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name: Wei Dai
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# Wei Dai

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## Cultural Context

Wei Dai published the "b-money" proposal in 1998, describing a system for anonymous, distributed electronic cash. Satoshi Nakamoto cited b-money in the Bitcoin whitepaper, and the smallest unit of Ether is named "wei" in his honor.

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## Justification

Published the "b-money" proposal directly cited in the Bitcoin whitepaper. Ethereum's smallest unit of currency is named "wei" after him — his influence is literally baked into the infrastructure.
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**Swag Score:** 5