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Nick Szabo is a computer scientist known for his research in digital contracts and digital currency. Although Szabo has repeatedly denied it, people have speculated that he is the one behind Satoshi Nakamoto, the designer of Bitcoins. The phrase and concept of smart contracts was developed by him with the goal of bringing what he calls the "highly evolved" practices of contract law and practice to the design of electronic commerce protocols between strangers on the Internet.
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Ethereum network
Smart contracts
Nick Szabo 1994 article
Security
http://www.dejavusecurity.com/blog/2015/7/23/deja-vu-security-assists-in-ethereum-release
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