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Security researcher and RSK co-founder Sergio Lerner joined us to discuss RSK (also Rootstock), the project to launch a turing-complete smart contract sidechain to Bitcoin. We talked about how he got into the industry, spending countless days analyzing Bitcoin for vulnerabilities and finding a few along the way. And, of course, RSK, the ambitious project to strenghten the Bitcoin ecosystem through adding smart contract capabilities.

Topics covered included:

- How Sergio initially got involved in the Bitcoin space

- His early work on turing-complete cryptocurrencies going back to 2012

- Why financial inclusion is the most important problem to solve

- Merged mining and RSK's security model

- How RSK compares to Ethereum

- RSK's business model

Links mentioned in this episode:

- Rootstock (RSK) website: http://bit.ly/29bIu4w

- Drivechain BIP Proposal: http://bit.ly/29jLs9j

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Show notes: http://epicenterbitcoin.com/podcast/138

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