Fran Finny, the wife of the deceased computer scientist Hal Finny, an early Bitcoin (BTC) adopter who received the first transaction on the Bitcoin blockchain from Satoshi Nakamoto, is organizing a charity event to help those who have Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).
The event aims to honor her husband, who died in 2014 from the same disease after suffering from ALS between 2009 and 2014.
The computer scientist was among the first pioneers of the decentralized finance idea. In 2014 before his death, he developed a Reusable Proof-of-Work (RPOW), an algorithmic mechanism that allowed Hashcash coins to be reused by the recipients.
As a core Bitcoin supporter, Hal was once believed to be the pseudonymous Bitcoin creator, Nakamoto, before the news of his death. Now, the computer scientist is being remembered for his work in adopting the idea of crypto.
Fran Finny Resumes Activities on Husband’s Twitter Account
Fran reactivated her husband’s Twitter account earlier this month after 14 years of being dormant under Elon Musk’s leadership to prevent the billionaire from blocking the account due to inactivity.
With the account fully reactivated, Fran announced the upcoming event dubbed “Running Bitcoin” on December 27, seeking to raise funds for ALS research. Interestingly, “Running Bitcoin” was named after the first ever Bitcoin tweet made by Finny a few days after the official launch of BTC in 2019.
The event, scheduled for next year between January 1, 2023, and January 10, 2023, will see attendees run or walk a half-marathon distance while sharing their experiences on Twitter.
https://t.co/xpcvzCmtMd Hi everyone, this is Fran Finney, wife of Hal Finney, an early pioneer of Bitcoin. I want to let you know about a special event I’m organizing in honor of my husband. Thank you for all your interest in Hal and your support… he would love it! 1/5
— halfin (@halfin) December 27, 2022
Is Craig Wright Satoshi Nakamoto?
Responding to the announcement, Calvin Ayre, the founder of crypto media CoinGeek and the Ayre Group, said that self-acclaimed Satoshi Nakamoto Craig Wright sent Hal his first bitcoin.
This is the guy that sent Hall his first Bitcoin, I have talked at lot about Hal with him over the years:https://t.co/8smq7xuJ4D
— Calvin Ayre (@CalvinAyre) December 28, 2022
Recall that Wright has often failed to provide adequate proof to prove his Satoshi Nakamoto claims.
Recently, the Australian computer scientist and the creator of Bitcoin Cash (BCH) failed in a lawsuit against popular Twitter user Hodlonaut after the latter accused him of being fake.
A Norwegian court declared Hodlonaut the winner in the legal battle and requested that Wright pay the defendant a fine of $383k.
In 2020, a group of 145 wallet addresses mined bitcoins in 2009 collectively signed a message calling Wright a liar and fraud, noting that the computer scientist did not have the keys to sign the message despite his claims.
However, despite his failed attempts to prove his Nakamoto claims, Calvin Ayres believes he was the person who made the first transaction on the Bitcoin protocol to Hal.
