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British cryptographer and cypherpunk (born 1970)
Adam Back is a British cryptographer and cypherpunk. He is the CEO of Blockstream, which he co-founded in 2014. He invented Hashcash, which is used in the bitcoin mining process. An investigation by The New York Times suggested that he may be Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous inventor of bitcoin, though Back has denied this claim.
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Open-source blockchain computing platform
Ethereum is a decentralized blockchain with smart contract functionality. Ether is the native cryptocurrency of the platform. Among cryptocurrencies, ether is second only to bitcoin in market capitalization. It is open-source software.
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A warning that artificial intelligence could break cryptography protecting Bitcoin and Ethereum wallets faster than expected has fuelled debate over the two blockchains’ designs. Ethereum researcher Justin Drake urged the industry to prepare for “bunker mode” and said AI might find ways to crack wallet protections in…
Adam Back accuses Ethereum founders of ignoring his warnings. What do we really know about his criticisms and their basis?
This week, Ethereum researchers warned AI could break the signatures securing Bitcoin and Ethereum