Elizabeth Stark
| Elizabeth Stark | |
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| Occupation | Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder |
|---|---|
| Employer | Lightning Labs, Inc. |
| Location | San Francisco, CA |
| @starkness | |
| Website | Lightning Labs Homepage |
Elizabeth Stark is an American entrepreneur. She is the co-founder and CEO of Lightning Labs, the company responsible for the development of the Lightning Network.[1]
Background
Elizabeth Stark was formerly a researcher at the Harvard Berkman Center for Internet & Society. She also previously taught as an entrepreneur-in-residence at Stanford StartX, as well as a visiting fellow at Yale’s Information Society Project.[2][3] She has taught courses on peer-to-peer technology, digital privacy, open-source software, and Internet memes.[4] She is currently a Fellow at the digital currency policy organisation Coin Center.[5]
In March 2018, the public beta Lightning Network was released. Stark said the beta would be available "first to advanced users and developers and then broader users."[6][7]
Education
Elizabeth Stark holds a Joint Degree from Harvard.[8][9]
References
- ↑ Jack Dorsey is among backers of blockchain start-up Lightning Labs. CNBC.
- ↑ Elizabeth Stark. Blockchain Bios.
- ↑ 5 Cryptocurrency Pioneers Who Should Be As Famous As Mark Zuckerberg. Inc.com.
- ↑ team. Lightning Labs Inc..
- ↑ Elizabeth Stark. Blockchain Bios.
- ↑ Jack Dorsey is among backers of blockchain start-up Lightning Labs. CNBC.
- ↑ Lightning Labs Launches Beta With Twitter CEO Backing. Coindesk.
- ↑ Elizabeth Stark. Blockchain Bios.
- ↑ 5 Cryptocurrency Pioneers Who Should Be As Famous As Mark Zuckerberg. Inc.com.
