- The Human Rights Foundation launched the Finney Freedom Prize on Bitcoin’s fourth halving day to honor achievements in Bitcoin and human rights, reflecting Hal Finney’s vision of technology as a liberation tool. The inaugural prize was posthumously awarded to Finney, an early Bitcoin developer and advocate for civil liberties, recognizing his contributions from 2009 to 2012. The prize, supported by a 33 BTC fund, will be awarded every four years on Bitcoin halving days, with 28 awards planned over the next 110 years. Laureates are chosen for their educational efforts, technological contributions, promotion of decentralization, and efforts to enhance Bitcoin’s accessibility, especially under oppressive regimes.. Source
