Jameson Lopp Explained

Jameson Lopp is an American cypherpunk, software engineer, columnist, and Bitcoin advocate. Lopp is co-founder and CTO of bitcoin security provider Casa.^[1] Prior to joining Casa, Lopp served as software engineer at BitGo.^[2]

Lopp has been publicly involved in cryptocurrency dating back to 2012 and involved with Casa since 2018.^[3]

Lopp was the subject of a swatting attack in October 2017.^[4] As a result of the attack, Lopp made the decision to live off-the-grid, which has been written about in The New York Times. In the effort, Lopp purchased a decoy house, created a number of business entities, and paid private investigators to try and locate him. Lopp's whereabouts remain unknown.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kauflin . Jeff . Bitcoin Thieves Beware: Super Secure Wallet Maker Casa Raises $2 Million . Forbes . 29 October 2021.
2. Tapscott, Alex . Tapscott, Don . 2017-06-28 . Realizing the Potential of Blockchain. World Economic Forum. 12. 2021-09-29.
3. Web site: Twitter. Twitter. en-US. 2021-10-02.
4. Web site: Bitcoin engineer Jameson Lopp SWATted by angry crypto fans. TechCrunch. October 17, 2017 . en-US. 2019-03-12.
5. News: How a Bitcoin Evangelist Made Himself Vanish, in 15 (Not So Easy) Steps. Popper. Nathaniel. 2019-03-12. The New York Times. 2019-03-12. en-US. 0362-4331.