When Satoshi Nakamoto invented Bitcoin, he solved an unsolved problem in computer science, developed the foundation for a new digital theory of property rights, and gave birth to a $100B industry.
Yet much of what we see in the news and on social media about cryptocurrency and blockchain doesn’t convey the pace of technological progress and commercial traction that people in the space perceive. And there's even less discussion of the philosophical principles that motivated Satoshi Nakamoto, or the society that he wanted to build.
That's why we're launching Nakamoto. We want to create a venue for quality technical, philosophical, and cultural writing that is of general interest to the crypto community as a whole, for beginner and expert alike.
Over time we want to build Nakamoto into a real community, add crypto-native features, and start facilitating in-person meetups to discuss these topics. But our first goal is to surface important developments for a technically literate audience, and to serve as a clearinghouse for the builders and engineers in the space.
Contributors
For details on how to contribute to Nakamoto, see here. All contributors to Nakamoto are pro-Bitcoin (BTC) for the long-term, but beyond that we welcome a wide diversity of views.
![Balaji S. Srinivasan, Fmr CTO Coinbase, GP a16z](https://nakamoto.ghost.io/content/images/2019/12/balajis.png)
Fmr CTO Coinbase, GP a16z
![Vitalik Buterin, Cofounder Ethereum](https://nakamoto.ghost.io/content/images/2019/12/vitalikbuterin.jpg)
Cofounder Ethereum
![Naval Ravikant, Founder AngelList](https://nakamoto.ghost.io/content/images/2019/12/naval.png)
Founder AngelList
![Zooko Wilcox O'Hearn, Cofounder Zcash](https://nakamoto.ghost.io/content/images/2019/12/zooko.jpg)
Cofounder Zcash
![Elizabeth Stark, Cofounder/CEO Lightning Labs](https://nakamoto.ghost.io/content/images/2020/01/starkness.jpg)
Cofounder/CEO Lightning Labs
![Brian Armstrong, Cofounder/CEO Coinbase](https://nakamoto.ghost.io/content/images/2019/12/brian_armstrong.jpg)
Cofounder/CEO Coinbase
![Brendan Blumer, Cofounder/CEO Block.one](https://nakamoto.ghost.io/content/images/2019/12/brendanblumer.jpg)
Cofounder/CEO Block.one
![Brendan Eich, Inventor of JavaScript, Cofounder Brave](https://nakamoto.ghost.io/content/images/2019/12/brendaneich.png)
Inventor of JavaScript, Cofounder Brave
![Preethi Kasireddy, Cofounder/CEO TruStory](https://nakamoto.ghost.io/content/images/2019/12/iam_preethi.jpg)
Cofounder/CEO TruStory
![Kathleen Breitman, Cofounder Tezos, Coase](https://nakamoto.ghost.io/content/images/2019/12/breitwoman.jpg)
Cofounder Tezos, Coase
![Arthur Breitman, Cofounder Tezos](https://nakamoto.ghost.io/content/images/2019/12/arthurb.jpg)
Cofounder Tezos
![Jameson Lopp, Cofounder & CTO of Casa](https://nakamoto.ghost.io/content/images/2019/12/lopp.jpg)
Cofounder & CTO of Casa
![Linda Xie, Cofounder Scalar Capital](https://nakamoto.ghost.io/content/images/2019/12/ljxie.jpg)
Cofounder Scalar Capital
![Lily Liu, Fmr CFO Earn.com](https://nakamoto.ghost.io/content/images/2020/01/calilyliu.jpeg)
Fmr CFO Earn.com
![Emilie Choi, COO Coinbase](https://nakamoto.ghost.io/content/images/2020/01/emiliemc.jpg)
COO Coinbase
![Soona Amhaz, Cofounder Token Daily Capital](https://nakamoto.ghost.io/content/images/2019/12/soonaorlater.jpg)
Cofounder Token Daily Capital
![Tyler Winklevoss, Cofounder/CEO Gemini](https://nakamoto.ghost.io/content/images/2020/01/tylerwinklevoss-1.jpeg)
Cofounder/CEO Gemini
![Cameron Winklevoss, Cofounder Gemini](https://nakamoto.ghost.io/content/images/2020/01/winklevoss-1.jpg)
Cofounder Gemini
![Haseeb Qureshi, GP Dragonfly Capital](https://nakamoto.ghost.io/content/images/2019/12/hosseeb.jpeg)
GP Dragonfly Capital
![Eli Ben-Sasson, Cofounder Starkware, Zcash](https://nakamoto.ghost.io/content/images/2020/01/elibensasson.jpg)
Cofounder Starkware, Zcash
![Meltem Demirors, CSO Coinshares](https://nakamoto.ghost.io/content/images/2020/01/melt_dem.png)
CSO Coinshares
![Rachael Horwitz, VP Coinbase](https://nakamoto.ghost.io/content/images/2020/01/rachaelrad.jpg)
VP Coinbase
![Taylor Monahan, CEO/cofounder MyCrypto](https://nakamoto.ghost.io/content/images/2020/01/tayvano_.jpg)
CEO/cofounder MyCrypto
![Fred Ehrsam, Cofounder Coinbase/Paradigm](https://nakamoto.ghost.io/content/images/2020/01/fehrsam.jpg)
Cofounder Coinbase/Paradigm
![Galia Benartzi, Cofounder Bancor](https://nakamoto.ghost.io/content/images/2020/01/galiabenartzi.jpg)
Cofounder Bancor
![Will Warren, Cofounder 0x](https://nakamoto.ghost.io/content/images/2019/12/willwarren89.jpg)
Cofounder 0x
![Josh Swihart, VP Electric Coin Company](https://nakamoto.ghost.io/content/images/2020/01/jswihart.png)
VP Electric Coin Company
![Roger Ver, CEO Bitcoin.com](https://nakamoto.ghost.io/content/images/2019/12/rogerkver.jpg)
CEO Bitcoin.com
![Jesse Powell, Cofounder/CEO Kraken](https://nakamoto.ghost.io/content/images/2019/12/jespow.jpeg)
Cofounder/CEO Kraken
![Dan Larimer, Cofounder/CTO Block.one](https://nakamoto.ghost.io/content/images/2019/12/bytemaster7.jpg)
Cofounder/CTO Block.one
![Michael Arrington, Partner XRP Capital](https://nakamoto.ghost.io/content/images/2019/12/arrington.jpg)
Partner XRP Capital
![Muneeb Ali, Cofounder Blockstack](https://nakamoto.ghost.io/content/images/2019/12/muneeb.jpg)
Cofounder Blockstack
![Jill Carlson, Principal Slow Ventures](https://nakamoto.ghost.io/content/images/2020/01/jillruthcarlson.jpg)
Principal Slow Ventures
![Matt Huang, Cofounder Paradigm](https://nakamoto.ghost.io/content/images/2019/12/matthuang.jpg)
Cofounder Paradigm
![Kyle Samani, Cofounder Multicoin Capital](https://nakamoto.ghost.io/content/images/2019/12/kylesamani.jpg)
Cofounder Multicoin Capital
![Erik Torenberg, GP Village](https://nakamoto.ghost.io/content/images/2019/12/eriktorenberg.jpg)
GP Village
![Dan Robinson, Partner Paradigm](https://nakamoto.ghost.io/content/images/2019/12/danrobinson.jpg)
Partner Paradigm
![Avichal Garg, Cofounder Electric Capital](https://nakamoto.ghost.io/content/images/2019/12/avichal.jpg)
Cofounder Electric Capital
![Ryan Selkis, Founder/CEO Messari.io](https://nakamoto.ghost.io/content/images/2020/01/twobitidiot-1.png)
Founder/CEO Messari.io
![Dan Romero, Fmr VP Coinbase](https://nakamoto.ghost.io/content/images/2019/12/dwr.jpg)
Fmr VP Coinbase
![Jane Lippencott, Associate Winklevoss Capital](https://nakamoto.ghost.io/content/images/2019/12/janehk.jpg)
Associate Winklevoss Capital
![Joe McCann, Cloud/AI, Microsoft](https://nakamoto.ghost.io/content/images/2019/12/joemccann.jpg)
Cloud/AI, Microsoft
![JD Ross, Cofounder Opendoor](https://nakamoto.ghost.io/content/images/2019/12/justindross.jpg)
Cofounder Opendoor
![Patri Friedman, Cofounder Pronomos](https://nakamoto.ghost.io/content/images/2019/12/patrissimo.jpg)
Cofounder Pronomos
![Rob Rhinehart, Cofounder Soylent](https://nakamoto.ghost.io/content/images/2019/12/robrhinehart.png)
Cofounder Soylent
![Ryan Shea, Cofounder, Blockstack](https://nakamoto.ghost.io/content/images/2019/12/ryaneshea.jpg)
Cofounder, Blockstack
![Eric Meltzer, Cofounder, InBlockchain](https://nakamoto.ghost.io/content/images/2019/12/wheatpond.jpg)
Cofounder, InBlockchain
![Charlie Noyes, Partner Paradigm](https://nakamoto.ghost.io/content/images/2019/12/_charlienoyes.png)
Partner Paradigm
![Arjun Balaji, Partner Paradigm](https://nakamoto.ghost.io/content/images/2019/12/arjunblj.jpg)
Partner Paradigm
![Scott Phoenix, Cofounder/CEO Vicarious](https://nakamoto.ghost.io/content/images/2019/12/fuelfive.png)
Cofounder/CEO Vicarious
![John Granata, Head of Consumer Engineering at Coinbase](https://nakamoto.ghost.io/content/images/2019/12/jagra_.jpg)
Head of Consumer Engineering at Coinbase
![Michael Solana, Partner, Founders Fund](https://nakamoto.ghost.io/content/images/2019/12/micsolana.png)
Partner, Founders Fund
![Ali Fathalian, Head of Crypto Engineering at Coinbase](https://nakamoto.ghost.io/content/images/2019/12/mindcloud_io.jpeg)
Head of Crypto Engineering at Coinbase
![Sam Rosenblum, Partner Polychain](https://nakamoto.ghost.io/content/images/2019/12/sjrosenblum.jpg)
Partner Polychain
![Tushar Jain, Cofounder Multicoin Capital](https://nakamoto.ghost.io/content/images/2019/12/tusharjain_.jpg)
Cofounder Multicoin Capital
![Jean Fan, Paradigm Academy](https://nakamoto.ghost.io/content/images/2020/01/jean_yujing_fan.jpg)
Paradigm Academy
![Portia Burton, Protocol Labs, Cecil Digital](https://nakamoto.ghost.io/content/images/2020/01/pkafei.jpg)
Protocol Labs, Cecil Digital
![Zach Segal, Head of Listing at Coinbase](https://nakamoto.ghost.io/content/images/2019/12/zosegal.jpg)
Head of Listing at Coinbase
![Bradford Cross, Founding Partner DCVC](https://nakamoto.ghost.io/content/images/2020/01/bradfordcross.png)
Founding Partner DCVC