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020: Bitcoin is at $10,000 – Here’s a Brief History with Professor Emin Gün Sirer

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Emin Gün Sirer is a Professor of Computer Science at Cornell University and Co-director of IC3 (Initiative for Cryptocurrencies and Contracts)

He has made numerous contributions to both Bitcoin & Ethereum. His research spans, networking, distributed systems, and operating systems.

Professor Sirer created Karma – the first cryptocurrency to use a distributed mint-based proof-of-work – 6 years before Bitcoin existed.

In this episode, we discuss:

  • Emin’s invention – Karma – the first decentralized cryptocurrency pre-dating Bitcoin
  • The pros and cons of Segwit2x (which has now been abandoned)
  • Little-known aspects of Bitcoin’s architecture and history such as the Bitcoin Relay, Falcon, and Fiber networks, selfish mining, the lightning network, sidechains, and much more
  • We also discuss some of the relatively unknown academics who contributed the theoretical foundations to what we now know as Bitcoin
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47 episodes

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Manage episode 192869019 series 1445891
Content provided by Frederick Munawa. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Frederick Munawa or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.

Emin Gün Sirer is a Professor of Computer Science at Cornell University and Co-director of IC3 (Initiative for Cryptocurrencies and Contracts)

He has made numerous contributions to both Bitcoin & Ethereum. His research spans, networking, distributed systems, and operating systems.

Professor Sirer created Karma – the first cryptocurrency to use a distributed mint-based proof-of-work – 6 years before Bitcoin existed.

In this episode, we discuss:

  • Emin’s invention – Karma – the first decentralized cryptocurrency pre-dating Bitcoin
  • The pros and cons of Segwit2x (which has now been abandoned)
  • Little-known aspects of Bitcoin’s architecture and history such as the Bitcoin Relay, Falcon, and Fiber networks, selfish mining, the lightning network, sidechains, and much more
  • We also discuss some of the relatively unknown academics who contributed the theoretical foundations to what we now know as Bitcoin
  continue reading

47 episodes

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