Jeremy Rubin
Individuals
Jeremy Rubin is an American Bitcoin developer and entrepreneur best known for authoring BIP119, which proposes OP_CHECKTEMPLATEVERIFY (CTV) — a Bitcoin covenant opcode that would enable new spending conditions and smart contract primitives without increasing complexity. He founded Judica, a Bitcoin development company, and has been a vocal advocate for expanding Bitcoin's scripting capabilities while preserving its security model. Rubin was a Bitcoin Core contributor and MIT graduate who has consistently pushed for thoughtful protocol upgrades.
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- Role
- Bitcoin Developer / Entrepreneur
- Known For
- Author of BIP119 (OP_CHECKTEMPLATEVERIFY / CTV); founder of Judica Bitcoin development company
- Nationality
- American
- Twitter Handle
- JeremyRubin
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