Gavin Andresen

Gavin Andresen
Other names Gavin Bell
Residence Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
Fields Computer science
Alma mater Princeton University
Known for Bitcoin, software
Website

Gavin Andresen (born Gavin Bell[1]) is based in Amherst, Massachusetts. After graduated from Princeton University in 1988.[1] He is known for being the lead maintainer for the original bitcoin client.

Career

Andresen began his career working on 3D graphics software at Silicon Graphics Computer Systems.[2] In 1996, he co-authored the VRML 2.0 specification,[3] and later published a reference manual for VRML 2.0.[4]

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.[2]

Bitcoin

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." [5] Andresen discovered bitcoin in 2010, quickly recognising the brilliance of its design. Soon after he created a website called the Bitcoin Faucet which gave away bitcoin.[1] 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."[6] He was soon designated by the inventor of bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto to lead development of the client software for the bitcoin network which is now known as Bitcoin Core.[1]

Andresen also created ClearCoin, an escrow-type of service, which was closed c. June 23, 2011.[7] After several years working on the software, Andresen left the role of lead developer of bitcoin to work on the strategic development of its technology.[8] He conceived of the Bitcoin Foundation which became reality in 2012.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Simonite, Tom (15 August 2014). "The Man Who Really Built Bitcoin". MIT Technology Review. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  2. 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.
  3. ↑ "VRML 2.0".
  4. ↑ "The Annotated VRML 2.0 Reference Manual".
  5. ↑ Kadhim Shubber (8 April 2014). "Gavin Andresen Steps Down as Bitcoin's Lead Developer". Coindesk. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  6. ↑ "Crypto Currency". Forbes. 2011-04-20. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
  7. ↑ "ClearCoin - Bitcoin". En.bitcoin.it. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
  8. ↑ Preukschat, Alex; Josep Busquet (2015). Bitcoin: The Hunt of Satoshi Nakamoto. Europe Comics. p. 87. ISBN 9791032800201. Retrieved 16 November 2016.

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