Hal Finney
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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 |
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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]