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Blockchain Co-Inventor W. Scott Stornetta Joins SafeBets as Advisory Council Chair

7/2/2026

Scott Stornetta, widely credited as a co-inventor of early blockchain technology, has joined SafeBets as Chair of the company's Advisory Council.

The New York-based zero-wager prediction platform announced the appointment on July 1, 2026, saying Stornetta will guide its standards for verified identity, transparency, and public auditability.

A Credential Hire With a Strategic Purpose SafeBets is not simply adding a marquee name.

The platform, which markets itself on the premise that users can win without placing money at risk, is staking a specific claim: that its prediction model can meet the scrutiny that financial and regulatory audiences increasingly apply to prediction markets.

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