halfin

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"halfin" is the online pseudonym of Hal Finney, a pioneering cryptographer and early Bitcoin developer known for receiving the first Bitcoin transaction from Satoshi Nakamoto.

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instanceOf human
online pseudonym
advocatedFor financial privacy
strong cryptography
associatedWith BitcoinTalk forum NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
communicatedWith Satoshi Nakamoto NERFINISHED
contributedTo Bitcoin reference implementation NERFINISHED
PGP 2.0 NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1956-05-04
dateOfDeath 2014-08-28
earlyAdopterOf Bitcoin NERFINISHED
educatedAt California Institute of Technology
fieldOfWork computer security
cryptography
digital currencies
hasDiagnosis amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
hasGender male
hasOnlineHandle halfin NERFINISHED
influenced Bitcoin community
influencedBy cypherpunk philosophy
knownFor early Bitcoin development
receiving the first Bitcoin transaction from Satoshi Nakamoto
work on Pretty Good Privacy
languageOfWorkOrName English
marriedTo Fran Finney NERFINISHED
memberOf cypherpunk movement NERFINISHED
notableAchievement implemented first reusable proof-of-work system
notableEvent received first Bitcoin transaction from Satoshi Nakamoto
notableQuote "Running bitcoin"
occupation cryptographer
software developer
participatedIn early Bitcoin network
placeOfBirth Coalinga, California, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Scottsdale, Arizona, United States NERFINISHED
platformUsed Twitter NERFINISHED
posted "Running bitcoin" tweet
programmedIn C++
realName Hal Finney NERFINISHED
residence California, United States
surface form: California
subjectOf speculation about identity of Satoshi Nakamoto
supported Bitcoin development
usedOnPlatform BitcoinTalk NERFINISHED
cryptography mailing lists
usedPseudonym halfin NERFINISHED
workedFor PGP Corporation NERFINISHED
wroteAbout Bitcoin NERFINISHED

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