Adam Back


Finance

Former Bitcoin Dev Peter Todd Denies He's Satoshi Hours Before HBO Documentary Airs

"Of course I'm not Satoshi," Todd told CoinDesk Tuesday, saying that filmmaker Cullen Hoback was "grasping at straws."

Former Bitcoin developer Peter Todd, left (HBO)

Videos

Blockstream CEO Breaks Down the BIP119 Saga

Reacting to Bitcoin core developer Jeremy Rubin lobbying for a Speedy Trial of his Bitcoin Improvement Proposal (BIP) 119, Blockstream CEO Adam Back discusses what BIP119 is and why it’s so controversial. Back explains the proposal’s ability to bring smart contract capability to the Bitcoin network and risks it could introduce.

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Videos

Blockstream CEO on Mining in North America, Plans for the $210M Raise

Adam Back, CEO of Blockstream, the latest crypto company to become a unicorn, shares the Bitcoin infrastructure firm’s plans for spending its new $210 million raise and thoughts on possible changes in crypto mining.

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Videos

Blockstream CEO on El Salvador Involvement, Solar Ventures With Square

Blockstream CEO Adam Back on his involvement with El Salvador becoming the first country to officially adopt bitcoin. Plus, insights into Blockstream’s project with Square to build a solar-powered bitcoin mining facility.

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Markets

Bitcoin in Space? It Helps Connection Woes, Says Blockstream's Adam Back

Beaming bitcoin from satellites might sound far-fetched, but there are serious use cases, according to Adam Back, CEO of Blockstream.

Blockstream CEO Adam Back at Consensus 2019. (CoinDesk archives)

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