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== Bio ==
* Profession: Programmer
* Profession: Programmer
* [[Blockstream]], CEO, president, co-founder
* Was part of [[The Hong Kong Agreement|Hong Kong consensus]].
* Resident of Malta.
* [[Craig Wright]] has [https://decrypt.co/25328/craig-wright-drops-lawsuit-against-adam-back-pays-all-costs scrapped] (13-4-2020) his lawsuit against Adam Back, covering $8,400 in legal fees.
* Has [https://www.coindesk.com/charlie-lee-adam-back-private-sto-round-blockchain-game-infinite-fleet participated] (3-8-2020) in the [[STO]] of [[Infinite Fleet]] (which is built by his ex-colleague [[Samson Mow]]).
*From [https://medium.com/@undersearcher/how-secure-is-cardano-5f1e076be968 this post]: "''The concept of [[PoW]] was invented in 1997 by Adam Back (now CEO of [[Blockstream]]) for [[Hashcash]], a system that aimed to prevent [[Denial of Service (DoS)]] attacks and e-mail spam. However, it wasn’t until it was combined with the [[Bitcoin (BTC)|Bitcoin’s]] incentive structure until it became a success."''
*[https://cointelegraph.com/top-people-in-crypto-and-blockchain-2023/mark-yusko From] [[CoinTelegraph|Cointelegraph]] (3-2023):
 
''"Adam Back is a computer scientist, cryptographer, [[Cypherpunks|cypherpunk]] and entrepreneur who laid the groundwork for Bitcoin’s proof-of-work mining consensus algorithm with his 1997 invention of Hashcash, which gained him a mention in the Bitcoin [[Whitepaper|white paper]]. Back exchanged a few emails with Bitcoin creator [[Satoshi Nakamoto]] in 2008 and 2009. Because of his cypherpunk background and early involvement in Bitcoin, many believe he could be Satoshi Nakamoto. Back received a PhD in computer science focused on distributed systems at the University of Exeter, where he became interested in PGP encryption, electronic cash and applied cryptography.''
 
''Throughout his career as a cryptographer and security architect, he has worked in senior roles for major technology companies including [[Microsoft]], EMC, PI, VMware and Zero-Knowledge Systems, to name a few, while advising many others on cryptography and P2P finance.''
 
''In 2014, Back co-founded Canada-based [[Blockstream]] with a few others, including Bitcoin developers [[Pieter Wuille]] and [[Gregory Maxwell]]. In 2018, Back became CEO of Blockstream, where he has remained since."''
 
== Occupations ==
 
*[[Blockstream]], CEO, president, co-founder
* [[Bitcoin Core|Core]], supporter
* [[Bitcoin Core|Core]], supporter
* [[Cypherpunks|Cypherpunk]], worked on e-cash protocols since 1995
* [[Cypherpunks|Cypherpunk]], worked on e-cash protocols since 1995
* [[Hashcash]] [[Proof-of-Work (PoW)|POW]], Inventor
* [[Hashcash]] [[Proof-of-Work (PoW)|POW]], Inventor
* [[Sidechains]]; "''The sidechain technology has been around for some time. It first appeared in 2014 when Dr. Adam Back published a research paper called: [https://blockstream.com/sidechains.pdf Enabling Blockchain Innovations with Pegged Sidechains]"''
* [[Sidechains]]; "''The sidechain technology has been around for some time. It first appeared in 2014 when Dr. Adam Back published a research paper called: [https://blockstream.com/sidechains.pdf Enabling Blockchain Innovations with Pegged Sidechains]"''
* From [https://medium.com/@undersearcher/how-secure-is-cardano-5f1e076be968 this post]: "''The concept of [[PoW]] was invented in 1997 by Adam Back (now CEO of [[Blockstream]]) for [[Hashcash]], a system that aimed to prevent [[Denial of Service (DoS)]] attacks and e-mail spam. However, it wasn’t until it was combined with the [[Bitcoin (BTC)|Bitcoin’s]] incentive structure until it became a success."''
*
* Was part of [[The Hong Kong Agreement|Hong Kong consensus]].
 
* Resident of Malta.
== Investments ==
* [[Craig Wright]] has [https://decrypt.co/25328/craig-wright-drops-lawsuit-against-adam-back-pays-all-costs scrapped] (13-4-2020) his lawsuit against Adam Back, covering $8,400 in legal fees.
* Has [https://www.coindesk.com/charlie-lee-adam-back-private-sto-round-blockchain-game-infinite-fleet participated] (3-8-2020) in the [[STO]] of [[Infinite Fleet]] (which is built by his colleague [[Samson Mow]]).
[[Category:People]]
[[Category:People]]

Latest revision as of 06:42, 12 March 2023

Bio

"Adam Back is a computer scientist, cryptographer, cypherpunk and entrepreneur who laid the groundwork for Bitcoin’s proof-of-work mining consensus algorithm with his 1997 invention of Hashcash, which gained him a mention in the Bitcoin white paper. Back exchanged a few emails with Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto in 2008 and 2009. Because of his cypherpunk background and early involvement in Bitcoin, many believe he could be Satoshi Nakamoto. Back received a PhD in computer science focused on distributed systems at the University of Exeter, where he became interested in PGP encryption, electronic cash and applied cryptography.

Throughout his career as a cryptographer and security architect, he has worked in senior roles for major technology companies including Microsoft, EMC, PI, VMware and Zero-Knowledge Systems, to name a few, while advising many others on cryptography and P2P finance.

In 2014, Back co-founded Canada-based Blockstream with a few others, including Bitcoin developers Pieter Wuille and Gregory Maxwell. In 2018, Back became CEO of Blockstream, where he has remained since."

Occupations

Investments