W. Scott Stornetta

W. Scott Stornetta
Occupation(s)Physicist, Scientific researcher
Known forCo-inventing the blockchain
Notable work"How to Time-Stamp a Digital Document” (1991)

Wakefield Scott Stornetta (born June 1959) is an American physicist and scientific researcher. His 1991 paper "How to Time-Stamp a Digital Document”,[1] co-authored with Stuart Haber, won the 1992 Discover Award for Computer Software and is considered to be one of the most important papers in the development of cryptocurrencies.[2][3]

Stornetta is currently a fellow at the Creative Destruction Lab,[4] a science and technology-based startup accelerator at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. He is also a founding partner and chief scientist of Yugen Partners,[5] a blockchain-focused venture capital firm that counsels investors on blockchain startup opportunities and governments on blockchain policy, as well as the director of the board of advisors for the American Blockchain PAC.[6]

  1. ^ Haber, Stuart; Stornetta, W. Scott (1991-01-01). "How to time-stamp a digital document". Journal of Cryptology. 3 (2): 99–111. doi:10.1007/BF00196791. ISSN 1432-1378. S2CID 14363020.
  2. ^ "1992 Discover Awards: Computer Software". Discover Magazine. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
  3. ^ Bambysheva, Nina. "Satoshi & Company: The 10 Most Important Scientific White Papers In Development Of Cryptocurrencies". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
  4. ^ "Scott Stornetta". Creative Destruction Lab. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
  5. ^ "Team". Yugen Partners. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
  6. ^ "Who We Are – American Blockchain PAC". 2021-11-10. Retrieved 2022-03-14.