Anthony Towns is a Bitcoin Core developer who leads security and longevity research at the MIT Digital Currency Initiative as an independent contractor. Anthony Towns's Twitter Score is 68 out of 1000 (a Good rating) as of August 2026, ranking #12,219 (top 5%) among 483,944 tracked accounts.
Anthony Towns co-authored BIP 118, the SIGHASH_ANYPREVOUT proposal for Taproot Scripts, a technical specification aimed at expanding Bitcoin's smart contract capabilities. He is also affiliated with Delving Bitcoin, a research and discussion forum for Bitcoin protocol development. In 2025, he posted a new Bitcoin development proposal and draft BIP, continuing his active contributions to the protocol's evolution.
Anthony Towns has published 10,947 posts on the platform and has been mentioned by 108 accounts a total of 282 times, reflecting the technical community's engagement with his work.
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