Deletion of Muneeb Ali

Comment: per  and  - his thesis was defended ''three years ago
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:PROF||WP:TOOSOON)

Comment: and '''Edit''' A Google search does show that the subject is notable. He spoke at a TED (Conference) in New York which highlights his notability and knowledge on internet and distributed systems - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtOIh93Hvuw. The CNBC story and WSJ (which are both compliant with )- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GTmOHrUJzw - talks in significant detail about his contribution to the crypto-currency industry. It is known that the industry is not regulated, so to build a regulatory framework and get qualified by SEC for the token offering is definitely a major contribution in the industry. The Reason_(magazine)|Reason_TV story complies with , which talks about his thought process behind the technology of the company. The page looks scattered and needs improvement in terms of flow of content to align it with  guideline. It can trimmed down to keep only relevant information and references. The references can be improved, for instance, he being the author of Protothread can have a better reference such as the Google Scholar link - https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Cu_SoyMAAAAJ&hl=en#d=gs_md_cita-d&u=%2Fcitations%3Fview_op%3Dview_citation%26hl%3Den%26user%3DCu_SoyMAAAAJ%26citation_for_view%3DCu_SoyMAAAAJ%3Au5HHmVD_uO8C%26tzom%3D240 The entire last paragraph of the lead section talking about him being the main character in a book and his appearances can be removed
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Reliable sources (WP:RS||WP:SIGCOV||WP:CCPOL)

Comment: at the first glance, I felt the BLP is violating  and inheriting notability only from his company. But, upon more reading, it appears that he is notable for his contributions to the crypto world. There are multiple verifiable third party sources that meet  and . So, definitely not a failed verification. I don’t find passing mentions like https://www.zdnet.com/article/blockstack-anchors-to-bitcoin-network-with-new-mining-algorithm/ this helping though. There is a citation needed remark, I feel that entire line needs to be omitted as it doesn’t help establish any notability whatsoever. Even the show mentioned isn’t notable and fails verification as per . I am not a crypto expert, but definitely an enthusiast, and know that it is an unregulated industry. With his recent contribution in establishing a regulatory framework approved by SEC, it does make him a notable figure in the industry and worth Wikipedia inclusion
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Arguments to avoid in deletion discussions (WP:INHERIT||WP:IS||WP:V||WP:FAILEDVERIFICATION)