Nick Szabo

Nick Szabo, the inventor of smart contracts and Bit Gold, laid the foundation for the creation of Bitcoin. He defined smart contracts 14 years before Bitcoin. He is a computer scientist, legal scholar, and cryptographer famous for his research in digital contracts and digital currency. The phrase and concept of “smart contracts” was developed by Szabo with the goal of bringing what he calls the “highly evolved” practices of contract law and practice to the design of electronic commerce protocols between strangers on the Internet. He graduated from the University of Washington in 1989 with a degree in computer science. He holds an honorary professorship at the Universidad Francisco Marroquín. Articles: The Legendary Nick Szabo: Bitgold, Smart Contracts, Cryptocurrency, and Blockchain Story What Is Bit Gold? The Brainchild of Blockchain Pioneer Nick Szabo