Summary
TLDR: The Human Rights Foundation has announced the Finney Freedom Prize, honoring Hal Finney and encouraging individuals or institutions who advance Bitcoin and human rights. The prize will be awarded each halving era and recipients will receive 1 BTC. Criteria include educating about Bitcoin, promoting financial freedom, contributing to Bitcoin’s codebase, and advocating for digital privacy. The prize will continue until the last Bitcoin block is mined in the 2130s.
Key Points
1. The Finney Freedom Prize, announced by the Human Rights Foundation on the day of the fourth Bitcoin halving, will be awarded to individuals or institutions that do the most for Bitcoin and human rights in each halving era, with a monetary award of 1 BTC.
2. The prize winner for the 2009-2012 era is Hal Finney himself, and his 1 BTC prize will go to causes that matter to his family. A Genesis Committee will be appointed to select Laureates for future eras, with a maximum of two Laureates chosen for each era.
3. To be considered for the prize, individuals or institutions must excel in areas such as educating people about Bitcoin, demonstrating financial freedom through Bitcoin, contributing to Bitcoin’s codebase, making Bitcoin accessible to the average person, and advocating for digital privacy. The Finney Freedom Prize will be awarded through the 2130s, with a total of 33 prizes to be given out.