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Luke Dashjr
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Bitcoin Core Developer. Luke Dashjr is a prominent Bitcoin Core developer who has made impactful contributions to the project since 2012. Luke Dashjr is the Chief Technology Officer and Co-founder of the OCEAN organization. Dashjr is known for his expertise in Bitcoin protocol development and his advocacy for running full nodes. He argues that if 85% of the network is not running full nodes, it is impossible to verify transactions and balances. Dashjr believes that light wallets like those used by Trezor and Ledger are a threat to Bitcoin's decentralization if a full node does not back them. Founder of 20-BRC, a protocol for creating tokens on the Bitcoin blockchain.Involved in the development of the Ordinals protocol for creating digital artifacts on Bitcoin. Dashjr is one of the best Bitcoin speakers to educate people on the impact of full nodes on the Bitcoin field.
 
Personal Details:
Organization: OCEAN 
Location: Tampa Bay Area
Skills: Open-source software, Linux, Perl, and more
 
Experience:
  • Currently acting in the position of CTO and Co-founder of OCEAN from the year Mar 2023 until now
  • Played the role of Software Engineer at Bitcoin Core from the year Jan 2011 till now
  • Held the role of Lead Developer for BFGMiner from the year Sep 2011 until now
  • Worked as the Developer for Gentoo Technologies from the year Jan 2003 till Dec 2022
  • Played the position of Lead Developer at House Control Automation Framework from the year 2007 till 2022
  • Held the position of Co-founder for Blockctream from the year Mar 2014 till feb 2018
  • Played the role of Founder of Eligius Bitcoin Mining Pool from the year Apr 2011 till Dec 2016

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Bitcoin Core

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