Pieter Wuille

Pieter Wuille is a prominent Belgian software engineer and Bitcoin developer, renowned for his significant contributions to the Bitcoin protocol. As a co-founder of Blockstream, he has played a pivotal role in advancing blockchain technology. In 2020, Wuille joined Chaincode Labs, continuing his dedication to Bitcoin's development and scalability.

 

Quick Facts

 

Full name	Pieter Wuille
Birth	1978, United States
Nationality	American
Education	Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Leuven
Marital status	To be updated
Net worth	To be updated

 

Pieter learned about Bitcoin during its initial days in November 2010. Subsequently, by 2011, he became a member of the Bitcoin Core development. He wrote Bitcoin Improvement Proposals 30, 32, 42, and 62, and is the main creator of libsecp256k1, a library designed for efficient elliptic curve cryptography in Bitcoin.

 

Pieter Wuille -  Professional Timeline and Events

 

• 2011: Began contributing to Bitcoin's codebase, enhancing its security and performance.
• 2014: Co-founded Blockstream, focusing on developing Bitcoin and blockchain infrastructure.
• 2015: Implemented Segregated Witness (SegWit), a significant upgrade improving Bitcoin's transaction efficiency and malleability.
• 2020: Transitioned to Chaincode Labs to further research and develop Bitcoin protocol improvements. 
• 2023: Continued active contributions to Bitcoin Core, influencing the direction of Bitcoin's technological advancements.

 

Before joining Blockstream, Pieter was employed as a Site Reliability Engineer at Google. Pieter earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Leuven, concentrating on the design of programming languages.

 

He was raised in Belgium but now resides in Switzerland. During his leisure hours, Pieter enjoys tossing discs (not the kind meant for storing the blockchain) and engaging in board games.

 

Useful Links to Connect With Pieter Wuille

 

Platform	Link
X (formerly Twitter)	https://twitter.com/pwuille
GitHub	https://github.com/sipa
LinkedIn profile	https://www.linkedin.com/in/pieterwuille/
Google Scholar profile	https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=bi4fAa0AAAAJ