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Adam Back is a British cryptographer and crypto-hacker notable as the inventor of [[Hashcash]], the [[proof-of-work]] system used by [[Bitcoin]].
 
Adam Back is a British cryptographer and crypto-hacker notable as the inventor of [[Hashcash]], the [[proof-of-work]] system used by [[Bitcoin]].
  
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He is currently CEO at [[Blockstream]].<ref>http://adam3.us/about/</ref> Other employees at Blockstream have included [[Pieter Wuille]], [[Gregory Sanders]], [[Matt Corallo]], [[Mark Friedenbach]], [[Jorge Timón]].
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Back was an opponent of [[SegWit2x]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/adam3us/status/913495697936277504 Tweet by Adam Back (adam3us) saying ''segwit2x is very likely to degrade into "paypal2.0" permissioned bank. those unaware of history/too stubborn to learn, are doomed to repeat.'']</ref><ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/72ryef/it_is_time_to_call_off_nyasegwit2x_and_work/ Adam Back (adam3us) post on Reddit: ''It is time to call off NYA/segwit2x and work together to scale Bitcoin to compete against Fiat. Please.'']</ref>
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
 
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Back
 
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Back
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