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Adam Back is a British cryptographer and crypto-hacker notable as the inventor of [[Hashcash]], the [[proof-of-work]] system used by [[Bitcoin]]. | Adam Back is a British cryptographer and crypto-hacker notable as the inventor of [[Hashcash]], the [[proof-of-work]] system used by [[Bitcoin]]. | ||
He is currently | He is currently CEO at [[Blockstream]].<ref>http://adam3.us/about/</ref> Other employees at Blockstream have included [[Pieter Wuille]], [[Gregory Sanders]], [[Matt Corallo]], [[Mark Friedenbach]], [[Jorge Timón]]. | ||
Back was an opponent of [[SegWit2x]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/adam3us/status/913495697936277504 Tweet by Adam Back (adam3us) saying ''segwit2x is very likely to degrade into "paypal2.0" permissioned bank. those unaware of history/too stubborn to learn, are doomed to repeat.'']</ref><ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/72ryef/it_is_time_to_call_off_nyasegwit2x_and_work/ Adam Back (adam3us) post on Reddit: ''It is time to call off NYA/segwit2x and work together to scale Bitcoin to compete against Fiat. Please.'']</ref> | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Back | * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Back | ||
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Adam Back is a British cryptographer and crypto-hacker notable as the inventor of Hashcash, the proof-of-work system used by Bitcoin.
He is currently CEO at Blockstream.[1] Other employees at Blockstream have included Pieter Wuille, Gregory Sanders, Matt Corallo, Mark Friedenbach, Jorge Timón.
Back was an opponent of SegWit2x.[2][3]
See also
References
- ↑ http://adam3.us/about/
- ↑ Tweet by Adam Back (adam3us) saying segwit2x is very likely to degrade into "paypal2.0" permissioned bank. those unaware of history/too stubborn to learn, are doomed to repeat.
- ↑ Adam Back (adam3us) post on Reddit: It is time to call off NYA/segwit2x and work together to scale Bitcoin to compete against Fiat. Please.