Nick Szabo

Smart Contract Pioneer Nick Szabo: Don’t Ditch Decentralization

One of the few cypherpunks in a room full dominated by financial services, Szabo urged blockchain developers not to forget about decentralization.

Business  ·  19 April 2018

Relax Lawyers, Nick Szabo Says Smart Contracts Won’t Kill Jobs

Smart contract inventor Nick Szabo has said lawyers' roles are "complimentary" to the role of smart contracts.

Business  ·  8 December 2016
Ethereum

Cryptography Pioneer Nick Szabo Touts Blockchain Tech’s Security

Smart contracts pioneer Nick Szabo spoke today at a developer conference for developers working on the public Ethereum blockchain.

Business  ·  13 November 2015
Bitcoin

Ripple Labs Unveils Proposal for New Smart Contract System

The company's proposed system could reinvigorate the movement to build smart contract mechanisms.

Business  ·  21 July 2014
Satoshi Nakamoto

Linguistic Researchers Name Nick Szabo as Author of Bitcoin Whitepaper

A group of forensic linguistics experts believe the real creator of bitcoin is former law professor Nick Szabo.

Tech  ·  16 April 2014