The personal blog of a pseudonymous cypherpunk. My specialties are cryptography, scriptless smart contracts, and multi-party computation.

• View my code on Github.
• Contact me by email at conduition@proton.me
• Download my PGP key here.
• Discord: conduition
• Matrix: conduition:matrix.org

Follow me on Nostr.

• Pubkey: npub1l6uy9chxyn943cmylrmukd3uqdq8h623nt2gxfh4rruhdv64zpvsx6zvtg
• Profile: nprofile1qqs0awzzutnzfj6cudj03a7txc7qxsrma9ge44yrym6337tkkd23qkg32nsh9
• NIP-05: conduition@conduition.io

Connect with my Lightning node:

• Pubkey: 0207ebfbf356bc761a74d2385b5978d88e37a1ea7e2ff30f9fed4813edee2052ba
• Clearnet IP: 198.199.70.218:9735
• TOR: conduit4u4zsimbgvcatj6lyy36ot6k7w7bvbvivgwhbgzs7gfds7qad.onion:9735
• Lightning Address: conduition@conduition.io

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My Work

My current focus is post-quantum cryptography. My research into parallelism produced slhvk: the fastest CPU implementation of SPHINCS/SLH-DSA available anywhere. I was the first to suggest using isogeny-based cryptography to realize post-quantum replacements for BIP32 and other Bitcoin-adjacent cryptographic techniques.

I maintain the secp, musig2, and qudoku Rust crates, and I love to contribute to cryptographic open source projects which pique my interest. I’m a part-time contributor to the rust-bitcoin ecosystem and to electrs. I invented the Ticketed DLC protocol, to scale multi-party Discreet Log Contracts with Lightning.

Outside the world of Bitcoin, I also made the news by reverse-engineering TicketMaster’s SafeTix barcode technology.

Hiring

• 🕰️ I have years of experience working in the cryptocurrency industry and other security-centric work environments.
• 🧑‍💻 I’m strongly proficient in Python, JavaScript, Golang, and Rust.
• 💻 I have written and maintained front-end desktop apps used by hundreds of thousands of people.
• 📡 I have designed and written back-end server architectures which securely process traffic from millions of clients.
• 💸 I have earned thousands of USD in bug bounties.

As you can also see from my scribblings, I’m the kind of developer who likes to dig deep into the highly technical mathematical inner workings of protocols which others take for granted.

Contact me by email to discuss contract based consulting or development work payable in Bitcoin. I’ll also consider long-term contracts or sponsorships depending on the subject matter.

Corrections

Notice any errors in this blog? Please let me know! 🧹 Contact me by email or suggest an edit on Github.