In this episode featuring early Coinbase employee **Linda Xie** , you’ll learn:

* What the Tezos protocol is, who the founders are, and how it compares to Ethereum

* How the Tezos approach to upgrading functionality compares to blockchains such as Bitcoin and Ethereum

* How developers in the Tezos ecosystem are compensated for their code

* The differences and advantages between PoW (Proof of Work) and PoS (Proof of Stake)

* How Tezos’ formal verification feature — allowing developers to mathematically prove the correctness of their smart contract code — could be used