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cryptographer

[krip-tah-gruhf-er] / krɪpˈtɑ grəf ər /


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Zooko Wilcox-O’Hearn, an American computer-security specialist and cryptographer, served as CEO of Electric Coin Co., which Zcash co-founders formed to develop the coin’s blockchain.

From The Wall Street Journal May 14, 2026

Its history is linked to WhatsApp: the site was founded by cryptographer and entrepreneur Moxie Marlinspike, with an initial $50 million from WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton.

From Barron's Apr. 25, 2026

According to the report, bitcoin’s inventor is Adam Back, a British cryptographer and still a major player in the bitcoin movement.

From MarketWatch Apr. 8, 2026

Both Signal and WhatsApp have benefited from Mr Marlinspike's skills as a programmer and cryptographer.

From BBC Jan. 11, 2022

Sometimes Elizebeth also worked as a cryptographer, which meant that she was the one coming up with ways of obscuring the plaintext.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

He hired astrophysicists, cryptographers and speech-recognition experts — no Wall Street experience allowed.

From MarketWatch Nov. 15, 2025

“Our engineers, cryptographers, designers, policy experts and product managers have worked tirelessly to rebuild Messenger features from the ground up.”

From Washington Times Dec. 7, 2023

Nock approaches this controversy as a neutral observer, pursuing Horan’s leads as well as the path of the cryptographers.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 11, 2023

More than 50 encoded letters sent by Mary Queen of Scots in the 16th Century have been found and deciphered by an international team of cryptographers.

From BBC Feb. 8, 2023

And yet...through painstaking work, day after day, the cryptographers at Arlington Hall began to pick up fragmented meanings in the Soviet cables.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau




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