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Adam Back is a crypto-hacker and cryptographer born in London in 1970 and is currently living in Malta. Adam Back’s hashcash proof-of-work system is used in counterspam technologies and cryptocurrency mining. Adam Back is one of the first people to work on Bitcoin and was contacted by Nakamoto in 2009 to give his thoughts on hashcashes usage in Bitcoin. Adam Back is a founder of the technology company Blockstream, which is one of the main contributors to Bitcoin Core. As Blockstream’s CEO, Adam brought the company into being a leading developer of the Lightning Network, liquid sidechains and other interesting projects. Adam’s contribution to Bitcoin and cryptography development has made him one of the main cryptocurrency experts today. He is actively doing talks on such topics as privacy, scaling and the future development of Bitcoin.

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Why is Bitcoin price down today?

Bitcoin is 1 week away from 'confirming' new bull market — analyst

Do Kwon to reportedly appeal against court’s decision to extend detention

XRP price: 'sell the news' moment nears after crypto-leading 20% weekly gain

If Adam Back and Hal Finney’s $10 million price prediction were to come true, the BTC market cap would be approximately $200 trillion.

Bitcoin could hit $10M in 9 years but more sidechains needed: Blockstream CEO

Brayden Lindrea

2023-02-13T01:36:18+00:00

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To this day, the exact identity of Satoshi Nakamoto remains a mystery. The chances that the real creator is described below are small.

7 people who could be (or not) Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto

2023-01-24T15:34:30+00:00

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A cartoon version of Dr. Adam Back recounts stories of hacking coded doors at university and the inception of Hash Cash in the latest of Cointelegraph Crypto St...

Crypto Stories: Dr. Adam Back shares his life of hacks

2022-12-16T22:00:00+00:00

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CEO Adam Back said the fresh funding would be invested into expanding the firm’s mining capacity.

Blockstream raises funds for mining expansion at 70% lower company valuation

2022-12-07T05:29:30+00:00

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In an exclusive interview with Adam Back at Bitcoin Amsterdam, the co-founder of Blockstream shared his vision for the Bitcoin space.

Bitcoin in space is good for user privacy, says Adam Back

2022-10-17T13:52:56+01:00

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Blockstream has secured $210 million in fresh investment from a U.K. private equity firm and crypto exchange Bitfinex’s operator.

Canadian Bitcoin miner Blockstream joins crypto unicorns with $3.2B valuation

2021-08-24T12:12:34+01:00

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They went so far as to refer to cryptocurrency as "an instrument of economic empowerment."

Jack Dorsey's Square adds 4,709 Bitcoin to its balance sheet

Michael Kapilkov

2020-10-08T15:50:10+01:00

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Adam Back believes that Bitcoin could boost its market cap by 400% in under two years.

Bitcoin pioneer predicts $1T BTC market cap by 2022 or 'sooner'

2020-10-05T14:56:00+01:00

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