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Hal Finney's essay on LessWrong, written approximately two months after his ALS diagnosis in August 2009. Despite facing a terminal illness, Finney expressed hope and determination, dreaming of contributing to open-source software even from within an immobile body.
Hal Finney, the first person besides Satoshi to run Bitcoin and the recipient of the first Bitcoin transaction, passes away from ALS at the age of 58.
Cryonics Magazine published an extensive profile of Hal Finney based on interviews with his wife Fran Finney. The profile covered their meeting at Caltech, Hal's career at PGP Corporation, his excitement about Bitcoin's launch, his ALS diagnosis, and his cryopreservation by Alcor.