I think everyone here knows who Hal Finney was. But just in case, today it is a good day to remember him and all he did for Bitcoin. He was very humble and always helping others. Many of us think he was Satoshi himself. We may never know. In any case he was very important for the development of Bitcoin and a great human being. Thank you Hal.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hal_Finney_(computer_scientist)
imo, instead of the halving/halvening, we should call it the halfining.. for hal
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His last name has two Ns though.
halfinning works too :)
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It's also the anniversary of MLK Jr's "I have a dream" speech.
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The Birthday Paradox applies to special events too - not just birthdays.
If you enjoy feelings of woo, look and see what important events happened on your birthday. I have some good ones.
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Great man, and this was a great post.
I want to share here Hal's post in Bitcointalk:
Bitcoin and me (Hal Finney)
Really good read.
"I thought I'd write about the last four years, an eventful time for Bitcoin and me." 2013, first pleb to go through a full cycle
That's gold! Or better, that's Bitcoin!
will always read through this post whenever i see it. really puts life into perspective. and another post from hal: Dying Outside
interestingly, he's had his body cryopreserved. maybe one day, he'll be able to see the future that bitcoin has helped build
in any case, hal is a true legend. RIP
The more I read about Hal, the more I want him to be Satoshi. Great man! Left us too soon.
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"Bitcoin seems to be a very promising idea." -- Hal Finney Sat, 08 Nov 2008
He might be right.
There, you get some of those Bitcoin thingies, just in case it catches on.
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An unselfish fellow. A freedom fighter. Always to be remembered!
Legend!
RIP
R.I.P.
RIP Satoshi
Thank you Hal RIP
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If by "right next to" you mean across town, then sure, it's still quite a coincidence.
But let's not forget that Both Satoshi and Nakamoto are common names in Japan.
Creating bitcoin required a strong, working knowledge of Monetary Theory, Encryption, and C++ programming. I don't think Dorian has any history of the first two.
It's Hal.
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