[fc-discuss] Anguilla and Hurricane Irma

[R. Jason Cronk]

As many of you probably know, the Lesser Antilles [1 [1]] in the
Caribbean
were battered this week by Hurricane Irma, one of, if not, the most
powerful storms to hit the Caribbean. Barbuda was essentially
annihilated (90% of building damaged or destroyed). Anguilla, a country
of only 11,000, hasn't fared too well either [2 [2]]. 

What some, but not all, in the Financial Cryptography/crypto-currency
community may not know is that Anguilla was home to the first [3 [3]]
and
several subsequent International Financial Cryptography Conferences from
1997. The association, IFCA, still bears that legacy with the TLD of
.ai, ifca.ai [4 [4]]. The paper presented at IFCA conference and the
discussions held by many of its participants paved the ground for Tor,
Bitcoin and the crypto-currency revolution. Eventually, the conference
had grown to big for this tiny island. 

More directly, two of the founders of this conference, Bob Hettinga [5
[5]]
and Vince Cat [6 [6]]e, currently live on Anguilla.  While they have
since
separated from IFCA, their early evangelism was instrumental in the
robust, thriving and important work developed at the conferences
throughout the years. Bob and Vince were both directly affected by the
hurricane, though not their spirit. 

Continued .... http://privacymaverick.com/?p=411 

Jason 

Links:
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[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesser_Antilles
[2] https://www.caribjournal.com/2017/09/10/latest-anguilla-irma/#
[3] http://ifca.ai/fc97/
[4] http://ifca.ai/
[5] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Hettinga
[6] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vince_Cate
 

Links:
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[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesser_Antilles
[2] https://www.caribjournal.com/2017/09/10/latest-anguilla-irma/#
[3] http://ifca.ai/fc97/
[4] http://ifca.ai/
[5] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Hettinga
[6] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vince_Cate
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