Lex Fridman Podcast

#168 – Silvio Micali: Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, Algorand, Bitcoin, and Ethereum

03.15.2021 - By Lex FridmanPlay

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Silvio Micali is a computer scientist at MIT, Turing award winner, and founder of Algorand. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

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OUTLINE:

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(00:00) - Introduction

(08:55) - Blockchain

(11:52) - Cryptocurrency

(14:42) - Money

(18:56) - Scarcity

(20:37) - Scalability, Security, and Decentralization

(24:03) - Algorand

(40:36) - Bitcoin

(43:39) - Ethereum

(45:10) - NFTs

(48:34) - Decentralization of power

(52:42) - Intelligent adaptation

(55:25) - Leaders

(58:31) - Freedom

(1:01:31) - Privacy

(1:04:15) - Bitcoin maximalism

(1:08:01) - Satoshi Nakamoto

(1:12:39) - One-way function

(1:16:52) - Pseudorandomness

(1:21:34) - Free will

(1:23:39) - Will quantum computers break cryptography?

(1:28:44) - Interactive proofs

(1:35:38) - Mechanism design

(1:43:04) - Favorite meal

(1:46:18) - Book recommendations

(1:53:15) - Advice for young people

(1:55:48) - Fear of death

(1:58:29) - Meaning of life

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