I'm Ruben "Bitcoin Sorcerer" Somsen. I do protocol design in order to enhance Bitcoin - SwiftSync, Silent Payments, Spacechains, Statechains, and more.
I'm co-founder/director of the 2140 Foundation together with Josie. We're a stable and independent European hub for Bitcoin development with a physical office in Amsterdam, focused on increasing developer satisfaction, growth, and productivity.
I moderate the bitcoindev mailing list and am involved with the BIP editor process, Delving Bitcoin, and BitDevs Amsterdam. In the past I've run the Seoul Bitcoin Meetup (2014-2020) and co-hosted the Unhashed Podcast (2018-2022).
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