Michael Perklin
Research Scientist at CryptoCurrency Certification Consortium
Blockchainland, Earth, Switzerland
Summary
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SeniorMichael Perklin is an information security and blockchain veteran with 11+ years specializing in digital forensics, incident response, and cryptocurrency security. He founded Canada’s first blockchain practice in 2012, helped secure hundreds of millions in crypto assets, and co-authored the CryptoCurrency Security Standard while chairing the CryptoCurrency Certification Consortium. His investigations have unearthed root causes in high-profile breaches (e.g., ShapeShift, Bitfinex) and he has served as CISO of ShapeShift and expert witness in international courts. Michael blends hands-on technical depth with public-facing advocacy—testifying before the Canadian Senate and teaching information security—while still enjoying independent research and “breaking things” to better harden systems.
11 years of coding experience
Github Skills (59)
bip3210
segwit9
lightning9
authentication9
cosmos9
python9
bitcoin-wallet9
bitcoin9
blockchain9
ethereum8
cryptocurrency8
security8
sms8
cosmos-sdk8
golang8
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
Coindroids/Coindroids-Documentation
Dec 2015 - Jan 2016
Contributions:41 commits, 43 pushes in 24 days
mperklin/pycoin
Dec 2015 - Jul 2016
Contributions:4 PRs, 4 pushes in 7 months
pythonaltcryptocurrencybitcoincoin
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