--- name: Adam Back type: "1/1 Item" mibera_id: 9499 --- # Adam Back — Mibera [#9499](../../miberas/9499.md) ![Mibera #9499](https://assets.0xhoneyjar.xyz/reveal_phase8/images/228b56d76607a77e4f92d8cd9fd9414c1df23c34.png) Invented Hashcash (1997), direct precursor to Bitcoin's proof-of-work. One of the first people Satoshi Nakamoto contacted when developing Bitcoin. **Trait file:** [Adam Back](../../traits/items/general-items/adam-back.md) ---