The primary 4 awards, together with Finney’s, are meant particularly to retroactively reward those that made the largest contributions to Bitcoin throughout the intervals between every of the primary 4 halvings: 2009-2012 (Finney), 2012-2016, 2016-2020 and 2020-2024. After that, the prize will go to those that contribute most within the intervening 4 years.
