Adam Back

Cryptographer, Cypherpunk, CEO of Blockstream

British London, England

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Quick Info

ProfessionCryptographer, Cypherpunk, CEO of Blockstream
NationalityBritish
Date of BirthXX/07/1970
BirthplaceLondon, England

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Bio/Wiki

OverviewRenowned British cryptographer and cypherpunk, inventor of Hashcash in 1997, co-founder and CEO of Blockstream since 2014.

Personal Life

Early InterestsTaught himself Basic programming on Sinclair ZX81, reverse-engineered video games, A-levels in mathematics, physics, economics.

Career

Key Milestones
  • Year: 1997 Event: Invented Hashcash, proof-of-work system for anti-spam and DDoS protection
  • Year: 2014 Event: Co-founded Blockstream, blockchain technology company
  • Year: 2016 Event: Appointed CEO of Blockstream
Other RolesCryptography consultant for startups and companies like Microsoft, EMC, PI, VMware, Zero-Knowledge Systems.

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Referenced in Satoshi Nakamoto’s Bitcoin whitepaper
2. Early cypherpunk, worked on PGP encryption, electronic cash, remailers
3. Implemented credlib library for credential systems
4. First to describe non-interactive forward secrecy for email
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