Regarding Wei Dai, keep these points in mind:
1) According to publicly available emails, Wei Dai and Adam Back were among the first people contacted before Satoshi Nakamoto published the white paper in 2008.
2) The smallest unit of Ethereum, wei, is commonly believed to be named after Wei Dai. 1 ETH equals 10 to the 18th power wei.
3) Early cryptographers’ names are often used to name new tokens. Don’t follow the trend if the name has nothing to do with the project.
The white paper for $BTC cites Wei Dai’s b-money as its very first reference.
1) According to publicly available emails, Wei Dai and Adam Back were among the first people contacted before Satoshi Nakamoto published the white paper in 2008.
2) The smallest unit of Ethereum, wei, is commonly believed to be named after Wei Dai. 1 ETH equals 10 to the 18th power wei.
3) Early cryptographers’ names are often used to name new tokens. Don’t follow the trend if the name has nothing to do with the project.
The white paper for $BTC cites Wei Dai’s b-money as its very first reference.