Wei Dai is a computer scientist, a member of the cypherpunk community, and a Chinese cryptographer best known for creating B-Money, which significantly influenced the development of Bitcoin.
The journey of Bitcoin is full of fascinating characters. We’ve already talked about figures like Hal Finney, Adam Back, and Nick Szabo, but there’s one name that, while not often remembered as a Bitcoin pioneer, contributed fundamental ideas to the development of the protocol.
Yes, we’re talking about Wei Dai, a computer scientist and cryptographer who made his mark on history with his work on B-Money, which is even referenced in the Bitcoin whitepaper.
In this article, you’ll learn who Wei Dai is, what B-Money is, and how it’s connected to BTC.
Let’s dive in!Table of contents:Table of contents:
- Who is Wei Dai?
- What is B-Money?
- Similarities Between B-Money and Bitcoin
- Is Wei Dai Satoshi Nakamoto?
- Conclusion
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Is he still alive?
I'm not entirely sure, but I don't think so. I did a quick google search and didn't see anything. I found out that he has a website. http://www.weidai.com/
Oops! I don't want to kill anyone. Ahaha
I wanted to say that I don't think he's dead.
He's a very intriguing figure in bitcoin history. I posted about him a while back:
#375619
indeed! I didn't remember seeing this post, but now I've seen that I've zapped it! Ahah
I can't remember what I posted yesterday.
😂😂😂😂
SN is our archive
A legend for sure