Hi! I'm Whit Jackson, one of the youngest cryptocurrency developers in the world!

in introduceyourself •  8 years ago  (edited)

Hi Steem community!

Me!

My name's Whit Jackson, and I'm a 16 year old cryptocurrency developer currently in high school. I just finished an amazing software engineering internship at a great company called Netki who are working on identity solutions for bitcoin. I've worked on projects involving Bitcoin, Ethereum, and more and I've been amazed by the rapid growth of your community and wanted to join in.

I'd love to hear about Steem projects that are looking for volunteers where I could contribute and participate!

~Whit

I'm @whitjck on Twitter

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Glad to have you here with us Whit, all the best.

Welcome to steemit whit , nice to have you join our ranks. Good to see the next generation is opening its eyes to the possibilities of crypto currencies and block chains. All the best with your future steeming.

Hello @whitjack I first saw you on a documentary, can´t remember which one now.. you are for sure very talented, I thought you were working with Tether.io?

Anywayz, welcome.. I am sure you will find some cool projects in which you could collaborate, I particulary like the potential of snapsteem from @originate.

  ·  8 years ago (edited)

Welcome, Whit. How did you get started in cryptocurrency, also who introduced you to the world of crypto?

I was first introduced by dogecoin which I saw on various internet forums. I didn't even realize it was serious until after a few weeks. The community was very welcoming and I got hooked. The reason I learned coding was so I could contribute to dogecoin and bitcoin.

That's awesome, I asked because I'm always looking for a way to introduce my son. He is about to turn 10. I believe coding will be a fundamental skill that everyone will need.

Yo dude, read a lot of stuff about you and am a huge fan. I'm just learning development myself too, but I've got an awesome idea that I'm really passionate about and think you would be really into (given you've talked about wanting to get more kids involved in crypto).
I'm still working on a landing page, but I just threw together an AngelList page super quickly. Check it out. I'd love to have you on board. 👊👊 I want this to be an organization of mostly people under 25, ideally under 20, because that's the root of my philosophy, that young people have a biologic advantage to be able to rapidly learn and adapt to and build future technologies. I'm 19, and still learning myself, but just want to get my hands dirty on something cool. https://angel.co/bloomv1
Keep me posted on the projects you're working on! 😎 Peace! 😄