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Created: 2025-07-10 15:55:48 UTC

Ignotus Peverell  $GRIN ⚡️ツ

On October 20, 2016, Ignotus Peverell announced in the #bitcoin-wizards IRC channel that he had begun work on an initial implementation of the Mimblewimble protocol, which he named Grin. He shared a GitHub repository and invited feedback and review. This marked the first step in developing Grin—a cryptocurrency focused on privacy, scalability, and decentralization.

Ignotus is recognized as Grin’s founding developer, having contributed the project’s very first lines of code in October 2016. He spearheaded the practical realization of the protocol originally proposed by Tom Elvis Jedusor. His vision was to create a fair coin, avoiding ICOs, pre-mining, or founder rewards—keeping the project community-driven and donation-funded.

The pseudonym “Ignotus Peverell” reflects a philosophy of anonymity and privacy, echoing the Invisibility Cloak from the Harry Potter universe. The name reinforces the culture of pseudonyms within the Grin ecosystem, as seen with contributors like Antioch Peverell and Yeastplume.

In June 2019, Ignotus announced a temporary departure from the project for “personal reasons.” No specific details or timeline were given, and his absence was noticed in development meetings. Still, Grin—being an open-source initiative—continued its development uninterrupted, led by its community and technical council.

Before stepping away, Ignotus emphasized the importance of a decentralized, community-first project. He declined any founder rewards, reinforcing his commitment to fairness. He highlighted Grin’s intended role as a transactional currency, rather than a store of value like Bitcoin, and challenged assumptions about the superiority of Bitcoin’s fixed supply curve.

His GitHub profile displays eight public repositories, including Grin’s original source code, but no updates have been associated with his pseudonym since 2019.

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Ignotus Peverell $GRIN ⚡️ツ

On October 20, 2016, Ignotus Peverell announced in the #bitcoin-wizards IRC channel that he had begun work on an initial implementation of the Mimblewimble protocol, which he named Grin. He shared a GitHub repository and invited feedback and review. This marked the first step in developing Grin—a cryptocurrency focused on privacy, scalability, and decentralization.

Ignotus is recognized as Grin’s founding developer, having contributed the project’s very first lines of code in October 2016. He spearheaded the practical realization of the protocol originally proposed by Tom Elvis Jedusor. His vision was to create a fair coin, avoiding ICOs, pre-mining, or founder rewards—keeping the project community-driven and donation-funded.

The pseudonym “Ignotus Peverell” reflects a philosophy of anonymity and privacy, echoing the Invisibility Cloak from the Harry Potter universe. The name reinforces the culture of pseudonyms within the Grin ecosystem, as seen with contributors like Antioch Peverell and Yeastplume.

In June 2019, Ignotus announced a temporary departure from the project for “personal reasons.” No specific details or timeline were given, and his absence was noticed in development meetings. Still, Grin—being an open-source initiative—continued its development uninterrupted, led by its community and technical council.

Before stepping away, Ignotus emphasized the importance of a decentralized, community-first project. He declined any founder rewards, reinforcing his commitment to fairness. He highlighted Grin’s intended role as a transactional currency, rather than a store of value like Bitcoin, and challenged assumptions about the superiority of Bitcoin’s fixed supply curve.

His GitHub profile displays eight public repositories, including Grin’s original source code, but no updates have been associated with his pseudonym since 2019.

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