sidechain

Keyword reference — entries that mention this term in body prose.

Defined in: Bitcoin ecosystem design — Lightning Network, sidechains, and L1 extensions

2 entries reference this keyword in body prose.

Event March 5, 2013 Wikipedia

Gregory Maxwell (dates unknown) — Blockstream co-founder and designer of CoinJoin and Confidential Transactions

Long-time Bitcoin Core contributor (gmaxwell), Blockstream co-founder, co-developer of libsecp256k1. Authored CoinJoin, co-designed Confidential Transactions. Known for deep technical write-ups.

Event August 20, 2008 Wikipedia

Adam Back (1970–) — Inventor of Hashcash and the first person Satoshi Nakamoto contacted

Adam Back

British cryptographer and cypherpunk (born 1970) who invented Hashcash (1997). The first known person Satoshi contacted about Bitcoin (August 20, 2008). Co-founded Blockstream in 2014.