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Sarah Meiklejohn: Anonymity, Central Bank Cryptocurrencies and the Academic View on Bitcoin
Manage episode 241944968 series 2542482
With academic research on Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies still in its infancy, Sarah Meiklejohn’s track record of publications in the area stands out. The UCL computer science professor has explored topics ranging from anonymity in Bitcoin to how a central bank could go about issuing a cryptocurrency.
Topics covered in this episode:
- What techniques can be used to deanonymize Bitcoin users
- How Bitcoin’s usage evolved over time
- Whether privacy-enhancing overlays in Bitcoin currently work
- What a cryptocurrency issued by a central bank could look like
- The architecture of RSCoin
Episode links:
- Sarah Meiklejohn UCL Website
- Meiklejohn & Orlandi (2015): Privacy-Enhancing Overlays in Bitcoin
- Danezis & Meiklejohn (2016): Centrally Banked Cryptocurrencies
- Meiklejohn et al (2016): A Fistful of Bitcoins
- EB70 - Michael Gronager: Chainalysis
- EB83 - David Andolfatto: Fedcoins and Cryptocurrencies Issued by Central Banks
This episode is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain and Sébastien Couture. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/147
658 episodes
Sarah Meiklejohn: Anonymity, Central Bank Cryptocurrencies and the Academic View on Bitcoin
Epicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed Technologies
Manage episode 241944968 series 2542482
With academic research on Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies still in its infancy, Sarah Meiklejohn’s track record of publications in the area stands out. The UCL computer science professor has explored topics ranging from anonymity in Bitcoin to how a central bank could go about issuing a cryptocurrency.
Topics covered in this episode:
- What techniques can be used to deanonymize Bitcoin users
- How Bitcoin’s usage evolved over time
- Whether privacy-enhancing overlays in Bitcoin currently work
- What a cryptocurrency issued by a central bank could look like
- The architecture of RSCoin
Episode links:
- Sarah Meiklejohn UCL Website
- Meiklejohn & Orlandi (2015): Privacy-Enhancing Overlays in Bitcoin
- Danezis & Meiklejohn (2016): Centrally Banked Cryptocurrencies
- Meiklejohn et al (2016): A Fistful of Bitcoins
- EB70 - Michael Gronager: Chainalysis
- EB83 - David Andolfatto: Fedcoins and Cryptocurrencies Issued by Central Banks
This episode is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain and Sébastien Couture. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/147
658 episodes
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