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

August 17, 2015 EB92 – Stefan Thomas: Understanding Ripple
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In a long-overdue episode, we finally had the chance to dive into one of the most known but poorly understood cryptocurrency/blockchain project: Ripple. Reviled by many in the Bitcoin space, we put aside any prejudices and sat down for a fascinating conversation with Ripple Labs CTO Stefan Thomas.
We talked about his early days in the Bitcoin space, how Ripple came about, what the Ripple network looks like today and how its consensus protocol works.
Topics covered included:
- Stefan Thomas' early experiences in the Bitcoin space
- How Ripple was created
- The problem Ripple is trying to solve
- How the Ripple consensus algorithm works
- Whether Ripple is decentralized or not
- What the correspondent banking system is and how Ripple wants to disrupt it
- The recent FinCen fine and what it means for Ripple
Links mentioned in this episode:
- Ripple http://bit.ly/1hgMTaV
- Ripple Labs http://bit.ly/1Msvnfe
- Ripple Labs Fined $700,000 by FinCen http://bit.ly/1WwHyMx
- Richard Gendal Brown: The Deep Insight at Ripple's Cores http://bit.ly/1UMG7YC
- Peter Todd Ripple Protocol Consensus Algorithm Review http://bit.ly/1hgN0U0
- Ripple Consensus Protocol Whitepaper http://bit.ly/1HQ4202
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Sponsors:
- Shapeshift: Buy and sell alt coins instantly at http://ShapeShift.io
Show notes: http://epicenterbitcoin.com/podcast/092
YouTube: https://youtu.be/KMydq_m9f_4
Epicenter Bitcoin is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain & Sébastien Couture.
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1 hr 6 min
August 17, 2015 #092 Stefan Thomas: Understanding Ripple
In a long-overdue episode, we finally had the chance to dive into one of the most known but poorly understood cryptocurrency/blockchain project: Ripple. Reviled by many in the Bitcoin space, we put aside any prejudices and sat down for a fascinating conversation with Ripple Labs CTO Stefan Thomas. We talked about his early days in … Continued
1 hr 5 min
August 10, 2015Vitalik Buterin: Ethereum Frontier Launch, Scalability and the Road Ahead
Close to two years after the initial whitepaper, the revolutionary Ethereum network has finally launched. The decentralized smart contract platform is, without a doubt, the most exciting cryptocurrency project since Bitcoin. The versatile platform with its turing-complete scripting language aspires to power the distributed applications of the future.
Ethereum Founder Vitalik Buterin joined us for the second time to discuss the Frontier Launch, future plans for scalability, governance and the road ahead for the organization and the protocol.
Topics covered in this episode:
Ethereum’s frontier launch and the upcoming development stages
The plans for how to create a scalable blockchain architecture
The thinking around transitioning to proof-of-stake
The state and new board of the Ethereum Foundation
How Ethereum’s development will be funded in the longer term
His thoughts on the governance of Ethereum and Bitcoin
When private blockchains make sense and if Ethereum
What mistakes were made during the development of Ethereum
This episode is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain and Sébastien Couture. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/091
1 hr 17 min
August 10, 2015 EB91 – Vitalik Buterin: Ethereum Frontier Launch, Scalability And The Road Ahead
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Close to two years after the initial whitepaper, the revolutionary Ethereum network has finally launched. The decentralized smart contract platform is, without a doubt, the most exciting cryptocurrency project since Bitcoin. The versatile platform with its turing-complete scripting language aspires to power the distributed applications of the future.
Ethereum Founder Vitalik Buterin joined us for the second time to discuss the Frontier Launch, future plans for scalability, governance and the road ahead for the organization and the protocol.
Topics covered included:
- Ethereum's frontier launch and the upcoming development stages
- The plans for how to create a scalable blockchain architecture
- The thinking around transitioning to proof-of-stake
- The state and new board of the Ethereum Foundation
- How Ethereum's development will be funded in the longer term
- His thoughts on the governance of Ethereum and Bitcoin
- When private blockchains make sense and if Ethereum
- What mistakes were made during the development of Ethereum
Review us on iTunes and WIN a Free T-Shirt!
Each week we will be giving away an Epicenter Bitcoin t-shirt to one lucky listener! All you need to do is leave us a review on iTunes. Then send us an email at [email protected] with the review text so we can identify you and we’ll draw one winner per week who will get a t-shirt.
Sponsors:
- Ledger Nano: Smart card security for your Bitcoins - Get 10% off your first order when you use the code EB09 at http://ledgerwallet.com (valid until 09/30/15)
Show notes: http://epicenterbitcoin.com/podcast/091
YouTube: https://youtu.be/3uvbIyzsCLY
Epicenter Bitcoin is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain & Sébastien Couture.
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1 hr 17 min
August 10, 2015 #091 Vitalik Buterin: Ethereum Frontier Launch, Scalability and the Road Ahead
Close to two years after the initial whitepaper, the revolutionary Ethereum network has finally launched. The decentralized smart contract platform is, without a doubt, the most exciting cryptocurrency project since Bitcoin. The versatile platform with its turing-complete scripting language aspires to power the distributed applications of the future. Ethereum Founder Vitalik Buterin joined us for … Continued
1 hr 16 min
August 03, 2015Dave Hudson: Insights from the Data Mine and Other Adventures Around the Block
Bitcoin mining and the intricate game theory that surround it is a topic that we’ve visited many times. Difficult to grasp in its complexity, it is these dynamics that determine the security of Bitcoin in the short and in the longer term. This time we were joined by none other than Dave Hudson. He is the author of the leading mining blog hashingit.com, VP of Software at PeerNova and had a long career in chip manufacturing including at Qualcomm.
We talked about dynamics in the mining market, security issues with Bitcoin’s design and his data-informed views on the blocksize debate.
Topics covered in this episode:
How he became interested in mining and what metrics he finds most interesting
How miners would be affected by a blocksize increase
The flaws in Satoshi’s design of the reward scheme
Why transaction fees will not make up for the block reward decrease in 2016 and why that will lessen the security of Bitcoin
The long-term role of Bitcoin as a settlement network
The problem with accepting 0-conf transactions
The future of mining and why 21 Inc’s plans seem nonsensical
Episode links:
Dave's Personal Blog
Waiting for blocks
The Myth of the Megabyte Bitcoin Block
The Future of Transactions Fees
Bitcoin SF Devs Seminar: A deep dive into understanding Bitcoin mining hashrates
Dave's company PeerNova
This episode is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain and Sébastien Couture. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/090
1 hr 8 min
August 03, 2015 #090 Dave Hudson: Insights from the Data Mine and Other Adventures Around the Block
Bitcoin mining and the intricate game theory that surround it is a topic that we’ve visited many times. Difficult to grasp in its complexity, it is these dynamics that determine the security of Bitcoin in the short and in the longer term. This time we were joined by none other than Dave Hudson. He is … Continued
1 hr 8 min
August 02, 2015 EB90 – Dave Hudson: Insights From The Data Mine And Other Adventures Around The Block
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Bitcoin mining and the intricate game theory that surround it is a topic that we've visited many times. Difficult to grasp in its complexity, it is these dynamics that determine the security of Bitcoin in the short and in the longer term. This time we were joined by none other than Dave Hudson. He is the author of the leading mining blog hashingit.com, VP of Software at PeerNova and had a long career in chip manufacturing including at Qualcomm.
We talked about dynamics in the mining market, security issues with Bitcoin's design and his data-informed views on the blocksize debate.
Topics covered included:
- How he became interested in mining and what metrics he finds most interesting
- How miners would be affected by a blocksize increase
- The flaws in Satoshi's design of the reward scheme
- Why transaction fees will not make up for the block reward decrease in 2016 and why that will lessen the security of Bitcoin
- The long-term role of Bitcoin as a settlement network
- The problem with accepting 0-conf transactions
- The future of mining and why 21 Inc's plans seem nonsensical
Links mentioned in this episode:
- Dave's Personal Blog : http://bit.ly/1H1cKhS
- Waiting for blocks : http://bit.ly/1N1rs7x
- The Myth of the Megabyte Bitcoin Block : http://bit.ly/1fVpHO4
- The Future of Transactions Fees : http://bit.ly/1MF6wWG
- Bitcoin SF Devs Seminar: A deep dive into understanding Bitcoin mining hashrates [video] : http://bit.ly/1gzSHfh
- Dave's company PeerNova: http://bit.ly/1KJm0Ww
Review us on iTunes and WIN a Free T-Shirt!
Each week we will be giving away an Epicenter Bitcoin t-shirt to one lucky listener! All you need to do is leave us a review on iTunes. Then send us an email at [email protected] with the review text so we can identify you and we’ll draw one winner per week who will get a t-shirt.
Sponsors:
- Shapeshift: Buy and sell alt coins instantly at http://ShapeShift.io
- Vaultoro: Trade gold to Bitcoin instantly and securely starting at just 1mg at http://vaultoro.com
Show notes: http://epicenterbitcoin.com/podcast/090
YouTube: https://youtu.be/Qjv6VEoC20k
Epicenter Bitcoin is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain & Sébastien Couture.
- Visit our website: http://epicenterbitcoin.com
- Subscribe to our newsletter: http://epicenterbitcoin.com/newsletter
- Twitter: http://twitter.com/epicenterbtc
1 hr 8 min
July 27, 2015Greg Slepak: The Turtle Crawl Towards Internet Decentralization
Amidst all the discussion of alternative uses of blockchains, it is often forgotten that the very first fork of Bitcoin, Namecoin, pursued a daring vision for a decentralized, censorship-resistant internet. Greg Slepak, co-founder of the okTurtles Foundation joined us for an interesting discussion of DNS, Namecoin and how blockchains can be used to decentralize the internet.
Topics covered in this episode:
What DNS is and the role it plays in the architecture of the internet
What man-in-the-middle attacks are and why certificate authorities offer poor protection
How certificate authorities, SSL, IP routing and VPNs work
Why the current model is broken from a privacy and security perspective
How Namecoin and the blockchain could enable a decentralized and more secure internet
The security risks when online identity is tied to a private key and how they could be mitigated
What DNSChain is and what projects okTurtles is working on
Episode links:
okTurtles Foundation
Namecoin Primer
Namecoin Website
Airplane Wifi is not safe
DNSChain demo
This episode is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain and Sébastien Couture. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/089
1 hr 1 min
July 27, 2015 #089 Greg Slepak: The Turtle Crawl Towards Internet Decentralization
Amidst all the discussion of alternative uses of blockchains, it is often forgotten that the very first fork of Bitcoin, Namecoin, pursued a daring vision for a decentralized, censorship-resistant internet. Greg Slepak, co-founder of the okTurtles Foundation joined us for an interesting discussion of DNS, Namecoin and how blockchains can be used to decentralize the … Continued
1 hr 5 min

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