Nick Szabo (@NickSzabo4) — Twitter Score 530 out of 1000

Nick Szabo is a cryptographer and digital-currency researcher, known as the pioneer of smart contracts and the proposer of Bit Gold, a proof-of-work-based digital currency protocol described as a conceptual precursor to Bitcoin. Nick Szabo's Twitter Score is 530 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of July 2026, ranking him #286 out of 389,587 accounts tracked. Nick Szabo ranks #286 (top 0.1%) out of 389,000+ tracked accounts on TwitterScore.

Nick Szabo formalized smart contracts in his 1997 paper "Formalizing and Securing Relationships on Public Networks," published in First Monday, defining them as protocols combining user interfaces to secure relationships over computer networks. Bit Gold, which he proposed as a proof-of-work-based digital currency, was never implemented as a live currency. Speculation has linked him to the pseudonymous Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto; this remains unproven and he has denied it.

Nick Szabo writes at Unenumerated, his blog on cryptography, law, and digital currency. He has 376,022 followers as of July 2026 and 51,811 posts on the platform since 2014.

Nick Szabo is mentioned by 1,016 accounts, with 3,557 total mentions.

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