Daniel Patrick Hughes (born July, 1979) is the founder of Radix and Founder / Director of RDX Works.
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DIRECTOR OF RDX WORKS | |
Appointed | 13 July, 2017 |
PERSONAL DETAILS | |
Born | July, 1979, Stoke on Trent |
Occupation | Technologist |
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Early Life
Hughes was born in Stoke-on-Trent in July 1979.
“I’m proud to be from Stoke-on-Trent, my roots are here and it provides a peaceful and calm environment to focus in on developing the technology and coding that will ensure DLT is scalable and sustainable.” - Link
In 1984, Hughes’ father bought him a Spectrum Zx81 computer, which sparked his interest in coding.
Career
Hughes opted not to go to university and instead worked for several software, gaming and mobile development companies after finishing school.
Position | Company | Business | Start Date | Finish Date |
Senior Developer | Console games. | November, 1996 | April, 1998 | |
Director of Technology | Camel 28 | PC & console games. | April, 1998 | October, 2000 |
Senior Developer, Architect & Team Leader | Video gambling machines. | October, 2000 | July, 2003 | |
Freelance Consultancy, Development & Team Management | Mobile development. | August, 2003 | April, 2005 | |
Owner | Mobile technology. | July, 2005 | November, 2012 | |
Founder / CTO | Radix DLT (Unincorporated) | Radix core development | November, 2012 | September, 2017 |
Co-Founder / CTO | Insurance tooling. | November, 2016 | - | |
Founder / CTO | Radix core development | September, 2017 | - |
Radix
Dan heard about Bitcoin in 2011, read the Bitcoin whitepaper in 2012 and forked the Bitcoin code in 2013 to explore the limits of blockchain technology. Hughes worked on the development of Radix as a sole trader until the incorporation of Radix DLT in September, 2017.
Dan has denied being a perfectionist, referring to some of his code as ‘janky’.