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For those of us unaware, the Levchin the prize is named after is famous for...?
by mikecb 10y ago
For those of us unaware, the Levchin the prize is named after is famous for...?
- tptacek 10y ago... is Max Levchin, of Paypal fame.
- mikecb 10y agofor some reason I thought there would be more story.
- tptacek 10y agoHe likes cryptography and once had dinner with Dan Boneh and they decided to start an award for crypto contributions. I think? that's the whole story.
- wolf550e 10y agoWho is on the committee that decides who gets the prize?
- tptacek 10y agoDan Boneh, Aggelos Kiayias, Brian LaMacchia, Kenny Paterson, Tom Ristenpart, Tom Shrimpton, and Nigel Smart. (A pretty intense group).
- jtdowney 10y agoDan went into a little more of the backstory last year during the first awarding of the Levchin prizes. If I recall correctly, he and Max had been long time acquaintances and Dan even advised Max while he was working on some of the early PayPal technology. Max told a story about Dan leaving his own birthday party to help Max debug a CSPRNG.