Hal Finney

GPTKB entity

Statements (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:activeIn gptkb:cryptocurrency
cryptography
privacy advocacy
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:California_Institute_of_Technology
gptkbp:birthDate 1956-05-04
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Coalinga,_California,_United_States
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:collaboratedWith gptkb:Satoshi_Nakamoto
gptkb:Phil_Zimmermann
gptkbp:contributedTo gptkb:Cypherpunks_movement
gptkbp:cryopreservedBy gptkb:Alcor_Life_Extension_Foundation
gptkbp:dateOfDiagnosis 2009
gptkbp:deathDate 2014-08-28
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Phoenix,_Arizona,_United_States
gptkbp:diagnosedBy gptkb:ALS_(Amyotrophic_lateral_sclerosis)
gptkbp:employer gptkb:PGP_Corporation
gptkbp:firstBitcoinTransactionFrom gptkb:Satoshi_Nakamoto
gptkbp:firstBitcoinTransactionTo gptkb:Hal_Finney
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Harold_Thomas_Finney_II
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hal Finney
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Bitcoin
gptkb:PGP_(Pretty_Good_Privacy)
Reusable Proofs of Work
gptkbp:legacy Advocate for life extension
Influential in cryptocurrency development
Pioneer in digital privacy
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Cypherpunks
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableAchievement Developed first reusable proof-of-work system
Early Bitcoin developer
First person to receive a Bitcoin transaction
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:computer_scientist
crypt
gptkbp:software gptkb:PGP_2.0
Bitcoin software (early contributions)
Reusable Proofs of Work
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Fran_Finney
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:Reusable_Proofs_of_Work_(1999)
Posts on BitcoinTalk forum
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bitcoin
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5