Jameson Lopp | |
|---|---|
| Citizenship | United States |
| Known for | Bitcoin, software, privacy |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Computer science, operations security |
| Website |
lopp |
Jameson Lopp is an American cypherpunk, software engineer, columnist, and Bitcoin advocate. Lopp is co-founder and CTO of bitcoin security provider Casa. [1] Prior to joining Casa, Lopp served as software engineer at BitGo. [2]
Lopp has been publicly involved in cryptocurrency dating back to 2012 and involved with Casa since 2018. [3][ non-primary source needed]
Lopp was the subject of a swatting attack in October 2017. [4] As a result of the attack, Lopp made the decision to live off-the-grid, which has been written about in The New York Times. In the effort, Lopp purchased a decoy house, created a number of business entities, and paid private investigators to try and locate him. Lopp's whereabouts remain unknown. [5]
- ^ Kauflin, Jeff. "Bitcoin Thieves Beware: Super Secure Wallet Maker Casa Raises $2 Million". Forbes. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ^ Tapscott, Alex; Tapscott, Don (June 28, 2017). Realizing the Potential of Blockchain (Report). World Economic Forum. p. 12. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
- ^ "Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
- ^ "Bitcoin engineer Jameson Lopp SWATted by angry crypto fans". TechCrunch. October 17, 2017. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
- ^ Popper, Nathaniel (March 12, 2019). "How a Bitcoin Evangelist Made Himself Vanish, in 15 (Not So Easy) Steps". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
Jameson Lopp | |
|---|---|
| Citizenship | United States |
| Known for | Bitcoin, software, privacy |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Computer science, operations security |
| Website |
lopp |
Jameson Lopp is an American cypherpunk, software engineer, columnist, and Bitcoin advocate. Lopp is co-founder and CTO of bitcoin security provider Casa. [1] Prior to joining Casa, Lopp served as software engineer at BitGo. [2]
Lopp has been publicly involved in cryptocurrency dating back to 2012 and involved with Casa since 2018. [3][ non-primary source needed]
Lopp was the subject of a swatting attack in October 2017. [4] As a result of the attack, Lopp made the decision to live off-the-grid, which has been written about in The New York Times. In the effort, Lopp purchased a decoy house, created a number of business entities, and paid private investigators to try and locate him. Lopp's whereabouts remain unknown. [5]
- ^ Kauflin, Jeff. "Bitcoin Thieves Beware: Super Secure Wallet Maker Casa Raises $2 Million". Forbes. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ^ Tapscott, Alex; Tapscott, Don (June 28, 2017). Realizing the Potential of Blockchain (Report). World Economic Forum. p. 12. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
- ^ "Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
- ^ "Bitcoin engineer Jameson Lopp SWATted by angry crypto fans". TechCrunch. October 17, 2017. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
- ^ Popper, Nathaniel (March 12, 2019). "How a Bitcoin Evangelist Made Himself Vanish, in 15 (Not So Easy) Steps". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 12, 2019.