Barton Johnston

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The author is an independent contributor writing an opinion or expert take. Views expressed are the author’s own and may not reflect Cointelegraph’s editorial position. Barton Johnston is the chief technology officer and co-founder of Blockchain Zoo, a global association of DLT and IT experts, which is building the ZooBC blockchain platform. He has extensive programming and engineering experience in several languages and across a range of industries. His focus is on blockchain technology — specifically the underlying infrastructure. Barton works on the structures of various types of decentralized consensus protocols, hashing and asymmetric encryption algorithms, and analysis and applications of new blockchain and crypto technologies such as Maid Safe, Iota and NXT.

Financial disclosure: Barton Johnston does not currently hold any positions in cryptocurrencies or other digital assets. Cointelegraph's editorial policy requires all staff to disclose holdings that may present a conflict of interest.