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To cover medical expenses in 2013.[13]In October 2009, Finney announced in an essay on the blog Less Wrong that he had been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in August 2009, and wrote: "I hope to be able to read, browse the net, and even participate in conversations by email and messaging (...) I may even still be able to write code, and my dream is to contribute to open source software projects even from within an immobile body. That will be a life very much worth living."[16] Prior to his illness, Finney had been an active runner.[17] Finney and his wife raised money for ALS research with the Santa Barbara International Marathon.[18][19][20]Finney died in Phoenix, Arizona, on August 28, 2014, as a result of complications of ALS and was cryopreserved by the Alcor Life Extension Foundation.[4][21][22]^ Peterson, Andrea (January 3, 2014). "Hal Finney received the first Bitcoin transaction. Here's how he describes it". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 27, 2019.^ Popper, Nathaniel (30 August 2014). "Hal Finney, Cryptographer and Bitcoin Pioneer, Dies at 58". The New York Times. Retrieved 2019-11-10.^ "AtariAge". Archived from the original on 25 February 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2015.^ a b Popper, Nathaniel, "Hal Finney, Cryptographer and Bitcoin Pioneer, Dies at 58" Archived 2017-09-15 at the Wayback Machine, The New York Times, August 30, 2014^ "For instance, many ACLU members do not share the generalized antipathy toward government that is a common premise of "cypherpunk" activists like Hal Finney and Tim May." David Brin, The Transparent Society ch2^ "Prospects for remailers - Parekh - First Monday". Archived from the original on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2015.^ "Give Us Some Credit: Your Card is Safe" Archived 2015-02-25 at the Wayback Machine, The Washington Post, 1996^ Levy, S. (2001). Crypto: How the Code Rebels Beat
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