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}}'''Gavin Andresen''' was the Chief Scientist for the [[Bitcoin_Foundation|Bitcoin Foundation]].
}}'''Gavin Andresen''' was the Chief Scientist for the [[Bitcoin_Foundation|Bitcoin Foundation]].
Previously a Bitcoin committer, Andresen resigned in 2014.<ref>[https://bitcoinfoundation.org/files/2014/04/bitcoin-core-maintainer-wladimir-van-der-laan/ Bitcoin Core Maintainer: Wladimir van der Laan]</ref> In 2016, Andresen says he believed that [[Craig Steven Wright]] is [[Satoshi Nakamoto]].<ref>[https://www.wired.com/2016/05/craig-wright-privately-proved-hes-bitcoins-creator/ Wired piece from 2016 with input from Andresen]</ref>
The Bitcoin Foundation and its members have been accused of being scammers.<ref>''[https://www.reddit.com/r/btc/comments/lrculy/csws_big_news_to_sv_holders_he_teased_yesterday/goocdwi/ ...scum sucking brethren at the Bitcoin Foundation ...]''</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 21:45, 1 March 2021

Gavin Andresen
Born1966 (aged 48–49)
ResidenceAmherst, Massachusetts
Active2010–present
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Gavin Andresen was the Chief Scientist for the Bitcoin Foundation.

Previously a Bitcoin committer, Andresen resigned in 2014.[1] In 2016, Andresen says he believed that Craig Steven Wright is Satoshi Nakamoto.[2]

The Bitcoin Foundation and its members have been accused of being scammers.[3]

References

Predecessor:
Satoshi Nakamoto
Bitcoin Core maintainer
2011–2014
Successor:
Wladimir van der Laan

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