Nick Szabo

A look at the realities of UX friction that widespread micropayments would create, and the potential solutions to that problem.

A 1999 article by Nick Szabo is often cited to argue that micropayments don’t work. But with Bitcoin and the Lighting Network, now they do.

Before they were cypherpunks, the forefathers of Bitcoin were Extropians.

Szabo explained the history of philosophical and technical work by the cypherpunks that led up to the invention of Bitcoin at the Bitcoin 2022 conference.

Many think that smart contracts are only executable on overly-complex blockchains, but Bitcoin is a smart contract platform by definition.

Cypherpunk and cryptocurrency pioneer Nick Szabo previewed his keynote for the Bitcoin 2021 event, being held in Miami on June 4 and 5.

In this episode of Bitcoin In Asia, Bitcoin pioneers David Chaum, Adam Back and Nick Szabo discuss the technology's history and latest experiments.

The Bitcoin 2020 conference is officially moving to April 30–May 1 in sunny Los Angeles, California, with Nick Szabo and Tony Hawk headlining!

Going back to the early days of Bitcoin, we look at the contributions of Nick Szabo to smart contracts and Bit Gold. Decentralizing gets...

Digital currency, a cash for the internet, was always a central goal for the Cypherpunks. But few dived into the subject matter like Nick Szabo did.