Difference between revisions of "Zooko Wilcox"

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Bio

Profession: Programmer and Computer Security Specialist
Cypherpunk
More than 20 years of experience in secure distributed systems, free and open source software, and startups. He is known for his work on Mojo Nation, ZRTP, “Zooko's Triangle”, and more.
From Cointelegraph (3-2023):

"Zooko Wilcox is the CEO and a co-founder of the Electric Coin Company (ECC), the entity behind the privacy-focused crypto asset Zcash. Born under the name Bryce Wilcox, Zooko has a deep background in computer science. He constructed multiple computer licenses and protocols, including the Transitive Grace Period Public License, or TGPPL, and a system called Mojo Nation.

In the 1990s, Wilcox worked on an electronic cash system called DigiCash, run by David Chaum. Wilcox has been in the crypto space seemingly for its entire lifespan — since 2009, the year of Bitcoin’s launch. Wilcox penned an early blog post about the asset."

Occupations

DigiCash
ZCash, founder, stepped down as Electric Coin CEO (19-12-2023). Wilcox will remain in his role as a director on the board of the Bootstrap Project, the parent company of ECC.
Basic Attention Token, advisor
Tezos, advisor (will get 25.000$ in Tezzies for his advice)
co-founder of the Tahoe-LAFS project
Least Authority, CEO, a company developing and selling data storage solutions. "Has a sideline in security audits, was one of the auditors that found ProgPoW [[[ETH]]] did what it billed itself as doing."

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+== Bio ==
 * Profession: Programmer and Computer Security Specialist
 * [[Cypherpunks|Cypherpunk]]
 * More than 20 years of experience in secure distributed systems, free and [[Open Source|open source]] software, and startups. He is known for his work on Mojo Nation, ZRTP, “Zooko's Triangle”, and more.
-* co-founder of the Tahoe-LAFS project
+*[https://cointelegraph.com/top-people-in-crypto-and-blockchain-2023/mark-yusko From] [[CoinTelegraph|Cointelegraph]] (3-2023):
-* [[Least Authority]], CEO, a company developing and selling data storage solutions. "''[https://www.coindesk.com/ethereums-progpow-debate-is-about-much-more-than-mining Has a sideline] in security audits, was one of the auditors that found ProgPoW [[[ETH]]] did what it billed itself as doing."''
+''"Zooko Wilcox is the CEO and a co-founder of the Electric Coin Company (ECC), the entity behind the privacy-focused crypto asset [[ZCash (ZEC)|Zcash]]. Born under the name Bryce Wilcox, Zooko has a deep background in computer science. He constructed multiple computer licenses and protocols, including the Transitive Grace Period Public License, or TGPPL, and a system called Mojo Nation.''
+''In the 1990s, Wilcox worked on an electronic cash system called DigiCash, run by [[David Chaum]]. Wilcox has been in the crypto space seemingly for its entire lifespan — since 2009, the year of [[Bitcoin (BTC)|Bitcoin’s]] launch. Wilcox penned an early blog post about the asset."''
+== Occupations ==
 * DigiCash
-* [[ZCash (ZEC)|ZCash]], founder
+* [[ZCash (ZEC)|ZCash]], founder, [https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2023/12/18/zcash-developer-electric-coin-ceo-zooko-wilcox-steps-downs-swihart-named-to-role/ stepped down] as Electric Coin CEO (19-12-2023). Wilcox will remain in his role as a director on the board of the Bootstrap Project, the parent company of ECC.
 * [[Basic Attention Token (BAT)|Basic Attention Token]], advisor
 * [[Tezos (XTZ)|Tezos]], advisor (will get 25.000$ in Tezzies for his advice)
+*co-founder of the Tahoe-LAFS project
+* [[Least Authority]], CEO, a company developing and selling data storage solutions. "''[https://www.coindesk.com/ethereums-progpow-debate-is-about-much-more-than-mining Has a sideline] in security audits, was one of the auditors that found ProgPoW [[[ETH]]] did what it billed itself as doing."''
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