Adam Back
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Adam Back is a British cryptographer and computer scientist best known for inventing the Hashcash proof-of-work system that influenced Bitcoin’s design.
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| Adam Back canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
businessperson
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computer scientist ⓘ cryptographer ⓘ person ⓘ |
| advocates |
financial privacy
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strong cryptography ⓘ |
| associatedWith | cypherpunk movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| BlockstreamFocus |
Bitcoin infrastructure
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scaling solutions for Bitcoin ⓘ sidechains ⓘ |
| coFounded | Blockstream NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Hal Finney
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Wei Dai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
Bitcoin
NERFINISHED
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electronic cash research ⓘ privacy-enhancing protocols ⓘ |
| degree | PhD in computer science ⓘ |
| developed | Hashcash proof-of-work algorithm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| education | University of Exeter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Blockstream NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field |
computer science
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cryptography ⓘ |
| hasExpertiseIn |
distributed consensus
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hash functions ⓘ proof-of-work schemes ⓘ public-key cryptography ⓘ |
| hasSpokenAt |
Bitcoin conferences
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cryptography conferences ⓘ |
| influenced | Bitcoin proof-of-work design ⓘ |
| invented | Hashcash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Hashcash
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influencing the design of Bitcoin ⓘ proof-of-work system ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Bitcoin white paper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Adam Back NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| occupation |
CEO
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computer scientist ⓘ cryptographer ⓘ |
| position | CEO of Blockstream ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
blockchain technology
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digital cash ⓘ distributed systems ⓘ privacy-enhancing technologies ⓘ |
| roleInBitcoinEcosystem |
early technical contributor
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infrastructure developer ⓘ |
| thesisTopic | distributed systems ⓘ |
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