Mustafa Al-Bassam | |
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 Mustafa Al-Bassam giving a talk at the 34th Chaos Communication Congress (2017) | |
| Born | January 1995 (age 29) |
| Other names | tflow |
| Citizenship | |
| Alma mater | |
| Awards | Forbes 30 Under 30 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Computer science |
| Thesis | Securely scaling blockchain base layers (2020) |
| Doctoral advisor | George Danezis |
Mustafa Al-Bassam (born January 1995) is an Iraqi- British computer security researcher, hacker, and co-founder of Celestia Labs.[1] Al-Bassam co-founded the hacker group LulzSec in 2011, which was responsible for several high profile breaches.[2][3] He later went on to co-found Chainspace, a company implementing a smart contract platform, which was acquired by Facebook in 2019.[4][5] In 2021, Al-Bassam graduated from University College London, completing a PhD in computer science with a thesis on Securely Scaling Blockchain Base Layers.[6][7] In 2016, Forbes listed Al-Bassam as one of the 30 Under 30 entrepreneurs in technology.[8]
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- ^ Field, Matthew (26 June 2019). "The tiny UK start-up founded by UCL scientists now at the heart of Facebook's Libra currency". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "Facebook Makes First Blockchain Acquisition With Chainspace: Sources". Cheddar. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ Al Bassam, Mustafa (28 December 2020). "Securely Scaling Blockchain Base Layers". UCL (University College London).
- ^ "Mustafa Al-Bassam - Research Homepage". www0.cs.ucl.ac.uk. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ "Mustafa Al-Bassam". Forbes. Retrieved 21 July 2019.