# Jameson Lopp

> Jameson Lopp is a Bitcoin core developer, writer, and enthusiast based in Durham, North Carolina.

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- Created: 2022-08-24T23:20:31.238Z
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**Jameson Lopp** is a [Bitcoin](https://iq.wiki/wiki/bitcoin) core developer, writer, and enthusiast based in Durham, North Carolina.[\[1\]](#cite-id-g5n205y7lge) He created Satoshi.info in order to make it easier to visualize and track Bitcoin's metrics.[\[2\]](#cite-id-t6ez1fq5s9) He was subject to a swatting incident from angry crypto fans. [\[3\]](#cite-id-14z2ga8uu0z)  
  
# Education  
  
Jameson is a graduate of Mount Tabor High School. He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he majored in computer science. Jameson earned his degree in 2007.   
  
# Career  
  
Jameson worked at Bronto Software first as a web developer and then as a software engineer from 2007-2015. Currently, he is a software engineer at Bitgo, a Bitcoin security platform.   
  
As of November 2018, he was the chief technology officer of the crypto startup Casa.  
  
Lopp is most notable for his decision to live off-the-grid, which has been written about in the The New York Times. [\[4\]](#cite-id-91dxdox6wa)  
  
Jameson contributes regularly to coindesk.com as well as authors posts on Medium.[\[5\]](#cite-id-9aki7udm5zv) He is particularly active on Twitter and has over 160,000 followers on the platform.[\[6\]](#cite-id-axoyerrh1qd)  He offers free Bitcoin education resources on his website. [\[7\]](#cite-id-xinanmhh7g)