A company that is changing the way the world mines bitcoin

Bitcoin Magazine 2025-01-10 15:30:39

Pieter Wuille and Gregory Maxwell Receive The Finney Freedom Prize

The Human Rights Foundation, in collaboration with the Finney family, has awarded Pieter Wuille and Gregory Maxwell the prestigious Finney Freedom Prize for their groundbreaking contributions to Bitcoin usability, scalability, and privacy. The prize recognises their work during the 2012-2016 era, corresponding to Bitcoin’s block height of 210,000 to 420,000. The Finney Freedom Prize honours individuals who advance the computer as a tool for protecting individual freedoms worldwide, following in the footsteps of Bitcoin pioneer Hal Finney, who was the first recipient of the award. An independent committee selected Wuille and Maxwell from a shortlist that included notable bitcoin contributors such as Andreas Antonopoulos , Roya Mahboob, and Ross Ulbricht . As open-source software, Bitcoin relies on voluntary contributors to maintain, review, and improve its codebase. Unlike a traditional company, bitcoin has no central authority, making the work of developers like Wuille and Maxwell critical to its continued success. Both have played pivotal roles in ensuring bitcoin remains robust, secure, and a practical tool for financial freedom. “Wuille and Maxwell’s efforts have demonstrably made bitcoin a practical human rights tool for millions of people, especially so many who labor under authoritarian regimes and financial repression across the globe,” the Finney Freedom Prize announcement stated. Their contributions have helped bitcoin become a powerful financial resource for individuals worldwide, particularly those in repressive environments. The laureates will split a monetary prize of 100,000,000 satoshis (1 bitcoin), and each will receive a Finney Freedom Prize statue designed by Cryptograffiti. The next Finney Freedom Laureate, covering the 2016-2020 era (Block Height 420,000 to 630,000), will be announced on January 10, 2026.

Meist gelesene Nachrichten

Donald Trump: First Sitting U.S. President to...
2025-01-10
U.S. Bitcoin Miners Account for Over 25% of t...
2025-01-10
Synthetix to Pivot V3 Perps From Arbitrum to...
2025-01-10
BlockDAG’s LAUNCH300 Helps Traders Boost Cryp...
2025-01-10
‘Most crypto projects will not survive’ – Gar...
2025-01-10
UK Treasury’s New Regulation Exempts Ethereum...
2025-01-10
Meta’s Shareholder Proposal Considers Bitcoin...
2025-01-10
Over $1.4B Ether exits exchanges this week, r...
2025-01-10

Ähnliche Neuigkeiten

Doge’s Alt Rally (DOGEALTS) Solana Memecoin Will E...
10 Jan 2025
Russia Begins Liquidating Seized Bitcoins From Bri...
10 Jan 2025
XRP ETF Approval Odds Surge Amid 2025 Optimism
10 Jan 2025
Red-Hot DeFi Platform Usual Faces Backlash as Prot...
10 Jan 2025
Kenyan government kickstarts crypto regulatory pro...
10 Jan 2025
Senate Banking Committee Takes Bold Steps to Regul...
10 Jan 2025

Lesen Sie den Haftungsausschluss : Alle hierin bereitgestellten Inhalte unserer Website, Hyperlinks, zugehörige Anwendungen, Foren, Blogs, Social-Media-Konten und andere Plattformen („Website“) dienen ausschließlich Ihrer allgemeinen Information und werden aus Quellen Dritter bezogen. Wir geben keinerlei Garantien in Bezug auf unseren Inhalt, einschließlich, aber nicht beschränkt auf Genauigkeit und Aktualität. Kein Teil der Inhalte, die wir zur Verfügung stellen, stellt Finanzberatung, Rechtsberatung oder eine andere Form der Beratung dar, die für Ihr spezifisches Vertrauen zu irgendeinem Zweck bestimmt ist. Die Verwendung oder das Vertrauen in unsere Inhalte erfolgt ausschließlich auf eigenes Risiko und Ermessen. Sie sollten Ihre eigenen Untersuchungen durchführen, unsere Inhalte prüfen, analysieren und überprüfen, bevor Sie sich darauf verlassen. Der Handel ist eine sehr riskante Aktivität, die zu erheblichen Verlusten führen kann. Konsultieren Sie daher Ihren Finanzberater, bevor Sie eine Entscheidung treffen. Kein Inhalt unserer Website ist als Aufforderung oder Angebot zu verstehen