Adam Back

Adam Back is a British cryptographer and cypherpunk, recognized for his substantial contributions to the cryptocurrency sector. Born in London. In July 1970, he earned a Ph.D. in computer science. Adam is credited with inventing Hashcash, which later became integral to the Bitcoin mining process and was initially developed to combat email spam. In 2014, he founded Blockstream, a company dedicated to blockchain technology. Adam was one of the two individuals to whom Satoshi Nakamoto sent an email. The Financial Express in 2016 identified him as a potential Nakamoto. As a trailblazer in digital asset research, he co-founded Blockstream in 2014, a prominent blockchain technology firm where he currently serves as CEO.

Quick Facts

Full name	Adam Back
Birth	July 1970, United Kingdom
Nationality	British
Education	Earned PhD in Computer Science from the University of Exeter
Marital status	Married
Net worth	Estimated $50-100 million

 

Experience

•  Co-founder and CEO of Blockstrem from Oct 2016 to Present.
• Cryptographer at Bitcoin Consultant from Apr to Present.
• Owner and Consultant at Cypherspace Internet Security since December 1997 to the Present.
• Chief Information Security Officer at EMC from June 2008 to July 2010.
• Security Architect and Co-Founder at PI Corporation.
• Cryptographic Consultant at GuardianEdge Technologies from 1992 until 2008.
• IT Security Architect at Microsoft from Dec 2002 to Nov 2003.
• Security Architect at Zero Knowledge System from Dec 1999 to Nov 2002.