Gregory Maxwell

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Gregory Maxwell (known online as gmaxwell) is one of the most technically accomplished Bitcoin developers in history. A former Wikipedia contributor and longtime open-source developer, Maxwell joined Bitcoin development in 2011 and made foundational contributions including Confidential Transactions, the Borromean ring signature scheme, and significant work on SegWit and Taproot. He co-founded Blockstream and was a prolific Bitcoin Core contributor, responsible for critical cryptographic and consensus improvements. Maxwell remains one of the most respected and technically rigorous minds in Bitcoin development.

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Role: Bitcoin Core Developer / Cryptographer
Status: DUPLICATE
Twitter: https://twitter.com/nullc
Known For: Confidential Transactions, CoinJoin, Blockstream CTO
Nationality: American
Canonical Slug: greg-maxwell
Duplicate Note: Same person as greg-maxwell (Greg Maxwell / gmaxwell)
Twitter Handle: nullc

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