Let's talk about Adam Back.
Adam Back is a cryptographer who proposed Hashcash in 1997.
To be honest, I hadn't paid attention to this before: when you come across a project claiming to be backed by a Bitcoin OG, first verify it through the person's public account.
$BTC 's mining method is based on Adam Back's Hashcash concept.
It's best to only put in money you can afford to lose.