Who are Bitcoin's Unsung Heroes?

[Aricoin]

Everyone has heard of Satoshi, most have heard of Gavin Andresen. Jeff Garzik, Pieter Wuille and other early contributors are well known to the core community, but we're looking for other early contributors that have almost been forgotten about. From bug reports, to critical updates to community rallying that got Bitcoin in-front of the right eyes.

We are trying to compile a list of developers and community members that have contributed a lot to Bitcoin so we can integrate them into an upcoming project. In order to help with this we are making this thread to try and uncover some of the more hidden stories in the Bitcoin community, to help give the people behind them their place in history and the recognition they deserve.

No matter how small an action, it may have still had an impact equally as great.  


The rules are simple:

• Select someone who you feel needs acknowledgement for their early contributions
• State why they stand out for you
• The contributions should be dated before 2012

We especially want to know about them if they are developers that are not on our current list, compiled based on github contributions and early bug reports. However this list just goes of commit history, and fails to give credit to those behind the ideas, reports and smaller code contributions.
 

Code:

achow101	https://github.com/achow101
acud	https://github.com/acud
ahbritto	https://github.com/ahbritto
ajtowns	https://github.com/ajtowns
ajweiss	https://github.com/ajweiss
akb	https://github.com/akb
AkioNak	https://github.com/AkioNak
akirsanovkg	https://github.com/akirsanovkg
alexdupre	https://github.com/alexdupre
AlexeyAkhunov	https://github.com/AlexeyAkhunov
algobolson	https://github.com/algobolson
algonautshant	https://github.com/algonautshant
algoradam	https://github.com/algoradam
AllanDoensen	https://github.com/AllanDoensen
alloyxrp	https://github.com/alloyxrp
andvgal	https://github.com/andvgal
anfedorov	https://github.com/anfedorov
anonimal	https://github.com/anonimal
Arachnid	https://github.com/Arachnid
ariard	https://github.com/ariard
AthrunArthur	https://github.com/AthrunArthur
Azulan	https://github.com/Azulan
b00ris	https://github.com/b00ris
bachase	https://github.com/bachase
bas-vk	https://github.com/bas-vk
BCHLOVER	https://github.com/BCHLOVER
bclermont	https://github.com/bclermont
benthecarman	https://github.com/benthecarman
bhallmark	https://github.com/bhallmark
Bhargavasomu	https://github.com/Bhargavasomu
bibbityjibbity	https://github.com/bibbityjibbity
bibibong	https://github.com/bibibong
bigreddmachine	https://github.com/bigreddmachine
binaryFate	https://github.com/binaryFate
BlockHeader	https://github.com/BlockHeader
BobWay	https://github.com/BobWay
brad1121	https://github.com/brad1121
btcdrak	https://github.com/btcdrak
btoll	https://github.com/btoll
caesarchad	https://github.com/caesarchad
caktux	https://github.com/caktux
campassi	https://github.com/campassi
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cburgdorf	https://github.com/cburgdorf
cdetrio	https://github.com/cdetrio
cgcardona	https://github.com/cgcardona
ch4ot1c	https://github.com/ch4ot1c
ChangeNOW-Exchange	https://github.com/ChangeNOW-Exchange
ChengOrangeJu	https://github.com/ChengOrangeJu
chenyufeng1991	https://github.com/chenyufeng1991
chfast	https://github.com/chfast
ChihChengLiang	https://github.com/ChihChengLiang
Christewart	https://github.com/Christewart
CJentzsch	https://github.com/CJentzsch
clint-nexus	https://github.com/clint-nexus
cloneearth	https://github.com/cloneearth
cmars	https://github.com/cmars
cmarshall108	https://github.com/cmarshall108
codehalo	https://github.com/codehalo
CodeShark	https://github.com/CodeShark
codler	https://github.com/codler
cole-lightfighter	https://github.com/cole-lightfighter
conscott	https://github.com/conscott
CoreyLin	https://github.com/CoreyLin
cozz	https://github.com/cozz
cpacia	https://github.com/cpacia
cranau	https://github.com/cranau
cristaloleg	https://github.com/cristaloleg
CryptAxe	https://github.com/CryptAxe
cryptobrad	https://github.com/cryptobrad
cryptochangements34	https://github.com/cryptochangements34
cslashm	https://github.com/cslashm
cubedro	https://github.com/cubedro
cyptoman	https://github.com/cyptoman
daemonp	https://github.com/daemonp
Danconnolly	https://github.com/Danconnolly
danra	https://github.com/danra
darosior	https://github.com/darosior
dave-andersen	https://github.com/dave-andersen
davesque	https://github.com/davesque
DavidKnott	https://github.com/DavidKnott
dcousens	https://github.com/dcousens
deadalnix	https://github.com/deadalnix
debris	https://github.com/debris
Demogl0w	https://github.com/Demogl0w
derbear	https://github.com/derbear
Dexaran	https://github.com/Dexaran
dexX7	https://github.com/dexX7
dgenr8	https://github.com/dgenr8
divan	https://github.com/divan
djrtwo	https://github.com/djrtwo
dktapps	https://github.com/dktapps
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domob1812	https://github.com/domob1812
donaloconnor	https://github.com/donaloconnor
dongcarl	https://github.com/dongcarl
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droark	https://github.com/droark
dylanjw	https://github.com/dylanjw
ealmansi	https://github.com/ealmansi
ebuchman	https://github.com/ebuchman
eddybenkhin	https://github.com/eddybenkhin
egieseke	https://github.com/egieseke
egonelbre	https://github.com/egonelbre
eklitzke	https://github.com/eklitzke
elihanover	https://github.com/elihanover
emesik	https://github.com/emesik
emilengler	https://github.com/emilengler
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Empact	https://github.com/Empact
ENikS	https://github.com/ENikS
enriquefynn	https://github.com/enriquefynn
erciccione	https://github.com/erciccione
erikd	https://github.com/erikd
erobit	https://github.com/erobit
EthanHeilman	https://github.com/EthanHeilman
ethers	https://github.com/ethers
EvanJRichard	https://github.com/EvanJRichard
evgen-povt	https://github.com/evgen-povt
evgeniuz	https://github.com/evgeniuz
evhub	https://github.com/evhub
Excavader	https://github.com/Excavader
fanquake	https://github.com/fanquake
ferhatelmas	https://github.com/ferhatelmas
fhirschmann	https://github.com/fhirschmann
fireice-uk	https://github.com/fireice-uk
fjl	https://github.com/fjl
floriansengel	https://github.com/floriansengel
fluffypony	https://github.com/fluffypony
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fsb4000	https://github.com/fsb4000
ftrader	https://github.com/ftrader
fyookball	https://github.com/fyookball
GagziW	https://github.com/GagziW
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gavofyork	https://github.com/gavofyork
gbalint	https://github.com/gbalint
gballet	https://github.com/gballet
Gingeropolous	https://github.com/Gingeropolous
glaksmono	https://github.com/glaksmono
glemercier	https://github.com/glemercier
gluk256	https://github.com/gluk256
glv2	https://github.com/glv2
gmaxwell	https://github.com/gmaxwell
goshaQ	https://github.com/goshaQ
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gsmadi	https://github.com/gsmadi
Gustav-Simonsson	https://github.com/Gustav-Simonsson
guzzijones	https://github.com/guzzijones
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h4sh3d	https://github.com/h4sh3d
hackmod	https://github.com/hackmod
hadv	https://github.com/hadv
harding	https://github.com/harding
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hiteshramani	https://github.com/hiteshramani
holiman	https://github.com/holiman
holisticode	https://github.com/holisticode
homdx	https://github.com/homdx
HostFat	https://github.com/HostFat
HowardHinnant	https://github.com/HowardHinnant
howelzy	https://github.com/howelzy
hqueue	https://github.com/hqueue
HusamIbrahim	https://github.com/HusamIbrahim
hwwhww	https://github.com/hwwhww
hyc	https://github.com/hyc
hydai	https://github.com/hydai
iamsmooth	https://github.com/iamsmooth
icota	https://github.com/icota
iDunk5400	https://github.com/iDunk5400
imaginaryusername	https://github.com/imaginaryusername
instagibbs	https://github.com/instagibbs
intelliot	https://github.com/intelliot
IPGlider	https://github.com/IPGlider
isle2983	https://github.com/isle2983
jachiang	https://github.com/jachiang
jacqueswww	https://github.com/jacqueswww
jakoblind	https://github.com/jakoblind
jamesob	https://github.com/jamesob
jannikluhn	https://github.com/jannikluhn
janos	https://github.com/janos
Jaqueeee	https://github.com/Jaqueeee
jarradh	https://github.com/jarradh
jasonbcox	https://github.com/jasonbcox
jatchili	https://github.com/jatchili
javimaravillas	https://github.com/javimaravillas
jcalfee	https://github.com/jcalfee
jcktm	https://github.com/jcktm
jeandudey	https://github.com/jeandudey
jecassis	https://github.com/jecassis
jedmccaleb	https://github.com/jedmccaleb
JeremyRubin	https://github.com/JeremyRubin
jeremyschlatter	https://github.com/jeremyschlatter
JesusRami	https://github.com/JesusRami
jimenezrick	https://github.com/jimenezrick
jimmysong	https://github.com/jimmysong
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Jkat	https://github.com/Jkat
jl2012	https://github.com/jl2012
jlopp	https://github.com/jlopp
jmcorgan	https://github.com/jmcorgan
jmozah	https://github.com/jmozah
jnewbery	https://github.com/jnewbery
JoelKatz	https://github.com/JoelKatz
JoeLoser	https://github.com/JoeLoser
JollyMort	https://github.com/JollyMort
jonasschnelli	https://github.com/jonasschnelli
jonatack	https://github.com/jonatack
jonathancross	https://github.com/jonathancross
jordanlewis	https://github.com/jordanlewis
JosephGoulden	https://github.com/JosephGoulden
josh-ripple	https://github.com/josh-ripple
joshmg	https://github.com/joshmg
joshtriplett	https://github.com/joshtriplett
jpeletier	https://github.com/jpeletier
jsejcksn	https://github.com/jsejcksn
jsign	https://github.com/jsign
jsvisa	https://github.com/jsvisa
jtgrassie	https://github.com/jtgrassie
jtimon	https://github.com/jtimon
justicz	https://github.com/justicz
justinlynn	https://github.com/justinlynn
justmoon	https://github.com/justmoon
jvmaia	https://github.com/jvmaia
jwbusch	https://github.com/jwbusch
jwinterm	https://github.com/jwinterm
kallewoof	https://github.com/kallewoof
karalabe	https://github.com/karalabe
kazcw	https://github.com/kazcw
kdomanski	https://github.com/kdomanski
ken2812221	https://github.com/ken2812221
KenCorma	https://github.com/KenCorma
KendalSpikyFishGames	https://github.com/KendalSpikyFishGames
kenshi84	https://github.com/kenshi84
khashmeshab	https://github.com/khashmeshab
kielbarry	https://github.com/kielbarry
KimiWu123	https://github.com/KimiWu123
KimMachineGun	https://github.com/KimMachineGun
kobigurk	https://github.com/kobigurk
kosinusbch	https://github.com/kosinusbch
kristapsk	https://github.com/kristapsk
kurkomisi	https://github.com/kurkomisi
l2a5b1	https://github.com/l2a5b1
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laanwj	https://github.com/laanwj
lacabra	https://github.com/lacabra
laishulu	https://github.com/laishulu
lancillotto	https://github.com/lancillotto
LefterisJP	https://github.com/LefterisJP
leijurv	https://github.com/leijurv
leofantast	https://github.com/leofantast
leonklingele	https://github.com/leonklingele
LeonLi000	https://github.com/LeonLi000
LiangMa	https://github.com/LiangMa
ligi	https://github.com/ligi
lithp	https://github.com/lithp
LLLeon	https://github.com/LLLeon
lmars	https://github.com/lmars
lrettig	https://github.com/lrettig
lucash-dev	https://github.com/lucash-dev
luigi1111	https://github.com/luigi1111
luke-jr	https://github.com/luke-jr
m2049r	https://github.com/m2049r
m4ktub	https://github.com/m4ktub
maaku	https://github.com/maaku
magicstuff	https://github.com/magicstuff
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manxiaqu	https://github.com/manxiaqu
maplesyrupsucker	https://github.com/maplesyrupsucker
maran	https://github.com/maran
marcoagner	https://github.com/marcoagner
MarcoFalke	https://github.com/MarcoFalke
markblundeberg	https://github.com/markblundeberg
MarkusTeufelberger	https://github.com/MarkusTeufelberger
markya0616	https://github.com/markya0616
martinus	https://github.com/martinus
mathstuf	https://github.com/mathstuf
mattdf	https://github.com/mattdf
MaximilianMeister	https://github.com/MaximilianMeister
MaxXor	https://github.com/MaxXor
mbg033	https://github.com/mbg033
mcdee	https://github.com/mcdee
mDuo13	https://github.com/mDuo13
me0wmix	https://github.com/me0wmix
mellery451	https://github.com/mellery451
Mengerian	https://github.com/Mengerian
merc1er	https://github.com/merc1er
merland	https://github.com/merland
meshcollider	https://github.com/meshcollider
mess110	https://github.com/mess110
mhchia	https://github.com/mhchia
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MichalHlavacek	https://github.com/MichalHlavacek
miguelportilla	https://github.com/miguelportilla
mikezackles	https://github.com/mikezackles
mjiang102628	https://github.com/mjiang102628
MohamedKiouaz	https://github.com/MohamedKiouaz
mohitabz	https://github.com/mohitabz
Monero-Weblate	https://github.com/Monero-Weblate
moneroexamples	https://github.com/moneroexamples
moneromooo-monero	https://github.com/moneromooo-monero
morcos	https://github.com/morcos
MoroccanMalinois	https://github.com/MoroccanMalinois
movitto	https://github.com/movitto
mrbandrews	https://github.com/mrbandrews
mrFranklin	https://github.com/mrFranklin
mruddy	https://github.com/mruddy
mrwangyu2	https://github.com/mrwangyu2
mrwhythat	https://github.com/mrwhythat
mtrippled	https://github.com/mtrippled
muggenhor	https://github.com/muggenhor
murduk	https://github.com/murduk
murrayn	https://github.com/murrayn
NanoAkron	https://github.com/NanoAkron
NATTSiM	https://github.com/NATTSiM
naughtyfox	https://github.com/naughtyfox
nbougalis	https://github.com/nbougalis
ndorf	https://github.com/ndorf
Neozaru	https://github.com/Neozaru
NIC619	https://github.com/NIC619
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nikashitsa	https://github.com/nikashitsa
Nino00slav	https://github.com/Nino00slav
niuzhenguo	https://github.com/niuzhenguo
njgheorghita	https://github.com/njgheorghita
nolash	https://github.com/nolash
nomnombtc	https://github.com/nomnombtc
nonsense	https://github.com/nonsense
NoodleDoodleNoodleDoodleNoodleDoodleNoo	https://github.com/NoodleDoodleNoodleDoodleNoodleDoodleNoo
normoes	https://github.com/normoes
northrup	https://github.com/northrup
nvmd	https://github.com/nvmd
obscuren	https://github.com/obscuren
odonnellnoel	https://github.com/odonnellnoel
ofek	https://github.com/ofek
omani	https://github.com/omani
onyb	https://github.com/onyb
oranjuice	https://github.com/oranjuice
ordtrogen	https://github.com/ordtrogen
ottokafka	https://github.com/ottokafka
oyvkva	https://github.com/oyvkva
paulshapiro	https://github.com/paulshapiro
paveljanik	https://github.com/paveljanik
paybee	https://github.com/paybee
pckilgore	https://github.com/pckilgore
pdehne	https://github.com/pdehne
petertodd	https://github.com/petertodd
ph4r05	https://github.com/ph4r05
PierreRochard	https://github.com/PierreRochard
pipermerriam	https://github.com/pipermerriam
pkubaj	https://github.com/pkubaj
pluohust	https://github.com/pluohust
PorlyBe	https://github.com/PorlyBe
practicalswift	https://github.com/practicalswift
promag	https://github.com/promag
pstratem	https://github.com/pstratem
pvasin2	https://github.com/pvasin2
pvmining	https://github.com/pvmining
pzbitskiy	https://github.com/pzbitskiy
Qrysto	https://github.com/Qrysto
qywang2012	https://github.com/qywang2012
radfish	https://github.com/radfish
ralexstokes	https://github.com/ralexstokes
randy-waterhouse	https://github.com/randy-waterhouse
ranok	https://github.com/ranok
rayrapetyan	https://github.com/rayrapetyan
rbrunner7	https://github.com/rbrunner7
rebroad	https://github.com/rebroad
rec	https://github.com/rec
resistance-is-futile	https://github.com/resistance-is-futile
rex4539	https://github.com/rex4539
rfree2monero	https://github.com/rfree2monero
rickal	https://github.com/rickal
rjl493456442	https://github.com/rjl493456442
rnicoll	https://github.com/rnicoll
robcat	https://github.com/robcat
robert-zaremba	https://github.com/robert-zaremba
rociiu	https://github.com/rociiu
roques	https://github.com/roques
rotemh	https://github.com/rotemh
royshang	https://github.com/royshang
runeksvendsen	https://github.com/runeksvendsen
ryanofsky	https://github.com/ryanofsky
ryanschneider	https://github.com/ryanschneider
ryanxcharles	https://github.com/ryanxcharles
s0b0lev	https://github.com/s0b0lev
Samuelchen85	https://github.com/Samuelchen85
SamuelMarks	https://github.com/SamuelMarks
sandakersmann	https://github.com/sandakersmann
SarangNoether	https://github.com/SarangNoether
satoshinnakamoto	https://github.com/satoshinnakamoto
schancel	https://github.com/schancel
SChernykh	https://github.com/SChernykh
schildbach	https://github.com/schildbach
scottschurr	https://github.com/scottschurr
scravy	https://github.com/scravy
sdaftuar	https://github.com/sdaftuar
sdboyer	https://github.com/sdboyer
sdkfjlsfjlskdfjlsdjflsjf	https://github.com/sdkfjlsfjlskdfjlsdjflsjf
seelabs	https://github.com/seelabs
selsta	https://github.com/selsta
shaolinfry	https://github.com/shaolinfry
shazow	https://github.com/shazow
Silentttttt	https://github.com/Silentttttt
sinetek	https://github.com/sinetek
sipa	https://github.com/sipa
sipsorcery	https://github.com/sipsorcery
sje397	https://github.com/sje397
Sjors	https://github.com/Sjors
skeees	https://github.com/skeees
Smilenator	https://github.com/Smilenator
sorin	https://github.com/sorin
stechu	https://github.com/stechu
Steve132	https://github.com/Steve132
stevenroose	https://github.com/stevenroose
stoffu	https://github.com/stoffu
ston1th	https://github.com/ston1th
str4d	https://github.com/str4d
sublimator	https://github.com/sublimator
super3	https://github.com/super3
svk31	https://github.com/svk31
tbocek	https://github.com/tbocek
terasum	https://github.com/terasum
tevador	https://github.com/tevador
tewinget	https://github.com/tewinget
tgerring	https://github.com/tgerring
thaerkh	https://github.com/thaerkh
TheBlueMatt	https://github.com/TheBlueMatt
Thebys	https://github.com/Thebys
TheCharlatan	https://github.com/TheCharlatan
thejohnfreeman	https://github.com/thejohnfreeman
theStack	https://github.com/theStack
theuni	https://github.com/theuni
thrasher-	https://github.com/thrasher-
tianlongzu	https://github.com/tianlongzu
Timo614	https://github.com/Timo614
tjps	https://github.com/tjps
tobtoht	https://github.com/tobtoht
tofubear	https://github.com/tofubear
tomsmeding	https://github.com/tomsmeding
tsachiherman	https://github.com/tsachiherman
tsigel	https://github.com/tsigel
ty-everett	https://github.com/ty-everett
usatie	https://github.com/usatie
uynarud	https://github.com/uynarud
vasild	https://github.com/vasild
vba2000	https://github.com/vba2000
vbuterin	https://github.com/vbuterin
vdo	https://github.com/vdo
veox	https://github.com/veox
vermorel	https://github.com/vermorel
Vervious	https://github.com/Vervious
vhpoet	https://github.com/vhpoet
vickio	https://github.com/vickio
vicsn	https://github.com/vicsn
vinniefalco	https://github.com/vinniefalco
virtadpt	https://github.com/virtadpt
voith	https://github.com/voith
vtnerd	https://github.com/vtnerd
wanderer	https://github.com/wanderer
warptangent	https://github.com/warptangent
who-biz	https://github.com/who-biz
whyamiroot	https://github.com/whyamiroot
williambannas	https://github.com/williambannas
winder	https://github.com/winder
winsvega	https://github.com/winsvega
wizeman	https://github.com/wizeman
wltsmrz	https://github.com/wltsmrz
wodry	https://github.com/wodry
wraith7	https://github.com/wraith7
wtogami	https://github.com/wtogami
wuestholz	https://github.com/wuestholz
wuxiangzhou2010	https://github.com/wuxiangzhou2010
xasos	https://github.com/xasos
xchmwang	https://github.com/xchmwang
xcthulhu	https://github.com/xcthulhu
ximinez	https://github.com/ximinez
xiphon	https://github.com/xiphon
xmr-eric	https://github.com/xmr-eric
xnbya	https://github.com/xnbya
yana-novikova	https://github.com/yana-novikova
yondonfu	https://github.com/yondonfu
yupnano	https://github.com/yupnano
zacharyestep	https://github.com/zacharyestep
zeldovich	https://github.com/zeldovich
zelig	https://github.com/zelig
zhuqicn	https://github.com/zhuqicn
zone117x	https://github.com/zone117x
zquestz	https://github.com/zquestz
zsaladin	https://github.com/zsaladin
zsfelfoldi	https://github.com/zsfelfoldi
	

Who sent the first bug reports? https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues?page=176&q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aclosed
Who pushed the first releases? https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/releases?after=v0.2.7
Who was first to discover major attacks? https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=822.0
Who kept momentum and left the first reviews? https://sourceforge.net/projects/bitcoin/reviews?offset=91#reviews
Our current unranked list: https://aricoinpay.com/developers (will be updated based on info gathered in this thread)

[tianglistrik]

many people have been instrumental in growing and developing bitcoin so far, but maybe what we know better is Satoshi Nakamoto alone. with this information people will know that there are still many people who have services that are not much different from Satoshi Nakamoto and we must thank them, without them maybe the growth of Bitcoin would not be like it is today

[chaoscoinz]

There really must be some grave mistake, because I don't see Theymos or other important admin on the list. Not to be a kiss ass, but this community is the very foundation of Blockchain and Bitcoin. From here many things came into being, so many projects, so many opportunities for earning extra income. In order to be a community there must be a common vision, the ability to agree to disagree. An infrastructure where the commonality that we share is an equal responsibility to share, uplift, and correct the mistakes as we progress further.
  This forum is an awesome community, the core members are very active and their voices are often heard as the infrastructure of the forum is always changing, usually with new policies to help police the chaos that ensues. The merit system is a good example of good policing, collectively agreed upon in order to improve and keep a steady foundation here. When I first started posting here I was ignorant and participated in some of the "Tom foolery" of being a newbie. With help from the community I have learned a whole lot and now try to practice my due diligence with each post so I don't contribute negatively here on the forum.
  I know developers deserve all the praise and glory, but what about the pillars of our very own community? If  the forum were to just vanish one-day out of the blue, how much of an impact do you think it would really have on the Bitcoin scene, especially for those who find employment here (myself included)?

I feel that the many crypto heros here are going unsung  

Just my two cents

[Aricoin]

This community is the very foundation of Blockchain and Bitcoin. 

Don't worry chaoscoinz, our current list has been created from GitHub contributions only we are starting this thread to find the more hidden aspects of the bitcointalk community - where everything really started    Without community support, there would be nothing!

[franky1]

im breaking the rules.im just mentioning one name. and not explaining why. because the name itself should make it obvious of their involvement

hal finney

[aoluain]

im breaking the rules.im just mentioning one name. and not explaining why. because the name itself should make it obvious of their involvement

hal finney

+1

It seems like it was inevitable that Satoshi and Hal would end up on the
same project from his wiki bio for example,

Finney was a noted cryptographic activist.[5] During the early 1990s, in addition to being a regular poster on the cypherpunks listserv, Finney ran two anonymous remailers.[6] Further cryptographic activism included running a (successful) contest to break the export-grade encryption Netscape used.[7]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hal_Finney_(computer_scientist)

[Artemis3]

Everyone has heard of Satoshi, most have heard of Gavin Andresen. Jeff Garzik, Pieter Wuille and other early contributors are well known to the core community, but we're looking for other early contributors that have almost been forgotten about. From bug reports, to critical updates to community rallying that got Bitcoin in-front of the right eyes.

Successful Free and Open Source projects always have a large list of contributors, often "unsung". Such is also the case of Linux, the kernel of an operating system most people use and don't even know (in Android). In the 11th year of Bitcoin, we should be thankful.

I guess it would be objective to see Bitcoin's source contribution, but often small ideas and discussion doesn't make it in line code count (especially when some optimization actually reduces it).

How about the other projects, Do you even know who wrote cgminer? In the Free and Open Source ecosystem, everyone builds on top of the shoulder of others, it is the way it should be, the only way to achieve progress. Proprietary closed software are evolutionary dead ends.

[Aricoin]

Very good points by everyone. We're actually just trying to find some hidden stories from the very early days of Bitcoin that are personal to members of this community. Ones that people feel deserve more merit, or have been forgotten about due to dead links or deleted profiles. When people are this passionate about a new movement like Bitcoin it's nice to find out thing's that no one else in the community knows, or something no news articles have ever touched on.

Like, who gave Bitcoin's first ever public review on sourceforge?  Mats Henricson - https://twitter.com/matshenricson via sourceforge

Or how about the fact this isn't Facebook's first attempt at a digital currency? They tried in 2009.
https://twitter.com/theproseccoshop/status/3424482762

[Docnaster]

im breaking the rules.im just mentioning one name. and not explaining why. because the name itself should make it obvious of their involvement

hal finney

Now how do you suppose @OP will integrate Hal Finney into their project, considering the fact that he died more than half a decade ago?

[qwk]

hal finney

& Ray Dillinger

[btc_angela]

+1 with Hal Finney.

https://twitter.com/halfin/status/1110302988



The very first tweet about Bitcoin.

[joinfree]

I am glad someone has taken the time to acknowledge some folks who really help in the growth and development of bitcoin. For instance there was this guy who discovered the first bitcoin hack which led to they having a another chain. If not for this guy i believe this huge dream of Satoshi Nakamoto might have never been a reality.

[pooya87]

since you are asking about contribution to bitcoin not bitcoin core, i say one of the biggest contributions that is missed here is by Thomas Voegtlin back in 2011 when he started a new project that is helping a huge number of users to this day by making it easy for them to use bitcoin in a secure manner when they can not run a full node. the project name was Electrum.

p.s. you already broke your own rule, a lot of the names in your list weren't even around back in 2012...

[Eugenar]

This is merely to turn the tables that it is satoshi that mostly created the best cryptocurrency in the world but in fact, he was helped by numerous people that is working for free in order to develop a revolutionary cryptocurrency. I just know before about Gavin, who is considerably the bitcoin scientist until I found the github link of bitcoin. Where I see numerous people still continue to contribute to the development of bitcoin, and how it could possible be implemented in more various platforms and also to make bitcoin faster than ever.

[arielbit]

leave them alone, they can be targeted for various reasons.

[Casdinyard]

Didn't know there are numerous people behind the bitcoin development.

Anyway, are these people still active in the development or just some? Who are still alive at the moment?
Should be thankful with these unsung heroes 'cause without them bitcoin wouldn't innovate this far. Such a genius.

[imutlinda]

Didn't know there are numerous people behind the bitcoin development.

Anyway, are these people still active in the development or just some? Who are still alive at the moment?
Should be thankful with these unsung heroes 'cause without them bitcoin wouldn't innovate this far. Such a genius.

by using bitcoin we actually have a lot of respect for them, so I think by using bitcoin we are already thankful for the technology they are fighting for even though not many still survive for these people, and some are still anonymous so far.

[bitbunnny]

Bitcoin has many enthusiasts who helped it to become what it is today. They were very devoted to their goal and without that strong community Bitcoin wouldn't achieve success. They are all over the world and are contributing in many different ways so it's very hard to name just a few or to make some list. Also, many of them would stay anonimous.

[Eugenar]

I wonder if these unsung heroes in bitcoin's era are also given their proper reward for their contribution to the development of bitcoin. Way back before, I highly think that satoshi alone created bitcoin, thinking that blockchain already exists but no, Satoshi together with these people helped the whole world to have a currency that solves most of the problem and inconveniency that fiat currency is providing people for a long time. I believe, they still continue working in relation to how to better increase the efficiency of bitcoin and I hope soon, I could also contribute to its growth.

[cynical]

I wonder if these unsung heroes in bitcoin's era are also given their proper reward for their contribution to the development of bitcoin. Way back before, I highly think that satoshi alone created bitcoin, thinking that blockchain already exists but no, Satoshi together with these people helped the whole world to have a currency that solves most of the problem and inconveniency that fiat currency is providing people for a long time. I believe, they still continue working in relation to how to better increase the efficiency of bitcoin and I hope soon, I could also contribute to its growth.

of course there were other developers who created a platform for Satoshi to create Bitcoin, Hal Finney and Nick Szabo, obviously they contributed to Bitcoin as well as being involved in developing a digital currency on the lead up to Bitcoin.