About time for a new list
Topic: Bitcoin Expert status (Read 1194 times)
IS THERE AN UPDATED LIST OF EXPERTS & DEV BADGE MEMBERS?
Now please, who's number 3? Curiosity will kill this cat if you don't tell
dacoinminster. He posts in Dev&Tech very rarely (though not as rarely as forrestv, actually), so I'm not surprised that you didn't find him.
would Andreas Antonopoulos count as an expert?
Bitcoin Expert Fun Fact:
forrestv hardly ever leaves the pool.
There are only 4 posts in 2 threads where you can actually spot his Expert Badge:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.595940
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.478130
forrestv hardly ever leaves the pool.
There are only 4 posts in 2 threads where you can actually spot his Expert Badge:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.595940
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.478130
You're missing 3, though some of them post very rarely in Dev&Tech. See if you can find them all. 
A challenge 
Unfortunately, I only managed to find 2
Matt Corallo
forrestv
My search algorithm "search threads that were started by other Bitcoin Experts or Core Developers" turned out to be quite effective, but I had to give up after a while.
Now please, who's number 3? Curiosity will kill this cat if you don't tell
On a side note, two suggestions: casascius & Diapolo.
Experts:adam3us
etotheipi
ByteCoin
theymos
Mike Hearn
genjix
Sergio_Demian_Lerner
Peter Todd
Hal
MagicalTux
Luke-Jr
Meni Rosenfeld
piuk
You're missing 3, though some of them post very rarely in Dev&Tech. See if you can find them all.
I wholeheartedly recommend that adam3us be added to the Bitcoin expert list.
Aaaand he's been promoted Experts:adam3us
etotheipi
ByteCoin
theymos
Mike Hearn
genjix
Sergio_Demian_Lerner
Peter Todd
Hal
MagicalTux
Luke-Jr
Meni Rosenfeld
piuk
Core Developers:Pieter Wuille
Gavin Andresen
jgarzik
satoshi
gmaxwell
tcatm
wumpus
I wholeheartedly recommend that adam3us be added to the Bitcoin expert list.
I award a 
to Vitalik Buterin (author: http://bitcoinmagazine.com/author/vitalik-buterin/). He may have been 14 at the time of the genesis block, but it is sufficient to say if he says something about Bitcoin, it is probably correct.
I'm not a member of the illuminati that can hand out forum icons though.
to Vitalik Buterin (author: http://bitcoinmagazine.com/author/vitalik-buterin/). He may have been 14 at the time of the genesis block, but it is sufficient to say if he says something about Bitcoin, it is probably correct.I'm not a member of the illuminati that can hand out forum icons though.
I added a system of badges to SMF a while ago, though only two are defined now. Here are the current badges:
A core dev does not "outrank" a bitcoin expert (or vice-versa), and it's possible for someone without a badge to contribute meaningfully to a discussion with experts and core devs.
| Bitcoin expert | Dev&Tech only. People with this badge know enough about the Bitcoin network to reimplement something very like it from scratch. They are capable of intelligently discussing the Bitcoin network: current protocol, possible attacks, proposed changes, etc. Criteria: Recommendation by an existing Bitcoin expert or core dev and approval by a forum administrator. |
| Bitcoin-Qt core developer | Dev&Tech only. These are the core developers of Satoshi's Bitcoin client. They are listed here. Core developers are among the top contributors to Bitcoin-Qt, and they are all bitcoin experts, though they don't also get that badge. |
A core dev does not "outrank" a bitcoin expert (or vice-versa), and it's possible for someone without a badge to contribute meaningfully to a discussion with experts and core devs.
I award a to Vitalik Buterin (author: http://bitcoinmagazine.com/author/vitalik-buterin/). He may have been 14 at the time of the genesis block, but it is sufficient to say if he says something about Bitcoin, it is probably correct.
I'm not a member of the illuminati that can hand out forum icons though.
to Vitalik Buterin (author: http://bitcoinmagazine.com/author/vitalik-buterin/). He may have been 14 at the time of the genesis block, but it is sufficient to say if he says something about Bitcoin, it is probably correct.I'm not a member of the illuminati that can hand out forum icons though.
Here's an (incomplete) list of Bitcoin experts I found so far (in no particular order):
Sergio_Demian_Lerner
Mike Hearn
Hal
theymos
Peter Todd
ByteCoin
MagicalTux
Meni Rosenfeld
Luke-Jr
genjix
piuk
You'll probably miss a s***load of names on that list whom you'd consider an expert.
E.g. I just noticed that adam3us is not an expert. I mean, seriously?
With theymos being in charge of a completely deliberately chosen list (and also probably being lazy), you can't expect it to be complete or make sense
BTW: gmaxwell, jgarzik, wumpus, Pieter Wuille, Gavin Andresen are just lowly "core developers", not even experts
This only appears in the Dev & Tech section.
It's just hover text, right?
I do.
Some users have additional icons and text below the coins. For example theymos: "Bitcoin expert"
It's just hover text, right?
Who determines who is a Bitcoin expert?
I do.
The feature was added, and a few people were given the icon, and then it was never addressed again...
I award a to Vitalik Buterin (author: http://bitcoinmagazine.com/author/vitalik-buterin/). He may have been 14 at the time of the genesis block, but it is sufficient to say if he says something about Bitcoin, it is probably correct.
I'm not a member of the illuminati that can hand out forum icons though.
to Vitalik Buterin (author: http://bitcoinmagazine.com/author/vitalik-buterin/). He may have been 14 at the time of the genesis block, but it is sufficient to say if he says something about Bitcoin, it is probably correct.I'm not a member of the illuminati that can hand out forum icons though.
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