Talk:David Chaum
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David Chaum is the inventor of many cryptographic protocols, including blind signature schemes, commitment schemes, and ecash. In 1982, Chaum founded the International Association for Cryptologic Research (IACR), which currently organizes academic conferences in cryptography research. He has contributed to the industry advancement of electronic cash, partially in his role as founder of DigiCash, an electronic cash company, in 1990.
Chaum gained a doctorate in Computer Science and Business Administration from the
His contributions to cryptography include the invention of two anonymity networks:
Currently, Chaum heads the Punchscan and Scantegrity projects — open-source, end-to-end auditable voting initiatives based on cryptographic principles.
xx coin/xx network, praxxis, elixxir
I'm not sure where to put it, but certainly his xx.network coin should be mentioned somewhere, and it's early name, Privategrity.
Family Guy Guy (talk) 21:27, 12 April 2022 (UTC)
- This Wired article that I added mention of discusses PrivaTegrity]. BD2412 T 22:42, 12 April 2022 (UTC)