Looking at our long list of Nobel laureates, recipients of arguably the world’s greatest prize include Rudyard Kipling for his contribution to literature, Milton Friedman for economics, and Peter D. Mitchell for his work in the field of chemistry. The award has been around for well over one hundred years, and it is given to men and women who make a different not only in individual societies but on the world as a whole. These winners bring nations together, and create things that live on for generations to come, so will Satoshi Nakamoto, the mysterious creator behind America’s favorite cryptocurrency (we’re talking about bitcoin, of course), join their ranks?
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In a surprise twist of fate, Nakamoto has received a nomination for the Nobel Prize in the category of economics for his work in the digital currency sector. Bhagwan Chowdry, a professor of finance at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management in Los Angeles, California presented the proposal in what many cryptocurrency enthusiasts feel is an overdue recognition of Satoshi’s influence, brilliance and efforts.
Chowdry himself claims that the technology behind bitcoin is the most significant development in the 21st century, and he believes it will change everything we know about finance. Chowdhry explains:
I am completely serious in suggesting Satoshi Nakamoto for the Prize… The invention of Bitcoin – a digital currency – is nothing short of revolutionary… I can hardly think of another innovation in the field of economy in recent decades with such influence […]. Satoshi Nakamoto’s Bitcoin Protocol has spawned exciting innovations in the FinTech space by showing how many financial contracts – not just currencies – can be digitized, securely verified and stored, and transferred instantaneously from one party to another… The contribution of Satoshi Nakamoto will not only change the way we think about money; it should also affect the role that central banks play in conducting monetary policy.
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