Protocol Founders
A pseudonymous individual or entity who created the Bitcoin protocol, solving the digital currency issue of the “double spend.”
Who is Satoshi Nakamoto?
A physical device that can be connected to the web and interact with online exchanges, but can also be used as cold storage (not connected to the internet).
What is hardware wallet?
Ostensibly coined (see what we did there) by Gitcoin’s Kevin Owocki. It reflects the Ethereum-focused mindset of not just investing in a cryptocurrency as a store of value, but rather investing in it as an ecosystem and a platform for public goods and software; it complements, in this sense, the now-infamous HODL.
What is BUIDL?
As previously mentioned, the artist (real name Mike Winklemann) had sold one of his digital artworks for $69 million earlier this year. This makes him one of the most valuable artists ever, digital or not.
Who is Beeple?
a Russian-Canadian programmer and writer who is best known as one of the co-founders of Ethereum.
Who is Vitalik Buterin?
An offline wallet that is never connected to the internet. These wallets protect cryptocurrencies from getting hacked online.
What is cold wallet?
Occurs when a new cryptocurrency sells advance tokens in exchange for upfront capital
What is an ICO- Initial Coin Offering?
While also producing art outside the crypto world, one of the creator’s most notable works, “the Bitcoin angel,” made a staggering $3.2 million when it went up for auction earlier this year.
Who is Trevor Jones?
the creator of Solana and led development of operating systems at Qualcomm, distributed systems at Mesosphere, and compression at Dropbox
Anatoly Yakovenko
A wallet that is directly connected to the internet at all times, for example one that is held on a centralized exchange
What is a hot wallet?
A process in which a business must verify the identity and background information (address, financials, etc) of their customers
What is KYC- Know Your Customer?
The artist, whose real name is Micah Dowbak, has partnered with Philips to create “Replicator,” an NFT project which creates a new NFT every 28 days.
Who is Mad Dog Jones?
the founder of Algorand and one of the most preeminent mathematicians and computer scientists of the last 50 years
Who is Silvio Micali?
A blockchain account generated from a seed phrase or password or passphrase of your choosing.
What is brain wallet?
A set of international laws enacted to diminish the potential for criminal organizations or individuals to launder money
What is AMI- Anti-Money Laundering?
While not primarily an NFT creator, he recently dipped his toes in the crypto space, being one of the first artists to have their music on blockchain music streaming services
Who is 3LAU?
the founder of Avalanche protocol, a project related to building computing platform using Avalanche Consensus.
Who is Emin Gün Sirer?
First created for Bitcoin, and enable the creation of a very large number of accounts based on an initial seed phrase
What is HD Wallet?
A group of Ethereum core developers, startups, and large companies working together to commercialize and use Ethereum for different business applications.
What is EEA- Enterprise Ethereum Alliance?
Starting only in July 2020, he focuses on selling comic books in the form of NFTs, quickly becoming one of the top NFT artists creating comic books. His first comic book to sell in this form, “Death,” sold for just $642.14.
Who is Jose Delbo?