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I invented the "Initial Coin Offering" in 2012 and did the first ICO in 2013 when I created the Omni (Mastercoin) protocol layer on top of bitcoin. Today the Omni ecosystem is worth over two BILLION dollars, including huge projects like MaidSafe and Tether - we're second only to Ethereum in the value of our asset ecosystem!
I've also been credited as the inventor of the stablecoin (algorithmically stabilized): https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6438095274274627584
Note: If you are looking for the inventor of the stablecoin (asset backed), check out my good friend Craig Sellars: https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigcsellars/
I've been instrumental to the growth of Coinme as we bring crypto-ATMs to a street corner near you using proceeds from what I like to call "The Perfect Token Sale": UpToken. Check it out at http://www.uptoken.org - We recently signed a deal with Coinstar to sell cryptocurrency through their kiosks - they have over 20,000 kiosks! Coinme is now (by far) the largest crypto ATM company in the world.
I'm a wild-eyed crypto nerd by night, but during the day I'm a mild-mannered software lead at Cozi, nurturing a team of developers as we rewrite all Cozi products in React. We have created the warmest and most "cozy" working environment you've ever imagined, and we all work hard to preserve that.
I've reached the maximum number of LinkedIn connections, but I'd still like to connect with you if you are interested in Omni or UpToken or blockchain technology. Just make sure to include a note with your invite that you share my passion for blockchain tech, and I'll figure out how to fit you in!
Here's a series of videos of me as an expert panelist at the 2013 Bitcoin Conference in San Jose, where I described the ICO concept and begged for someone in the audience to do it so I could send them my bitcoins:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZsHhx9y_oWhKVOAeQkP1_cBINVcJXVNI
Here's another video of me describing how I finally did the first ICO:
https://slideslive.com/38901998/keynote-how-the-ico-was-invented-and-whats-next
(Alternate title: my long history of sounding like a crazy person!)
Lastly, if you want to know what I think of YOUR blockchain idea, watch my presentation "Blockchain has only one use case" first:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nxh4oDLoa5U
"Ex chao, opportunitas." 
Craig Sellars leads the development of global blockchain innovations as the inventor of the stablecoin, the digital US dollar on top of the Bitcoin blockchain as a founder of Tether, the world’s most broadly traded cryptocurrency (now acting as an informal advisor since his departure in 2016), the NFT with Eric Pulier in 2015 at vAtomic Systems, and as the Chief Technologist of Bitcoin’s Omni Layer, a protocol which supports the creation, movement and exchange of digital assets. His current development focus is on the creation of open-source decentralized identity protocols and applications.
He acts in a variety of roles as Co-Founder, Technologist, Facilitator, Director, Diplomat and Advisor for several blockchain projects, companies and organizations including the Omni Foundation, Tether, Bitfinex, vAtomic Systems, BlockV, Polymath, Unsung and Tau Chain. Occupying several entrepreneurial and C-level executive roles over the past two decades, Craig continues to push the boundaries in cutting-edge technology, decentralized systems and software development.
With a degree in Computer Science from the Georgia Institute of Technology and years of experience founding and leading public and privately-held technology ventures, Mr. Sellars is a unique seasoned executive technologist and thought leader providing insight into the future of decentralized applications.
As a Chief Technologist, he is responsible for ensuring the effective and efficient creation and delivery of the technologies that power organization initiatives and empower the teams and the community.
Mr. Sellars has been a technologist for his entire professional career. His focus is on the development of people and technologies needed to ensure innovation and success, with an emphasis on interoperability, usability, flexibility and access.
Specialties: decentralized systems, blockchains, structure, governance and process, executive coaching, team building, information flow and frameworks, human-computer interaction, user interfaces, software and architecture design and engineering, vendor and supplier references and relationships, research and development, and internal and external-facing systems. 
Experienced software developer with skills in all areas of the software development life cycle. Team player or hands-on team leader who enjoys helping others succeed. Problem solver with track record of delivering innovative approaches to product design and system architecture.
• Collaborator who has worked successfully with customers and marketing teams to define and develop products
• Manager of multiple teams, projects, and customers
• Agile Software Development enthusiast and practitioner
• Cryptocurrency developer: Bitcoin, Omni Layer, and Counterparty
• Java Enterprise (JEE) developer: Servlets, Spring, Spring MVC, Hibernate, JDBC, Groovy, Grails, Gradle, Maven, Ant, JUnit, Spock, Java Web Start, and others
• iOS Developer: Cocoa/Objective-C and learning Swift
• Open source enthusiast and contributor
• Linux, UNIX, and Mac OS X systems administrator and scripter
• Video and Multimedia expert: QuickTime, MPEG-4, Windows Media, etc.
• “Web 2.0” developer: Blogs, Videoblogs, Wikis, RSS/Atom, REST, AJAX, Web services, etc.
• Network and operating systems programmer: device drivers, real-time systems, and network protocol stacks
• Entrepreneur with knowledge in diverse areas such as: sales, business development, licensing, contracts, finance, etc.
Specialties: Software development, consulting, sales and product management in an entreprenerial environment. 
