What happened to Hal Finney Bitcoin?

In his early career, he was credited as lead developer on several console games. He also was an early bitcoin contributor and received the first bitcoin transaction from bitcoin’s creator Satoshi Nakamoto. … Hal Finney (computer scientist) Hal FinneyDiedAugust 28, 2014 (aged 58) Phoenix, ArizonaKnown forFirst Bitcoin recipientHal Finney (computer scientist) – Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Hal_Finney_(computer_scientist)

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Did Hal Finney create Bitcoin?

Among Bitcoin’s earliest enthusiasts was Hal Finney, a console game developer and an early member of the “cypherpunk movement” who discovered Nakamoto’s proposal for Bitcoin through the cryptocurrency mailing list . In a blog post from 2013, Finney said he was fascinated by the idea of a decentralized online currency.

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