Nick Szabo
Nick Szabo is a computer scientist, cryptographer and legal scholar whose research helped establish the foundations of digital currencies and programmable agreements. He introduced the concept of smart contracts in 1994 and developed Bit Gold, a proposal for decentralized digital money that preceded Bitcoin. His Unenumerated blog explores monetary history, trust minimization and the social scalability of cryptographic systems. In January 2025, he joined JAN3 as Chief Scientist to research Bitcoin, monetary policy and international trade.