Hal Finney

Hal Finney

Names/Aliases	Hal
Born	May 4, 1956
Died	August 28, 2014(2014-08-28) (aged 58)
Active	2009, 2011
Known for	First transaction recipient Earliest identified miner

Block maker
First hash January 9, 2009 First block January 9, 2009 (78)

      

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. His bitcoins (which he mined in early 2009) were spent on medical bills as his ALS progressed in 2013. He made arrangements with Alcor Life Extension Foundation to be cryopreserved upon being declared legally dead.

Hal died and was cryopreserved on August 28, 2014.

See also

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hal_Finney_(cypherpunk)