Adam Back
British cryptographer · United Kingdom · On the map · Business Professionals · Born 1970 · age 56
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.
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About this person
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.
Country
United Kingdom
Category
Business Professionals
Type
Business Professional
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1970 · age 56
