Tatsuaki Okamoto explains why his “electronic cash” patent might have presented an obstacle to Hal Finney in his ambition to create his own electronic currency. Sometime before Dec. 6, 2004, Hal ...

Under Elon Musk’s leadership, Twitter suspended a number of accounts including those controlled by high-profile journalists and social networking platform Mastodon. Fran Finney, the wife of computer ...

The crypto community’s latest discovery is a video from a quarter-century ago. In this footage, early Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) pioneer Hal Finney is seen discussing the potential of zero-knowledge proofs ...

Today marks the tenth anniversary of the passing of Hal Finney, a renowned cryptographer and computer scientist who played a pivotal role in the early days of Bitcoin. Finney, who passed away in 2014 ...

Seven years ago today, legendary computer programmer and recipient of the first-ever Bitcoin transaction Hal Finney passed away as a result of complications of ALS. Finney worked as a video game ...

It’s been 14 years since the first bitcoin transaction was sent. On Jan. 12, 2009, Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of the Bitcoin system, sent Hal Finney, a well-regarded cryptographer and ...

“Running bitcoin,” were the words of legendary cypherpunk Hal Finney on Jan. 11, 2009, shortly before becoming the first person to download and receive bitcoin [BTC] two days later. This tweet ...

In the ongoing quest to find the true identity of Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous founder of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) , fresh evidence now questions the theory that Bitcoin pioneer Hal Finney was, in ...

“Running Bitcoin” is a sculpture in commemoration of Hal Finney — celebrating his 65th birthday and his contributions to Bitcoin. It will be up for auction beginning today, May 4, 2021, Hal’s birthday ...

As the steady stream of marathon runners reached the final stretch near Leadbetter Beach, their large group of yellow-shirted walkers became visible in the distance a little after 11 a.m., about four ...

When Satoshi Nakamoto released bitcoin in January 2009, few people took notice, and of those people, even fewer grasped its significance. One that did was Hal Finney. Mr. Finney, then 53, was an ...