Gavin Andresen
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Gavin Andresen | |
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Residence | Amherst, Massachusetts |
Alma mater | Princeton University |
Known for | Bitcoin, Software |
Website [1] |
Gavin Andresen (born Gavin Bell[1]) is based in Amherst, Massachusetts. After graduating from Princeton University in 1988,[1] Andresen began his career working on 3D graphics software at Silicon Graphics Computer Systems.[2] In 1996, he co-authored the VRML 2.0 specification,[3] and later published a reference manual for VRML 2.0.[4]
Since leaving Silicon Valley in 1996, Andresen has tackled a wide variety of software-related ventures, including CTO of an early voice-over-the-Internet startup and co-founder of a company that made multiplayer online games for blind people and their sighted friends.[2]
In April 2011, Forbes quoted Andresen as saying, "Bitcoin is designed to bring us back to a decentralized currency of the people," and "this is like better gold than gold."[5]
Prior to 2014 Andresen was the lead developer for a part of the bitcoin digital currency project, working to create a secure, stable "cash for the Internet."[6]
Andresen also created ClearCoin, an escrow-type of service, which was closed c. June 23, 2011.[7]
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External links
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- Gavin Andresen interviewed on the TV show Triangulation on the TWiT.tv network 15 May 2013, duration: 60 min.
- Can Bitcoin Go Mainstream? Voices of the Next Generation with Gavin Andresen of Bitcoin, Council of Foreign Relations, February 6, 2014