Samson Mow is Blockstream’s CSO. Mow is
a well-known personality in the Bitcoin community, advocating for the
importance of decentralization and the need to prioritize security in protocol
development. Blockstream is the leading provider of blockchain technologies, on
the forefront of work in cryptography and distributed systems. Previously at
BTCC, one of the largest bitcoin exchanges and mining pools in the world,
Samson’s role as COO was to oversee the day-to-day operations of the company
and directly manage the exchange and mining pool business units.