Regardless of the industry, there are always people who represent or are important in the field, and probably the most beloved and influential people in the cryptocurrency community are the following five.
Nick Szabo
It's impossible to talk about smart contracts without mentioning the man who conceptualized them. -As we mentioned in our previous introduction to smart contracts, Nick Szabo has been blogging about the application and future of cryptocurrencies, demonstrating his interest in the history of finance. "Although this digital currency has never been implemented, it has many similarities to Bitcoin, and many people see it as a precursor to Bitcoin, and Nick has speculated that Nick Szabo may be the originator of Bitcoin himself - Satoshi Nakamoto. However, Nick Szabo has repeatedly denied such speculation, and has caused the masses to speculate on the true identity of Satoshi Nakamoto.
Tim Draper
As the founder of the Draper Association, Tim Draper has always been a fanatic in the cryptocurrency world. Tim Draper has been the bringer of good fortune to ICO projects, with his involvement in ICOs and crowdfunding reaping huge rewards, such as Teos raising over $200 million in 2017 and Bancorp raising over $1.5 billion.
Tim Draper has been quite bullish on the future of Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, predicting that Bitcoin will reach $250,000 by 2022, in addition to other SEC regulatory frameworks for ICOs and cryptocurrencies, and he believes that the nature of Bitcoin and blockchain technology has surpassed the Iron Age, Renaissance, Industrial Revolution and other important technological eras .
Hal Finney
Hal Finney was the first person to use Bitcoin software early on, providing bug reporting files and adding corrections. He also built the first anonymous email forwarding service, and even more so the first digital currency cash system based on Pow proofs, and of course, he was the first person to receive a bitcoin issue from Satoshi Nakamoto.
Although Hal Finney died of ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, the condition is classified as acromegaly) in 2014, due to his contributions to cryptocurrencies, many believe it is possible that his remains were preserved by the Alcorn Life Extension Foundation after his death, as was the case with Satoshi Nakamoto's Hal Finney.
Vitalik Buterin
Co-founder of Ether and known as the V-God, Vitalik Buterin worked earlier in Bitcoin Magazine. With many ideas for the architecture of Bitcoin, Vitalik Buterin published his paper on Ether in 2013 and raised $100,000. Later, Vitalik Buterin quit his job at Bitcoin Magazine and dropped out of school to focus on the transformation of Ether.
As the largest blockchain platform, many developers are already working on many blockchain applications through Ether. More importantly, Ether has made Nick Szabo's vision a reality through the operation of blockchain and smart contracts, and has even pushed blockchain into the 2.0 era.
Charlie Lee
As the founder of the first Altcoin-Litecoin, Charlie Lee was also one of the early members involved in cryptocurrencies. Charlie Lee worked as the technical director of Coinbase from 2013 to 2017. After retiring, Charlie Lee focused on the development of Litecoin and even took the opportunity to sell off all of his Litecoin to dispel crowd suspicions that he was manipulating the market.
In an interview this year, Charlie Lee said that selling off Litecoin was only the first step in what he hopes will be a fully decentralized cryptocurrency that stays true to the original spirit of Bitcoin.
