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Taaki has been a prolific developer and outspoken advocate for Bitcoin. Speaking in the [[Guardian]], Amir Taaki said "People in the third world are at the mercy of corrupt governments and banks".<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/jun/22/bitcoins-how-do-they-work Bitcoins - how do they work?]</ref> Instead Taaki advocates for a monetary system based on mathematics and cryptography as provided by Bitcoin. |
Taaki has been a prolific developer and outspoken advocate for Bitcoin. Speaking in the [[Guardian]], Amir Taaki said "People in the third world are at the mercy of corrupt governments and banks".<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/jun/22/bitcoins-how-do-they-work Bitcoins - how do they work?]</ref> Instead Taaki advocates for a monetary system based on mathematics and cryptography as provided by Bitcoin.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/mundo/noticias/2011/06/110624_divisas_moneda_virtual_bitcoins_sao.shtml BBC World News interviews Amir Taaki about Bitcoin (Spanish)]</ref> |
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Revision as of 18:10, 28 July 2011
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Amir Taaki | |
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| Nationality | English |
| Occupation(s) | chairman, Bitcoin Consultancy |
| Known for | Crystal Space, Game development, Bitcoin |
Amir Taaki is a UK software developer. He is known as the chairman of the Bitcoin Consultancy, as a Bitcoin project developer and for pioneering many open-source projects. In 2010 he established the Bitcoin Consultancy in the UK, where he works on coordinating and developing Bitcoin projects.
Early years
In 2007, Taaki became heavily involved in Crystal Space development under the pseudonym of genjix.[1]. Contributing both artwork and code. He developed a number of free software games and was a participant in the Blender project Yo Frankie. He was a 2007 notable speaker at the GC in Leipzig and released an SDL collision library SDL_Collide in addition to his work on Crystal Space.
Bitcoin
Taaki has been a prolific developer and outspoken advocate for Bitcoin. Speaking in the Guardian, Amir Taaki said "People in the third world are at the mercy of corrupt governments and banks".[2] Instead Taaki advocates for a monetary system based on mathematics and cryptography as provided by Bitcoin.[3]
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Spesmilo
https://britcoin.co.uk/
https://gitorious.org/libbitcoin/libbitcoin
http://bitcoinconsultancy.com/
Amir co-founded the Bitcoin Consultancy, a group focused on bitcoin project development.[4]
Aside from developing Crystal Space, he has worked on other game projects[5] and SDL_Collide[6].
Conference Appearances
- Crystal Space conference 2006
- GCDC - Leipzig games development conference
- Blender conference 2006
- Crystal Space hackfest
- FISL 8.0, Brazil
- LugRadio Live 2007
- Crystal Space conference 2007
References
External links
From https://bitcoinconsultancy.com/wiki/index.php/Press_hits :
Russia Today: http://rt.com/programs/keiser-report/finance-politics-gold-money/
BBC World News: http://www.bbc.co.uk/mundo/noticias/2011/06/110624_divisas_moneda_virtual_bitcoins_sao.shtml
Slashdot interview: http://interviews.slashdot.org/story/11/06/22/1737237/Amir-Taaki-Answers-Your-Questions-About-Bitcoin
Wall Street Journal: http://www.smartmoney.com/invest/stocks/the-currency-thats-up-200000-1307029053200/
This Week in Startups interview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwNfBgwbqng