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Jeremy Kauffman, born September 19, 1984[1], is an American entrepreneur known for founding and leading startups such as LBRY[2] and TopScore. Kauffman is also known as a vocal supporter and activist within the Free State Project, a movement designed to get 20,000 libertarians to move to the state of New Hampshire.

Jeremy Kauffman
Kauffman in 2022
Born (1984-09-19) September 19, 1984 (age 40)
EducationRensselaer Polytechnic Institute (BS)[3]
OccupationCEO of LBRY
Political partyLibertarian
Children3[4]

Biography

Jeremy Kauffman was CEO of TopScore prior to formulating the idea for a decentralized version of YouTube[5] that would be decentralized in its construction and operation. The result of this idea for a media and video viewing platform that claimed to be fully decentralized was called LBRY (pronounced as "library"). LBRY was launched in 2015, and since the subsequent launch of Odysee, as many as "8.7 million monthly active users" engage with LBRY and Odysee as of late 2020.[2] When asked about the purpose of LBRY and Odysee, Kauffman stated that while the LBRY blockchain can be used in a 'Wild West' kind of way, the main goal of the platform is to provide people with choices for content.[6]

An ongoing open investigation by the SEC[7][8] for issuing a token of cryptocurrency called the "LBRY credit". The SEC has declined to settle the case without litigation on terms that would allow LBRY to continue to function unimpeded.[9] LBRY asserts that this is selective enforcement on the part of the SEC amid thousands of other digital assets other than the LBRY token.[10]

In 2018, Kauffman joined the board of directors of the non-profit, the Free State Project.[11][12][13] Kauffman believes that the Free State Project is the most effective way for libertarians to achieve "liberty in our lifetimes" and has debated this assertion in public forum.[14]

Odysee, an open-source video-sharing website that uses the LBRY network, was also founded by Kauffman in 2020.[2] Odysee has been one of the biggest repositories of housing 3D printed gun files.[15][16] While Kauffman has indicated that he would remove content from the Odysee platform that courts deem to be illegal, he has signaled support for the practice of putting 3D on the website by sharing a 3D gun blueprint file from his personal Twitter account.[17][18]

As of June 2022, Kauffman is running for United States Senate as a Libertarian in New Hampshire.[19] His campaign focuses on several key issues, including, “making sure the lock downs and restrictions can't happen again” and ensuring "to end the drug war."[20] When asked to comment on where the Libertarian Party fits within the left-right duopoly he asserts that there is currently, “a fight inside the LP. Some people think of Libertarians as more centrist and some people think of it as more extreme than anything else.”[21]

Education

Jeremy Kauffman received his physics and computer science degrees from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.[22]

See also

References

  1. ^ Sexton, Adam (2022-08-09). "Jeremy Kauffman, L, 2022 candidate for U.S. Senate in New Hampshire". WMUR. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
  2. ^ a b c Ha, Anthony. "Odysee aims to build a more freewheeling, independent video platform". techcrunch.com. TechCrunch. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  3. ^ Sexton, Adam (2022-08-09). "Jeremy Kauffman, L, 2022 candidate for U.S. Senate in New Hampshire". WMUR. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
  4. ^ Sexton, Adam (2022-08-09). "Jeremy Kauffman, L, 2022 candidate for U.S. Senate in New Hampshire". WMUR. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
  5. ^ Leidig, Dr. Eviane. "Odysee: The New YouTube for the Far-Right". gnet-research.org. gnet-research. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  6. ^ "From Cooking Videos to QAnon, N.H.-Based Video Platform Attracts Users Banned Elsewhere New Hampshire Public Radio". April 19, 2021.
  7. ^ Gatto, James G. "Securities and Exchange Commission V. LBRY; Is Your Crypto Project Illegal?". www.natlawreview.com. The National Law Review. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  8. ^ "SEC Charges New Hampshire Issuer of Digital Asset Securities with Registration Violations". www.sec.gov. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Crypto company jokes about using garlic to ward off SEC". March 17, 2022.
  10. ^ "Crypto company jokes about using garlic to ward off SEC". March 17, 2022.
  11. ^ Goldsmith, Rachel. "Jeremy Kauffman Joins the Board". www.fsp.org. FSP. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  12. ^ "Feds Again Target N.H. Cryptocurrency Firm With Libertarian Ties". March 30, 2022.
  13. ^ "Inside the Battle Over the Soul of the Libertarian Party". June 23, 2021.
  14. ^ "Is the Free State Project a Better Idea than the Libertarian Party?". July 30, 2021.
  15. ^ "The Gatalog's Printable Frames and Receivers". Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  16. ^ "3D-printed guns are back, and this time they are unstoppable". May 20, 2019.
  17. ^ "As Social Networks Crack Down, 3D-Printed Gun Community Moves to New Platforms". July 25, 2019.
  18. ^ "This Image Is A Gun. With a few lines of code, anyone can turn this image back into print files for the Liberator..." August 3, 2018.
  19. ^ "Jeremy Kauffman Leadership For New Hampshire". jeremy4nh.com. jeremy4nh.com. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  20. ^ "Midterm 2022: Meet the senate racers". May 24, 2022.
  21. ^ "Porc Fest: Libertarians Gone Wild". July 1, 2022.
  22. ^ "Jeremy Kauffman". lbry.com. LBRY. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
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