Epicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed Technologies

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  • #149 Lukas Abegg: Smart Contracts and the Law
    That blockchains represents a fundamental technological revolution has become widely accepted. What is still more nebulous, but could turn out just as disruptive is how smart contracts while transform the legal system and our understanding of what contracts are and how they work. Legal researcher Lukas Abegg who is currently finishing his PhD on copyright … Continued
    1 hr 1 min
  • Kyle Torpey: Diving Into Bitcoin – The Debates, the Issues and What’s to Come

    We’re joined by Kyle Torpey, a freelance writer, and journalist who writes for a number of publications in the blockchain space including Bitcoin Magazine, Coin Journal, and others. Know for his well-written articles and in-depth reporting on the important topics affecting Bitcoin today, Kyle provides his point of view on the scalability debate and gives an update on the recent and upcoming changes to the bitcoin protocol.

    Topics covered in this episode:

    • An update on the scalability debate
    • The outcome of the recent Hong Kong scalability workshop and code dev meeting in California
    • The Bitcoin core development process
    • The recent release of Bitcoin Code 0.13.0
    • The inclusion of Segregated Witness and what it enables
    • Upcoming features in the roadmap
    • Takeaways from the Ethereum hard fork
    • Division in the Bitcoin community
    • The evolution of the Bitcoin ecosystem in the last 2 years
    • Potential mainstream applications for Bitcoin

      • Episode links:

      • The Five Most Useful Properties of Bitcoin
      • When Should Developers Turn to Bitcoin?
      • Darknet Customers Are Demanding Bitcoin Alternative Monero
      • The Power of Schnorr: The Signature Algorithm to Increase Bitcoin's Scale and Privacy
      • BIP-47 vs BIP-75: How Will Bitcoin Wallets Maintain Privacy While Becoming Easier to Use?

        • This episode is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain and Sébastien Couture. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/148

        1 hr 8 min
      • 148 – Kyle Torpey: Diving Into Bitcoin - The Debates, The Issues and What's To Come
        Support the show, consider donating: 1PHcPiKDAZVJaZFw3vQiBZLTuESrkyVRdP (http://bit.ly/2cA5Jw4)
        We're joined by Kyle Torpey, a freelance writer, and journalist who writes for a number of publications in the blockchain space including Bitcoin Magazine, Coin Journal, and others. Know for his well-written articles and in-depth reporting on the important topics affecting Bitcoin today, Kyle provides his point of view on the scalability debate and gives an update on the recent and upcoming changes to the bitcoin protocol.
        Topics discussed in this episode:
        - An update on the scalability debate
        - The outcome of the recent Hong Kong scalability workshop and code dev meeting in California
        - The Bitcoin core development process
        - The recent release of Bitcoin Code 0.13.0
        - The inclusion of Segregated Witness and what it enables
        - Upcoming features in the roadmap
        - Takeaways from the Ethereum hard fork
        - Division in the Bitcoin community
        - The evolution of the Bitcoin ecosystem in the last 2 years
        - Potential mainstream applications for Bitcoin
        Links mentioned in this episode:
        - The Five Most Useful Properties of Bitcoin: http://www.nasdaq.com/article/the-five-most-useful-properties-of-bitcoin-cm628531
        - When Should Developers Turn to Bitcoin?: cointimes.tech/2016/08/when-should-developers-turn-to-bitcoin/
        - Darknet Customers Are Demanding Bitcoin Alternative Monero: www.nasdaq.com/article/darknet-customers-are-demanding-bitcoin-alternative-monero-cm671031
        - The Power of Schnorr: The Signature Algorithm to Increase Bitcoin's Scale and Privacy: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/the-power-of-schnorr-the-signature-algorithm-to-increase-bitcoin-s-scale-and-privacy-1460642496
        - BIP-47 vs BIP-75: How Will Bitcoin Wallets Maintain Privacy While Becoming Easier to Use?: http://coinjournal.net/bip-47-vs-bip-75-will-bitcoin-wallets-maintain-privacy-becoming-easier-use/
        Sponsors:
        - BitFinity Conference in Miami Beach Oct 30 - Nov 2: Go to bitfiniti.com/epicenter for discounts on registrations and presenter packages
        - Jaxx: Wallets that Unify the Blockchain Experience Across Devices http://jaxx.io
        Show notes: http://epicenter.tv/148
        YouTube: http://youtu.be/BWwYubEgNuE
        SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/epicenterbitcoin/eb-148
        Epicenter is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain, Sébastien Couture & Meher Roy.
        1 hr 8 min
      • Sarah Meiklejohn: Anonymity, Central Bank Cryptocurrencies and the Academic View on Bitcoin

        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

            1 hr 8 min
          • 147 – Sarah Meiklejohn: Anonymity, Central Bank Cryptocurrencies And The Academic View On Bitcoin
            Support the show, consider donating: 1MjytrKGNVYkqPfmBKrm3MJzm36vH6m8ZR (http://bit.ly/2bNodUa)
            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 included:
            - 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
            Links mentioned in this episode:
            - Sarah Meiklejohn UCL Website: http://bit.ly/2bZ9zvh
            - Meiklejohn & Orlandi (2015): Privacy-Enhancing Overlays in Bitcoin http://bit.ly/2c2PVwV
            - Danezis & Meiklejohn (2016): Centrally Banked Cryptocurrencies http://bit.ly/2cC1FvJ
            - Meiklejohn et al (2016): A Fistful of Bitcoins http://bit.ly/2c2PQJH
            - EB70 - Michael Gronager: Chainalysis http://bit.ly/2c0BhpV
            - EB83 - David Andolfatto: Fedcoins and Cryptocurrencies Issued by Central Banks http://bit.ly/1W2Isib
            Sponsors:
            - Jaxx: Wallets that Unify the Blockchain Experience Across Devices http://jaxx.io
            - Ledger Nano: Smart card security for your Bitcoins - Get 10% off your first order when you use the code EPICENTER at http://ledgerwallet.com
            - Hide.me: Protect your privacy and personal data with a free VPN account at Hide.me/epicenter
            Show notes: http://epicenter.tv/147
            YouTube: http://youtu.be/FONaFZ0yhWA
            SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/epicenterbitcoin/eb-147
            Epicenter is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain, Sébastien Couture & Meher Roy.
            1 hr 8 min
          • Ryan X. Charles: Allowing Content Creators to Own and Monetize Content with Yours

            In the last 20 years, content publishing platforms have proliferated to an almost insane number. There are countless places where people and companies can post articles, blogs, videos, photos, live content and so on. Despite this diverse offering, little innovation has happened in monetizing content, which still mostly remains ad-based.

            We’re joined by Ryan X. Charles, Bitcoin Developer and Founder of Yours. Yours would like to address the monetization problem by allowing content producers to earnBitcoin when they create good content. Yours is an in-browser application which implements a Bitcoin wallet and enables micro-transactions through their own implementation of the Lightning Network. Content Creators are paid by Curators who attribute value to the content. Curators are themselves rewarded when content they find valuable goes viral.

            Topics discussed in this episode:

            • Ryan’s background as the Lead Developer of BitCore, and his experience at BitGo and Reddit
            • What is Yours and what types of applications it enables
            • The technical components of Yours
            • The Yours application and how users post and access content
            • Why he chose to build Yours on bitcoin
            • How micropayments are implemented in Yours
            • How Yours addresses the issue of copyright infringement
            • What challenges Yours may face in order to reach critical mass

              • Episode links:

              • Yours website
              • Yours client

                • This episode is hosted by Meher Roy and Sébastien Couture. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/146

                1 hr 8 min
              • EB146 – Ryan X. Charles: Allowing Content Creators to Own and Monetize Content with Yours
                Support the show, consider donating: 1M9u4VyTDXGjj9MD4hGZsxS2Jif2QrZ2Ap (http://bit.ly/2bEcI3o)
                In the last 20 years, content publishing platforms have proliferated to an almost insane number. There are countless places where people and companies can post articles, blogs, videos, photos, live content and so on. Despite this diverse offering, little innovation has happened in monetizing content, which still mostly remains ad-based.
                We're joined by Ryan X. Charles, Bitcoin Developer and Founder of Yours. Yours would like to address the monetization problem by allowing content producers to earn Bitcoin when they create good content. Yours is an in-browser application which implements a Bitcoin wallet and enables micro-transactions through their own implementation of the Lightning Network. Content Creators are paid by Curators who attribute value to the content. Curators are themselves rewarded when content they find valuable goes viral.
                Topics discussed in this episode:
                - Ryan's background as the Lead Developer of BitCore, and his experience at BitGo and Reddit
                - What is Yours and what types of applications it enables
                - The technical components of Yours
                - The Yours application and how users post and access content
                - Why he chose to build Yours on bitcoin
                - How micropayments are implemented in Yours
                - How Yours addresses the issue of copyright infringement
                - What challenges Yours may face in order to reach critical mass
                Links mentioned in this episode:
                Yours website: http://yours.network
                Yours client: https://github.com/yoursnetwork/yours-core
                Sponsors:
                - BitFinity Conference in Miami Beach Oct 30 - Nov 2: Go to http://bitfiniti.com/epicenter for discounts on registrations and presenter packages
                - Jaxx: Wallets that Unify the Blockchain Experience Across Devices http://jaxx.io
                Show notes: http://epicenterbitcoin.com/podcast/146
                YouTube: http://youtu.be/SjJJi9Dqzvo
                SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/epicenterbitcoin/eb-146
                Epicenter Bitcoin is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain, Sébastien Couture & Meher Roy.
                - Visit our website: http://epicenterbitcoin.com
                - Subscribe to our newsletter: http://epicenterbitcoin.com/newsletter
                - Twitter: http://twitter.com/epicenterbtc
                1 hr 8 min

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