{"id":307,"date":"2018-04-05T16:01:51","date_gmt":"2018-04-05T16:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.bitflyer.com\/en-us\/?p=307"},"modified":"2024-01-18T07:35:18","modified_gmt":"2024-01-18T07:35:18","slug":"dr-tom-love-co-creator-of-objective-c-joins-bitflyer-as-an-advisor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.bitflyer.com\/en-us\/dr-tom-love-co-creator-of-objective-c-joins-bitflyer-as-an-advisor\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Tom Love, Co-Creator of Objective-C, Joins bitFlyer as an Advisor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Today<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bitFlyer, has added Dr. Tom Love as a new advisor. Recognized as one of the Masterminds of Programming (in the book of the same title), he will advise bitFlyer on both strategic and technology initiatives, including the development of a proprietary language that applies to blockchain technology. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr. Love brings more than 20 years of expertise in application development and hands-on leadership to bitFlyer. He is well known for being the first commercial user of Smalltalk-80 and the co-creator of Objective-C, a programming language used for the NeXT computer and later used extensively by Apple for the OS X and iOS operating systems and a wide variety of applications.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-310 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.bitflyer.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/tom_love_picture.jpg\" alt=\"Tom Love Joins bitFlyer\" width=\"351\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.bitflyer.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/tom_love_picture.jpg 351w, https:\/\/blog.bitflyer.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/tom_love_picture-183x300.jpg 183w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 351px) 100vw, 351px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThis is someone who created a completely new programming language adopted by one of the largest tech companies in the world,\u201d said bitFlyer, Inc\u2019s CEO, Yuzo Kano. \u201cTom is known for his pragmatic, metrics-based approach to architectural development, which he has used to deliver complex projects on time, spec and budget. \u00a0His leadership will be an asset to bitFlyer, and we\u2019re honored to have him join as an advisor.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr. Love got his start in the software business at General Electric Company, after which he held \u00a0executive management positions at ITT, IBM and Morgan Stanley. \u201cThis is an exciting time in the world of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology, but it\u2019s just the beginning,\u201d said Tom. \u201cThere will be a plethora of innovations and disruptions in this space in the next few months and years. I look forward to working with bitFlyer in what will be a milestone year ahead.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A unique aspect of bitFlyer is that it does not only operate an exchange but also focuses a great deal on research and development in the blockchain field. It operates its exchange on an internally developed Bitcoin daemon and has its own patented blockchain technology named <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">miyabi<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which is already in use across various industries in Japan. Development of a proprietary language to supplement and further optimize <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">miyabi<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a natural next step.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the heels of a US expansion in late 2017, bitFlyer is now approved to operate its virtual currency exchange in 43 states and districts. With more than 30 percent of worldwide Bitcoin exchange volume currently facilitated through bitFlyer<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the company plans to substantially expand its portfolio of products in 2018. \u00a0To learn more and start trading, please visit: <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitflyer.com\/en-us\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">www.bitflyer.com\/en-us\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today bitFlyer, has added Dr. Tom Love as a new advisor. 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