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David Schwartz

What you need to know about me:

  • CTO at Ripple, the company behind the Ripple settlement network.

  • One of the original architects of the XRP Ledger system, the first to solve the crypto-currency double spend problem without requiring either a central authority or proof of work.

  • My alter ego is "JoelKatz" on the Bitcoin forums and other places.

  • Follow me on Twitter -- @JoelKatz.

  • Areas of expertise include cryptography, payment and settlement networks, advising fintech and emerging technology startups, and C++ programming.

  • Areas of interest include computers, aviation (both full scale and model/drone), basketball and football.

  • My wife and I have a blog, but it's only rarely updated.

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113 How do Bitcoin clients find each other? May 1 '12
97 Does hoarding really hurt Bitcoin? Sep 2 '11
94 How does merged mining work? Aug 31 '11
67 What is a compressed Bitcoin key? Mar 3 '12
54 What exactly is Mining? Aug 30 '11
46 Should I leave the Bitcoin client open? Aug 31 '11
45 What methods could a government use to shutdown Bitcoin? Sep 1 '11
40 Have any cryptography experts vetted the bitcoin source code? Sep 1 '11
37 Is there a way to set up proof-of-work systems so they would be even more useful? Sep 1 '11
35 What are the bandwidth requirements of a mining rig? Sep 1 '11
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