This is a curated snapshot of leading bitcoin experts and their contributions:
| Name | GitHub | Notable Contributions |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Back | adam3.us | Invented Hashcash, Blockstream leader |
| Gleb Naumenko | naumenkogs | P2P improvements (Erlay, BIP-324) |
| Andreas M. Antonopoulos | aantonop | Bitcoin educator and evangelist |
| Jameson Lopp | jlopp | Node tools, security advocacy |
| Bryan Bishop | kanzure | Bitcoin Vaults prototype, infrastructure |
| Jimmy Song | jimmysong | “Programming Bitcoin” author, educator |
| John Newbery | jnewbery | Bitcoin Core relayer, Optech founder |
| Matt Corallo | TheBlueMatt | FIBRE, BetterHash, decentralization work |
| Rusty Russell | rustyrussell | Core Lightning developer, specs author |
| Olaoluwa Osuntokun | roasbeef | lnd, Lightning Network implementation |
| Christian Decker | cdecker | eltoo, Greenlight, Lightning research |
| Gloria Zhao | glozow | Bitcoin Core maintainer, Package Relay |
| Luke Dashjr | luke-jr | Mining tools, BIP-148, protocol rules |
This table gives a quick reference to key contributors to the Bitcoin ecosystem and their roles. You can find the full list, along with links to their other social media profiles and additional details, here: https://echoglobal.tech/technologies/bitcoin/