Adam Back is the CEO and founder of Blockstream and has been involved in Bitcoin since its beginning. Before working in Bitcoin, Adam had already been working on various e-cash solutions and how to use encryption to protect users’ privacy. He’s one of the earliest cypherpunks in the industry.
In this conversation with Relai CEO Julian Liniger, Adam shares his journey into Bitcoin, how Blockstream is working on scaling Bitcoin, why encryption is key, and how the Bitcoin community and companies need to improve their services to onboard more people into the Bitcoin network.
You can find Adam on X (Twitter) here: https://x.com/adam3us
You can find out more about Blockstream here: https://blockstream.com/
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