Adam Back on the Risks of Benevolent Dictatorship in Bitcoin
The idea of a benevolent dictator for Bitcoin has become a topic of conversation throughout the community lately due to Mike Hearn's role as the final authority for changes in Bitcoin XT. Although it should be made clear that Hearn is able to dictate only policy for that particular implementation of the Bitcoin protocol, some individuals are turned off....
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About a week ago, at the NYC Consensus conference I was fortunate enough to get to spend four hours over dinner with Adam Back of Blockstream, and Kristov Atlas of Blockchain.info My Dinner with Adam Back. I’ll do my best to summarize the topics of conversation over those four hours, although I’m sure I will miss some important points. Firstly, Adam....
A three-word tweet from 2023 became one of the most scrutinized posts in Bitcoin history — and cryptographer Adam Back says it meant nothing close to what people think. Related Reading: SEC Drops 30% Of Enforcement Actions, Calls Past Crypto Cases A Waste Of Resources Back Says ‘We Are All Satoshi’ Was About A Film […]
Open source bitcoin startup Blockstream, notable for its foray into developing sidechains for the bitcoin blockchain will now see a CEO at its helm. In a recent announcement, Blockstream revealed a unanimous decision by the company’s board of director that saw Blockstream co-founder Adam Back become CEO of the company. Back held the role of President before his new position and has also operated as the chief operating officer in the past. Blockstream revealed outgoing CEO Austin Hill will “pursue other opportunities” and has also stepped down from the board. A prominent academic in the....
Pete Rizzo discussed the earliest days of Bitcoin and Satoshi Nakamoto's influence with Blockstream's Adam Back.