Martti ‘Sirius’ Malmi, the bitcoin’s developer who worked with Satoshi Nakamoto to build Bitcoin blockchain is all set to make a comeback. Malmi’s role was crucial in Bitcoin.org where he even had the admin access. The second code release of Bitcoin Blockchain was all Malmi’s effort. Malmi is joining the project set to launch AXE, a cryptocurrency designed for transactions on a platform combining Identifi and GUN. To decentralize the web, the project will merge Identifi, an online reputation system, with GUN, a decentralized database system.
Malmi, the Bitcoin’s Developer had left the crypto space just like Satoshi as to him Bitcoin has received enough support to thrive and did not need him. But he always had an eye on online giants like Google, Facebook, and eBay who are controlling the web space. Malmi started Identifi in 2014, and in the same year, developers launched GUN to decentralize indexes and promote decentralization on the web.
ERA is a new platform that combines Identifi and GUN to ensure Bitcoin miners enjoy net neutrality and avoid being blacklisted by web giants. Malmi, who is very active in the crypto space, expressed concern that some projects misuse blockchain where it offers little value—a fear he had even when he worked as a Bitcoin developer.
According to Malmi, ERA applies decentralization properly by designing its cryptocurrency solely as decentralized money, ensuring that it does not store any personal data on the blockchain. GUN has been supporting such projects but is not a very strong platform yet to replace Google and eBay giants. Malmi is very sure that identifi and GUN will be a powerful combination to bring decentralization to the web.
