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

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  • Vitalik Buterin: Ethereum, Proof-of-Stake, The Future of Bitcoin

    At just 20-years young, Vitalik Buterin is one of the most brilliant minds in the cryptocurrency space. Previously, a co-founder of Bitcoin Magazine, he has conceptualized Ethereum, the most radical and ambitious cryptocurrency project since Bitcoin. After raising $18m in a crowdsale, a team of over 30 are working on launching the project by March 2015. In his work on designing a system for the future, he has been grappling with many of the hardest problems in the cryptocurrency space over the past year.

    Topics covered in this episode:

    • How Ethereum has evolved since the white paper
    • The problems of Proof-of-Work
    • Why Proof-of-Stake is the future of consensus protocols
    • Why his main focus has been on consensus issues and scalability
    • Why Bitcoin will never be stable enough to price things in
    • The flawed ideology of ‘Bitcoin maximalism’ that prevents people from considering Proof-of-Work alternatives

      • Episode links:

      • Ethereum
      • How to get started: Your first DApp in under one hour
      • Ethereum Proof-of-Concept 7
      • Proof of Stake: How I Learned to Love Weak Subjectivity
      • Slasher: A Punitive Proof-of-Stake Algorithm

        • This episode is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain and Sébastien Couture. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/058

        1 hr 36 min
      • EB58 – Vitalik Buterin: Ethereum, Proof-of-Stake, The Future Of Bitcoin
        Support the show, consider donating: 3PCV8LKfA9952FTF9Y4wGTUmYikEgHws34 (http://bit.ly/1AHdNNW)
        At just 20-years young, Vitalik Buterin is one of the most brilliant minds in the cryptocurrency space. Previously, a co-founder of Bitcoin Magazine, he has conceptualized Ethereum, the most radical and ambitious cryptocurrency project since Bitcoin. After raising $18m in a crowdsale, a team of over 30 are working on launching the project by March 2015. In his work on designing a system for the future, he has been grappling with many of the hardest problems in the cryptocurrency space over the past year.
        In a fascinating discussion, we covered:
        - How Ethereum has evolved since the white paper
        - The problems of Proof-of-Work
        - Why Proof-of-Stake is the future of consensus protocols
        - Why his main focus has been on consensus issues and scalability
        - Why Bitcoin will never be stable enough to price things in
        - The flawed ideology of ‘Bitcoin maximalism’ that prevents people from considering Proof-of-Work alternatives
        Links mentioned in this episode:
        - Ethereum: http://ethereum.org
        - How to get started: Your first DApp in under one hour: https://forum.ethereum.org/discussion/1402/how-to-get-started-your-first-dapp-under-one-hour
        - Ethereum Proof-of-Concept 7: https://github.com/ethereum/cpp-ethereum/wiki
        - Proof of Stake: How I Learned to Love Weak Subjectivity: https://blog.ethereum.org/2014/11/25/proof-stake-learned-love-weak-subjectivity/
        - Slasher: A Punitive Proof-of-Stake Algorithm: https://blog.ethereum.org/2014/01/15/slasher-a-punitive-proof-of-stake-algorithm/
        Sponsors:
        - Gems: http://getgems.org
        - Shapeshift: https://shapeshift.io
        - Fairlay: http://fairlay.com
        Show notes: http://epicenterbitcoin.com/podcast/058
        YouTube: http://youtu.be/qPsCGvXyrP4
        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 36 min
      • #058 Vitalik Buterin: Ethereum, Proof-of-Stake, The Future of Bitcoin
        At just 20-years young, Vitalik Buterin is one of the most brilliant minds in the cryptocurrency space. Previously, a co-founder of Bitcoin Magazine, he has conceptualized Ethereum, the most radical and ambitious cryptocurrency project since Bitcoin. After raising $18m in a crowdsale, a team of over 30 are working on launching the project by March … Continued
        1 hr 36 min
      • Allen Scott & Ian DeMartino: CoinTelegraph and the Rise of Crypto-Powered Independent Media

        CoinTelegraph Chief Editor, Allen Scott, and writer, Ian DeMartino join Sebastien (Brian is away) for a conversation about the independent Bitcoin media. Cryptocurrencies enable new business models and monetization opportunities for content producers, which CT is fully utilizing. Allen and Ian explain their innovative system whereby content creators are paid according to the success of their articles, which it determines by measuring the number of shares on social media. CoinTelegraph is an independent news site that specializes in Bitcoin and digital currencies. Freelance writers, who all get paid in Bitcoin, produce the vast majority of their content. CT’s long-term ambition is to grow along with Bitcoin and become a front runner in the cryptocurrency news space.

        Episode links:

        • Cointelegraph
        • Article Contest

          • This episode is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain and Sébastien Couture. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/057

          1 hr 4 min
        • EB57 – Allen Scott & Ian DeMartino: CoinTelegraph and The Rise of Crypto-Powered Independent Media
          Support the show, consider donating: 329K738i2gwhBFZCNmepCymJTwVy6CUgrg (http://bit.ly/1FUlzsr)
          CoinTelegraph Chief Editor, Allen Scott, and writer, Ian DeMartino join Sebastien (Brian is away) for a conversation about the independent Bitcoin media. Cryptocurrencies enable new business models and monetization opportunities for content producers, which CT is fully utilizing. Allen and Ian explain their innovative system whereby content creators are paid according to the success of their articles, which it determines by measuring the number of shares on social media. CoinTelegraph is an independent news site that specializes in Bitcoin and digital currencies. Freelance writers, who all get paid in Bitcoin, produce the vast majority of their content. CT's long-term ambition is to grow along with Bitcoin and become a front runner in the cryptocurrency news space.
          Links mentioned in this episode:
          - Cointelegraph: http://cointelegraph.com/
          - Article Contest: http://cointelegraph.com/article-contest
          Sponsors:
          - Gems: http://getgems.org/
          - Shapeshift: https://shapeshift.io/
          - Fairlay: http://fairlay.com/
          Show notes: http://epicenterbitcoin.com/podcast/057
          YouTube: http://youtu.be/eqblE1EREmw
          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 4 min
        • #057 Allen Scott & Ian DeMartino: CoinTelegraph and the Rise of Crypto-Powered Independent Media
          CoinTelegraph Chief Editor, Allen Scott, and writer, Ian DeMartino join Sebastien (Brian is away) for a conversation about the independent Bitcoin media. Cryptocurrencies enable new business models and monetization opportunities for content producers, which CT is fully utilizing. Allen and Ian explain their innovative system whereby content creators are paid according to the success of … Continued
          1 hr 4 min
        • Daniel Krawisz: Nakamoto Institute – Bitcoin, Libertarianism and the Problem with Appcoins

          We are joined by Daniel Krawisz, the Director of Research at the Satoshi Nakamoto Institute. Daniel co-founded that organization last year with Michael Goldstein and Pierre Rochard to educate the Bitcoin community on the foundational ideas that led to the creation of Bitcoin. The Satoshi Nakomoto Institute is dedicated to shedding light on the ideological history of Bitcoin and keeping its controversial roots from being marginalized.

          Topics covered in this episode:

          • What it means to be a libertarian, crypto-anarchist
          • The perception of Bitcoin and the future of the bitcoin ecosystem
          • The viability of alternative currencies

            • Episode links:

            • The Satoshi Nakamoto Institute
            • Bitcoinist.net
            • Youtube channel

              • This episode is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain and Sébastien Couture. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/056

              1 hr 7 min
            • EB56 – Daniel Krawisz: Nakamoto Institute, Bitcoin & Libertarianism, The Problem with Appcoins
              Support the show, consider donating: 34LAoG7Z49yo1TzgMz5Ek3zdB9ax94YeG1 (http://bit.ly/1MPaafk)
              We are joined by Daniel Krawisz, the Director of Research at the Satoshi Nakamoto Institute. Daniel co-founded that organization last year with Michael Goldstein and Pierre Rochard to educate the Bitcoin community on the foundational ideas that led to the creation of Bitcoin. The Satoshi Nakomoto Institute is dedicated to shedding light on the ideological history of Bitcoin and keeping its controversial roots from being marginalized.
              Topics discussed included:
              - What it means to be a libertarian, crypto-anarchist.
              - The perception of Bitcoin and the future of the bitcoin ecosystem
              - The viability of alternative currencies
              Links mentioned in this episode:
              - The Satoshi Nakamoto Institute: http://nakamotoinstitute.org
              - Bitcoinist.net: http://bitcoinist.net/author/daniel-krawisz/
              - Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZTnjU-KAiuZl7g-dNHUyUg
              Sponsors:
              - Gems: http://getgems.org/
              - Shapeshift: https://shapeshift.io/
              - Fairlay: http://fairlay.com/
              Show notes: http://epicenterbitcoin.com/podcast/056
              YouTube: http://youtu.be/Z9Vv9t78HeM
              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 7 min

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