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Bitcoin Experts
The below group of people are generally considered experts in their field and are held in very high regard by their peers. They are the thought leaders in bitcoin and blockchain and have helped shape the community into what it is today. We recommend reading and viewing as much of their material as possible to help to get an understanding of this complex subject.
Andreas Antonopolous
Iconic blockchain guru on a crusade to educate the world about bitcoin, encompassing the social, technical and economic implications
Jimmy Song
Experienced developer and technical expert contributing to this complex subject in a clear and concise manner
Gavin Andresen
Took over from Satoshi as the lead developer of Bitcoin Core in 2011. Founded Bitcoin Foundation in 2012 and now devoted full time to this cause
Eric Lombrozo
Bitcoin core developer and contributor, cryptocurrency entrepreneur
Adam Back
British cryptographer and original cypherpunk. Inventor of hashcash. CEO of Blockstream
Nick Szabo
American computer scientist and cryptographer, coined the term "smart contract" with an aim to combine cryptography, contract law and e-commerce. Core Dev.
Vitalik Buterin
Lifetime coder and founder of hugely successful blockchain startup Ethereum at the age of 19. Boy genius.
Charlie Shrem
One of the original Bitcoin entrepreneurs starting the hugely successful but ultimately doomed BitInstant, founding member of the Bitcoin Foundation and now working for Jaxx
Twitter: @CharlieShrem
Website: charlieshrem.com
Erik Voorhees
Serial entrepreneur now running Shapeshift.io. Started Coinapult and Satoshi Dice and was Director of Marketing at BitInstant with Charlie Shrem. Outspoken opponent of the current financial system whilst paving the way for Bitcoin's acceptance
Twitter: @ErikVoorhees
LinkedIn: @erikvoorhees
Charlie Lee
Creator of Litecoin. Ex- Software Engineer at Google and Director of Engineering at Coinbase. Active contributor to the Bitcoin community
Twitter: @SatoshiLite
LinkedIn: @chocobo
Jameson Lopp
Software engineer at BitGo, Bitcoin Core contributor, regular contributor of articles to CoinDesk magazine
Tuur Demeester
Investor and writer with a background in Austrian Economics. Bitcoin analyst
Tone Vays
Bitcoin maximalist and knowledgeable expert trader with in-depth market analysis of bitcoin
