Peter Todd (programmer)
Peter Todd | |
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| Born | |
| Education | Ontario College of Art and Design |
| Occupation | Software developer |
| Known for | Bitcoin development |
| Notable work | OpenTimestamps |
| Website | https://petertodd.org/ |
Peter Todd is a Canadian software developer who was an early contributor to the development of Bitcoin.[1] Todd has been involved in cryptocurrency since the early 2010s and has worked on blockchain and privacy-focused projects.[2]
Biography
[edit | edit source]Peter Todd was born in Canada. When he was 15 years old he began communicating with cypherpunks like Adam Back and Hal Finney.[3] Before his career as a core developer, Peter Todd attended the Ontario College of Art and Design in Toronto.[3]
In 2019, Todd filed a defamation suit against former Tor developer Isis Lovecruft after they publicly accused him of rape and sexual misconduct on Twitter.[4]
Cryptocurrency involvement
[edit | edit source]In 2014 Todd stated that Gavin Andresen had been responsible for code changes that resulted in Bitcoin's rising fees.[5] In 2017 Todd was against an increase in the Bitcoin block size in relation to the controversy surrounding the Bitcoin scalability problem and SegWit.[6]
The 2024 HBO documentary Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery by Cullen Hoback named Todd as Bitcoin's pseudonymous creator, Satoshi Nakamoto. Todd has publicly denied being Nakamoto, stating in the film that it was "ludicrous".[3][1] Hoback's theory includes a range of circumstantial evidence.[7][8] In the film, Todd denied that he was Nakamoto, saying that it was "ludicrous" and "grasping at straws". Todd criticized Hoback for "QAnon style coincidence-based conspiracy thinking".[9][8] No concrete evidence has been presented to support the claim, and the theory remains entirely speculative.
References
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External links
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