# Charlie Thompson

## Selected

- 2023-present: [Context Engine](https://contextengine.sh/about) - An open-source toolkit for large-group deliberation and negotiation (for humans and AI agents)
- 2025: [Security Research](https://www.theqrl.org/bug-bounty/) - Listed at the top of QRL’s bug bounty Hall of Fame.
- 2018-present: Quantum computing and Bitcoin
  - 2025: [Quantum computing and Bitcoin](https://charliethompson.lol/quantum.html) - report on quantum risk to Bitcoin, Ethereum, ECDSA, and post-quantum migration.
  - 2020: [Prototype for Quantum-Resistant XMSS Signature vault on Ethereum](https://www.theqrl.org/blog/the-qrl-enqlave-project-bringing-post-quantum-security-to-ethereum-and-other-blockchain-platforms/).
  - 2018: [Quantum Computers Pose a Credible Threat to the Security of Bitcoin](https://medium.com/coinmonks/quantum-computers-pose-a-credible-threat-to-the-security-of-bitcoin-4b1dd65944ca) - Article.
- 2023: Graphical assistance for [AI Consciousness Report](https://arxiv.org/abs/2308.08708).
- 2023: Zuzalu Talk: [Social Infrastructure for AI on Ethereum](./zuzalu.html) · [Zuzalu speakers](https://aixzuzalu.splashthat.com/)
- 2021: Cornell University - B.A., Computer Science.
- 2019: Research assistance on [A Flexible Design for Funding Public Goods — Vitalik Buterin, Zoe Hitzig, and E. Glen Weyl](https://arxiv.org/abs/1809.06421). Helped organize the [inaugural](https://opensea.io/item/ethereum/0x495f947276749ce646f68ac8c248420045cb7b5e/59669409764802279530765099049000689039517237075351248963245346522443397726209) [RadicalxChange](https://www.radicalxchange.org/) conference.
- 2018: [Proof of Human](https://github.com/doctor-gonzo/proof-of-human) - Winograd Schema Challenge concept for proving humanity of smart-contract callers.

## Links

- Links page: https://charliethompson.lol/links.html
- Thoughts page: https://charliethompson.lol/thoughts.html
- Pictures page: https://charliethompson.lol/pictures.html
- Context Engine: https://contextengine.sh/about
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlie-thompson-2a8293aa/
- Twitter: https://x.com/charlie______t
- Email: mailto:charlie_thompson@protonmail.com