We're joined by Sharon Goldberg, CEO of Arwen, a protocol solution for non-custodial trading. From communications engineering to Internet protocol security, to then becoming a Professor at Boston University, she shares her journey into the world of cryptography. Beginning as a whitepaper on eclipse attacks, Arwen has grown into a platform enabling atomic swaps on centralized exchanges. Sharon chats about Arwen's integration with KuCoin, how it compares to ShapeShift, Interledger, and Lightning, and the exciting new release of the Layer-2 atomic swaps from Ethereum into Bitcoin. Topics discussed in this episode:How Sharon became interested in blockchain technologyThe meaning of an eclipse attackArwen's co-founder Ethan HeilmanThe backbone of ArwenThe Arwen protocol and how it uses atomic swapsHow trading takes place on the exchangeArwen vs Shapeshift and InterledgerCreating multiple orders using the same channelArwen vs Lightning and the use of SegWitHow the relationship with KuCoin was formed Links mentioned in this episode: Arwen websiteArwen's first white paper on eclipse attacksArwen's Trading Protocol whitepaperAnnouncement of Arwen's partnership with KuCoinArwen's TwitterSharon Goldberg on Twitter Sponsors: Cosmos: Join the most interoperable ecosystem of connected blockchains This episode is hosted by Sunny Aggarwal & Friederike Ernst. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/305