Someone asked: Who is Nick Szabo?
I usually answer like this: In 1998, Nick Szabo proposed a decentralized digital currency called “bit gold,” but it was never actually implemented. Nick Szabo often uses a vending machine to explain smart contracts: insert a coin, choose a product, and the machine dispenses it according to its programmed rules, without needing an attendant to be present.
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