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Jameson Lopp

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Jameson Lopp
CitizenshipUnited States
Known forBitcoin, software, privacy
Scientific career
FieldsComputer science, operations security
Websitelopp.net

Jameson Lopp is an American cypherpunk, software engineer, columnist, and Bitcoin advocate. Lopp is co-founder and CTO of bitcoin security provider Casa.[1] Prior to joining Casa, Lopp served as software engineer at BitGo.[2]

Lopp has been publicly involved in cryptocurrency dating back to 2012 and involved with Casa since 2018.[3][non-primary source needed]

Lopp was the subject of a swatting attack in October 2017.[4] As a result of the attack, Lopp made the decision to live off-the-grid, which has been written about in The New York Times. In the effort, Lopp purchased a decoy house, created a number of business entities, and paid private investigators to try and locate him. Lopp's whereabouts remain unknown.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Kauflin, Jeff. "Bitcoin Thieves Beware: Super Secure Wallet Maker Casa Raises $2 Million". Forbes. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  2. ^ Tapscott, Alex; Tapscott, Don (June 28, 2017). Realizing the Potential of Blockchain (Report). World Economic Forum. p. 12. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
  3. ^ "Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  4. ^ "Bitcoin engineer Jameson Lopp SWATted by angry crypto fans". TechCrunch. October 17, 2017. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  5. ^ Popper, Nathaniel (March 12, 2019). "How a Bitcoin Evangelist Made Himself Vanish, in 15 (Not So Easy) Steps". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 12, 2019.