Barely Sociable Analyst Believes Blockstream CEO Adam Back Is Satoshi Nakamoto
By Darya Rudz December 29th, 2021
The thing is that the Hashcash system Adam Back was working on is similar to Bitcoin code, which means they were made on the same PC.
Adam Back
Blockstream CEO & Co-Founder.
About
Adam Back is a crypto-hacker and cryptographer born in London in 1970 and is currently living in Malta. Adam Back’s hashcash proof-of-work system is used in counterspam technologies and cryptocurrency mining. Adam Back is one of the first people to work on Bitcoin and was contacted by Nakamoto in 2009 to give his thoughts on hashcashes usage in Bitcoin. Adam Back is a founder of the technology company Blockstream, which is one of the main contributors to Bitcoin Core. As Blockstream’s CEO, Adam brought the company into being a leading developer of the Lightning Network, liquid sidechains and other interesting projects. Adam’s contribution to Bitcoin and cryptography development has made him one of the main cryptocurrency experts today. He is actively doing talks on such topics as privacy, scaling and the future development of Bitcoin.
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- Known for:
Blockstream
- Nationality:
British
- Location:
Sliema, Malta
- Education:
University of Exeter (South West England), Ph.D. in Computer Science
- Other Projects:
Blockstream - CEO
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News About Adam Back
New Report Indicates Satoshi Nakamoto Lived in London in 2008/2010
By Steve Muchoki November 26th, 2020
The report that has been authored by Doncho Karaivanov reviews different factors before settling on the conclusion that Satoshi lived in London.
BTC Price to Surpass $300K with or without Goldman Sachs, Says Bitcoin Pioneer Adam Back
By Wanguba Muriuki June 3rd, 2020
Blockstream’s Adam Back is rather bullish about the future of Bitcoin. He said that the level of $300K per Bitcoin is real.
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