Dorian Nakamoto

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)

In the minor leagues, most contracts pay less than $10,000 a year. Forbes has a net worth of ৩ 3.2 billion .

13 years ago, Satoshi Nakamoto sent Hal Finney 10 bitcoins in Bitcoin’s first transaction ever . On January 12, 2009, exactly 13 years ago today, the first Bitcoin transaction took place. Dr. Craig Wright, back then only known by his pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto, sent 10 bitcoins to Hal Finney, a revered cryptographer.

Besides his wife, Mr. Finney is survived by a son, Jason; a daughter, Erin Finney ; two sisters, Kathleen Finney and Patricia Wolf; and a brother, Michael. His wife, a physical therapist whom he met at Caltech, spent most of her days caring for him in his final years.