Hal Finney Professions : Cypherpunk Born : May 4, 1956 Died : August 28, 2014 Browse All Authors Top 3 quotes by Hal Finney The computer can be used as a tool to liberate and protect people, rather than to control them. Hal Finney computer tools people Since we're all rich with bitcoins ... we ought to put some of this unearned wealth to good use. Hal Finney bitcoin wealth use Bitcoin seems to be a very promising idea. I like the idea of basing security on the assumption that the CPU power of honest participants outweighs that of the attacker. It is a very modern notion that exploits the power of the long tail. Hal Finney bitcoin long ideas