Hal Finney hypothesis

Keyword reference — entries that mention this term in body prose.

Defined in: Was Hal Finney Satoshi? — RPOW's author, with a real Satoshi Nakamoto living blocks from his door

3 entries reference this keyword in body prose.

Event March 6, 2014 Added June 27, 2026 Updated September 13, 2026 Analysis

Was Dorian Nakamoto Satoshi? The man whose legal name was, literally, Satoshi Nakamoto

Dorian Nakamoto ↔ Satoshi Nakamoto, Hal Finney

His legal name was, literally, Satoshi Nakamoto — and a 2014 Newsweek cover story named him. The evidence, weighed.

Event March 25, 2014 Added May 3, 2026 Updated September 19, 2026 Article

Andy Greenberg / Forbes: 'Nakamoto's Neighbor — The Bitcoin Ghostwriter Who Wasn't'

Andy Greenberg ↔ Hal Finney, Fran Finney, Dorian Nakamoto, Satoshi Nakamoto

March 25, 2014 Forbes feature by Andy Greenberg visiting Hal and Fran Finney in Temple City, examining the Hal-as-Satoshi geographic theory and publishing the April 18, 2009 race-day alibi photos.

Event July 3, 2011 Added April 29, 2026 Updated September 13, 2026 Analysis

Was Len Sassaman Satoshi? Final communications sixty-eight days before his death

Len Sassaman ↔ Satoshi Nakamoto, Gavin Andresen, Hal Finney, Martti Malmi, Mike Hearn

The Mixmaster developer who died 68 days after Satoshi's last known email. The evidence for Len Sassaman as Satoshi, weighed.