Charlie Lee
Charlie Lee is Creator of Litecoin, ex-Director of Engineering at Coinbase. Lee created Litecoin while working at Google, where he served as a Software Engineer. He worked on YouTube, Chrome, and Play Games. Although Lee was immediately excited by cryptocurrency, he was unhappy with the early altcoins. He claimed that most didn’t offer any true differences or advantages over Bitcoin. Thus, Lee created Litecoin in 2011. Its Scrypt proof of work function was meant to keep mining distributed and fa
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Experience

Litecoin Foundation
Director
Jan 2022 - Present
Litecoin Foundation
Managing Director
2016 - Jan 2022
BTCS Inc. (Nasdaq: BTCS) · Part-time
Board Member
Apr 2021 - Present
Valkyrie · Part-time
Board Member
Jun 2021 - Present
Litecoin
Creator
Oct 2011 - Present
Coinbase
Director of Engineering
Jul 2015 - Jun 2017
Coinbase
Engineering Manager
Jul 2013 - Jul 2015
Google
Software Engineer
Sep 2007 - Jul 2013
Guidewire Software
Senior Software Engineer
Jun 2003 - Jul 2007
Kana Communications
Software Engineer
2000 - 2003

Education

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MEng, Computer Science | Computer Science
1999 - 2000
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
BS, Computer Science | Computer Science
1995 - 1999
The Lawrenceville School
1990 - 1995

Activity

2021-04-06
Team

Charlie Lee joins BTCS as an independent director

2018-04-24
Team

Charlie Lee joins DMG

2018-04-24
Partnership

Charlie Lee joins DMG blockchain company DMG to add LTC mining to company operations

News

Litecoin Founder Comments On ETF Approval Following Canary Capital Filing

coingape(9 months ago)

Unspent transaction outputs distort BTC fungibility — Litecoin founder

cointelegraph(10 months ago)

Why You Should Care About Litecoin: It's the Backbone of Dogecoin

coindesk(almost 2 years ago)

Litecoin Undergoes Third 'Halving,' in Milestone for 12-Year-Old Blockchain

coindesk(almost 2 years ago)

As Litecoin Halving Approaches, Founder Touts Silver Collector Cards Loaded With 'Digital Silver'

coindesk(almost 2 years ago)

Litecoin’s Next Bull Run 🚀 | Charlie Lee’s Price Target for LTC & Its Massive Potential!

thecoinrise(about 2 years ago)

Litecoin Creator Charlie Lee Unveils Price Target for LTC in Next Bull Run, Says Altcoin Has a Ton of Potential

dailyhodl(about 2 years ago)

Litecoin price poised for 700% gains vs. Bitcoin, says Charlie Lee

cointelegraph(about 2 years ago)

8 KOLs Whose Opinions Matter in the Crypto Space

cryptoknowmics(about 3 years ago)

Litecoin Founder Adds Shiba Dog to His Twitter Background Image, Praising Dogecoin

utoday(about 3 years ago)

Just-In: Litecoin (LTC) Partners AntPool To Form LTC Labs

coingape(over 3 years ago)

Litecoin Foundation Becomes a Horror Movie Producer

coinspeaker(over 5 years ago)

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk Claims Dogecoin Is Cool, Price Goes Up

coinspeaker(over 5 years ago)

Justin Sun Finally Gets His Dinner With Warren Buffett

bitcoinerx(over 5 years ago)

Litecoin Creator Charlie Lee Responds to MimbleWimble Privacy Vulnerability

ccn(over 5 years ago)

What’s Ahead for Litecoin After MimbleWimble-Fueled Privacy Is Added?

ccn(over 5 years ago)

eToro’s Top Financial Markets Analyst Reveals His Three Favorite Cryptos

coinspeaker(almost 6 years ago)

INX, Crypto and Security Token Exchange, Planning to Raise $130 Million via IPO

coinspeaker(almost 6 years ago)

‘New’ Satoshi Nakamoto Reveal (Part 2): Real Name, Lost Private Keys, New Project and More

coinspeaker(almost 6 years ago)

‘New’ Satoshi Nakamoto Discloses Details about Himself and Bitcoin in First of 3 Days of Revelation

coinspeaker(almost 6 years ago)