Gavin Andresen
Gavin Andresen (born Gavin Bell[1]) is the Amherst, Massachusetts-based chief scientist at the Bitcoin Foundation.[2][3] He has access to the alert key that allows him to broadcast messages about critical network problems to all clients.[4]
After graduating from Princeton University in 1988,[1] Andresen began his career working on 3D graphics software at Silicon Graphics Computer Systems.[5] In 1996, he co-authored the VRML 2.0 specification,[6] and later published a reference manual for VRML 2.0.[7]
Since leaving Silicon Valley in 1996, Andresen has tackled a wide variety of software-related ventures, including CTO of an early voice-over-the-Internet startup and co-founder of a company that made multiplayer online games for blind people and their sighted friends.[5]
In April 2011, Forbes quoted Andresen as saying, "Bitcoin is designed to bring us back to a decentralized currency of the people," and "this is like better gold than gold."[3]
Prior to 2014 Andresen was the lead developer for a part of the bitcoin digital currency project, working to create a secure, stable "cash for the Internet."[8]
Andresen also created ClearCoin, an escrow-type of service, which was closed c. June 23, 2011.[9]
References
- 1 2 Simonite, Tom (15 August 2014). "The Man Who Really Built Bitcoin". MIT Technology Review (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). Retrieved 25 August 2014.
- ↑ "About: Board Members". Bitcoin Foundation. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
- 1 2 "Crypto Currency". Forbes. 2011-04-20. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
- ↑ "Alerts - Bitcoin". En.bitcoin.it. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
- 1 2 "The Future of Payments - Panelists - Bitcoin 2013: The Future of PaymentsMay 17-19, 2013 - San Jose, CA". Bitcoin 2013. 2011-04-16. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
- ↑ "VRML 2.0".
- ↑ "The Annotated VRML 2.0 Reference Manual".
- ↑ "Gavin Andresen Steps Down".
- ↑ "ClearCoin - Bitcoin". En.bitcoin.it. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
External links
- "Bitcoin Foundation: Transperency: Board Members". Bitcoin Foundation. Retrieved 2015-01-15.
- "Bitcoin 2013: The Future of Payments - Panelists - Bitcoin 2013: The Future of Payments May 17-19, 2013 - San Jose, CA". Bitcoin Foundation. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
- Gavin Andresen interviewed on the TV show Triangulation on the TWiT.tv network 15 May 2013, duration: 60 min.
- Can Bitcoin Go Mainstream? Voices of the Next Generation with Gavin Andresen of Bitcoin, Council of Foreign Relations, February 6, 2014
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