John Gilmore
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In plain words
John Gilmore: Co-founder of the EFF and of the cypherpunks. Co-founded the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the cypherpunks movement. The list ran at cypherpunks@toad.com, his domain: Adam Back's 1997 Hashcash announcement went to that address. 1992: co-founds the cypherpunks. Electronic Frontier Foundation (co-founder).
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Key facts
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Also known as | toad.com | en.wikipedia.org |
| Role | Co-founder of the EFF and of the cypherpunks | en.wikipedia.org |
| First known Bitcoin link | 1992: co-founds the cypherpunks | en.wikipedia.org |
| Work | Electronic Frontier Foundation (co-founder) | en.wikipedia.org |
What is not known
No X account shown: @johngilmore on X belongs to a photographer in Seattle, not to him.
Timeline
- 28 Mar 1997: The Hashcash announcement is sent to cypherpunks@toad.com. [hashcash.org]
Connections
- Timothy C. May: Co-founded the cypherpunks movement [en.wikipedia.org]
- Eric Hughes: Co-founded the cypherpunks movement [en.wikipedia.org]
FAQ
- Who is John Gilmore?
- John Gilmore: Co-founder of the EFF and of the cypherpunks. Co-founded the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the cypherpunks movement. The list ran at cypherpunks@toad.com, his domain: Adam Back's 1997 Hashcash announcement went to that address. 1992: co-founds the cypherpunks. Electronic Frontier Foundation (co-founder). (source: en.wikipedia.org)
- When did John Gilmore first appear in Bitcoin's history?
- 1992: co-founds the cypherpunks. (source: en.wikipedia.org)
- How was John Gilmore connected to Timothy C. May?
- Co-founded the cypherpunks movement. (source: en.wikipedia.org)
See also
- Timothy C. MayTimothy C. May: Writer and Intel scientist; founder of crypto-anarchism, co-founder of the cypherpunks. Wrote The Crypto Anarchist Manifesto in 1988 and co-founded the cypherpunks mailing list in 1992 with Eric Hughes and John Gilmore. Wei Dai's b-money opens with his name.
- Eric HughesEric Hughes: Mathematician and programmer; co-founder of the cypherpunks, author of A Cypherpunk's Manifesto. Founded and ran the cypherpunks mailing list, hosted the first anonymous remailer and coined the motto “Cypherpunks write code”. A Cypherpunk's Manifesto, 9 Mar 1993. Privacy, anonymous remailers, cryptography, electronic money.
References
- en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org
- toad.com toad.com
- en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org
- hashcash.org hashcash.org