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Gavin Andresen

As an experienced software developer, Andresen’s career led him to the renowned Silicon Valley before he used his skills to create online games for blind people in the late 90s. After only discovering Bitcoin in 2010, he went on to be one of the biggest contributors to the project.

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Age

56

Loc

MA

Nat

USA

Timeline

2010

THE BITCOIN FAUCET

Shortly after discovering Bitcoin, Andresen started thinking of ways which would help the project go mainstream. ‘The Bitcoin Faucet’ was a website that gave away 5BTC to any visitor that completed a simple captcha to prove they weren’t a robot.Source

2010

SATOSHI’S SUCCESSOR

Andresen became the successor to Satoshi after the Bitcoin founder stepped back from the project in 2010. He wrote that he would start doing more active project management for Bitcoin with ‘Satoshi’s blessing’.Source

2012

BITCOIN FOUNDATION

Andresen was appointed chief scientist of the Bitcoin Foundation in 2012. The foundation existed to restore the reputation of Bitcoin after the cryptocurrency started to be associated with crime. Additionally, the group attempted to improve rules and regulation surrounding cryptocurrencies.Source

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