in August 2009<ref>[http://lesswrong.com/lw/1ab/dying_outside/ Dying Outside]</ref> | + | 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.<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> | |
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== References == | == References == | ||
<references /> | <references /> | ||
| + | {{wp|Hal_Finney_(cypherpunk)}} | ||
| + | [[Category:Block solving entities]] | ||
Revision as of 19:36, 4 April 2015
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 |
Hal Finney was the recipient of the first bitcoin transaction.
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.[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]
References
