Support the show, consider donating: 1L19WwToTupNCiay9w4Zdg7uMwuU2isKDL (http://bit.ly/2jHyAwM) There is no doubt that proof of work, introduced in the Bitcoin white paper, has stood the test of time as a robust and resilient Byzantine Fault Tolerant consensus mechanism. However, many issues may prevent Nakamoto Consensus from securely scaling over the long term. The risk of validator centralization, network forking, block scarcity and high energy costs required to mine a block have all been extensively debated with no realistic long-term solutions to date. A new paper titled "Algorand" attempts to addresses these problems. We're pleased to be joined by Professor Silvio Micali, a computer scientist at MIT, who is known for his work in many of the technologies blockchains rely on today. As one of the co-inventors of zero-knowledge proofs, he has been decorated with a number of prizes and awards, including the Turing Award, which he received in 2012 for his work in cryptography. Prof. Micali describes the concept of Algorand, an alternative approach to proof of work which offers high security guarantees while allowing the network to scale with demand. Relying only on a trivial amount of computation to validate transactions, Algorand also reduces the probability of network forks to near-zero. It uses novel mechanisms to select validators for blocks and enabling them to come to consensus on them. Topics discussed in this episode:Professor Micali's fascinating career in the fields of computer science and cryptographyThe technical limitations of proof of workThe ideal properties for a truly decentralized, secure and scalable cryptocurrencyAlgorand's new approach to Byzantine consensusAlgorand's strong adversarial modelHow validators are randomly selected by the networkHow validators are chosen and how they arrive at consensusHow Algorand guarantees a low probability of network forksHow Algorand addresses the issue of scaling and block sizeAlgorand's roadmap and future plans Links mentioned in this episode: Algorand White PaperAlgorand talk by Silvo Micali on YouTubeSilvio Micali - Wikipedia Sponsors: Jaxx: Wallets that Unify the Blockchain Experience Across Devices - http://jaxx.io This episode is also available on :Epicenter.tvYouTubeSouncloud Watch or listen, Epicenter is available wherever you get your podcasts. Epicenter is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain, S?ƒbastien Couture & Meher Roy.

On Todays Episode of Let's Talk Bitcoin... Andreas testifies before the Australian Senate. Adam gives a brief announcement on the end of the LTBCOIN distribution phase. Content was provided by Andreas, Blockchain 123 and the Australian Senate. Music for this episode was provided by Jared Rubens. Email [email protected] with any questions or comments.

Doug Scribner of WatchMyBit.com talks about his hibernation plan for Watch My Bit as well as some really cool future plans involving Bitcoin and gaming. Also some great ideas on Gamification of conferences to create more interaction between exhibitors and conference goers. Facebook live video: https://www.facebook.com/thecryptoshow/videos/1908795699343801/ Sponsored by: Dash, CryptoCompare, Bitmaim and Anarchapulco coupon code: Crypto Links TheCryptoShow FreeRoss Social Media The Crypto Show on Facebook @TheCryptoShow @The_Crypto_Show @the_crypto_show instagram The Crypto Show YouTube Tip with Crypto BTC: 139R6K7fxTYaFf2aXTid84Le1ayqMVvSCq Dash: XqDeHnokQocBpvffsa2dWz8mX7oTKpoKzc LTC: LUTJtk4QqXLiDkK8pDKK3jM73VVwbp7oSr Doge: DQBJ7PSpFzUTwpBrny46Kug4BW8AGtq1YQ LTBC: 1CevFxMT6srBtTkWx2qrNaJmjtgxbo7pBA ETH: 0x10cfd6916832566e82b3ab38cc6741dfd7e6164f

Tatiana and Josh interview Jeff Berwick of The Dollar Vigilante & Shidan Gouran of The Blockchain Event. Topics include: --"What is Anarchapulco?" --"The Reality of the Trump Administration" --"The Blockchain Event" --"Nature of Legal Contracts and Code" About the Guests: -Jeff Berwick is an Anarcho-Capitalist. Libertarian. Freedom fighter against mankind's two biggest enemies, the State and the Central Banks. Jeff Berwick is the founder of The Dollar Vigilante and host of the popular video podcast, Anarchast. Jeff is a prominent speaker at many of the world's freedom, investment and gold conferences including his own, Anarchapulco, as well as regularly in the media including CNBC, CNN and Fox Business. -Shidan Gouran is the President of Gulf Pearl Ltd. Gulf Pearl is a business and technology consultancy located in Toronto, Canada that caters to early-stage technology ventures. He is also behind The Blockchain Event 2017 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on February 9th, 2017. More Info: https://www.TatianaMoroz.com https://www.CryptoMediaHub.com https://www.Vaultoro.com/?a=100068 https://www.DollarVigilante.com/ https://www.TheBlockchainEvent.com/ Friends and Sponsors of the Show: https://www.Anarchapulco.com/ (Use the code "tatiana" at checkout to get 10% off the ticket price!) https://www.TheBitcoinCPA.com/ https://www.CryptoCompare.com/ http://www.SovrynTech.com https://www.FreeRoss.org https://www.ThirdKey.Solutions/

In Brief: If there is one thing we learned in 2016 it?'?s that building a secure, stable, decentralized application is difficult. One of the responses to the problem has been the Open Zeppelin smart contract framework. Open Zeppelin is really a community of developers 300 strong. Collectively they have built the framework over time in a similar fashion to Truffle or Dapple. In addition to maintaining the Open Zeppelin framework, the community audits smart contract deployments like the Golem, First Blood, and Wings token launches. Content: Demian Brenner, Arthur Falls Subscribe on iTunes

In This Episode Viv Rajkumar is CTO of MaidSafe in Troon, Scotland. We go into depth about the development process in general, the development experience at MaidSafe, and then catch up on what's been going on with the forward motion of SAFE Network development. There's quite a lot here, but very accessible. One thing discussed is the new test net in which community members are back to testing vaults at home, as well as user side experiment. This test network went live between the time the interview was recorded and publication, so go to safenetforum.org and see if you can participate!Music Music for this episode: SAFE Crossroads is an original piece composed and performed by Nicholas Koteskey of Two Faced HeroesLinks SAFE Network School series SAFE Network wiki Safenetwork.org--index to everything Community Forum MaidSafe company site Technology & Choice #6, Chadrick Mahaffey on Crowd Founding Principles

On our first night in the new studio at Ghost Gunner headquarters in Defense Distributed, we're honored to have G Edward Griffin author of "The Creature From Jekyll Island" on the show to discuss many things, including his talk at Anarchapulco 2017.Tom Odom, Chris' son who also works at Def Dist Joins us the second hour for some interesting conversation as well.Facebook live video: https://www.facebook.com/thecryptoshow/videos/1906998339523537/ Sponsored by: Dash, Bitmain, CryptoCompare and Anarchapulco coupon code: Crypto LinksTheCryptoShow FreeRoss Social Media The Crypto Show on Facebook @TheCryptoShow @The_Crypto_Show @the_crypto_show instagram [The Crypto Show YouTube](https://youtube.com/channel/UCH720dsEFqx0gYyQrLZHCEQ Tip with Crypto BTC: 139R6K7fxTYaFf2aXTid84Le1ayqMVvSCq Dash: XqDeHnokQocBpvffsa2dWz8mX7oTKpoKzc LTC: LUTJtk4QqXLiDkK8pDKK3jM73VVwbp7oSr Doge: DQBJ7PSpFzUTwpBrny46Kug4BW8AGtq1YQ LTBC: 1CevFxMT6srBtTkWx2qrNaJmjtgxbo7pBA ETH: 0x10cfd6916832566e82b3ab38cc6741dfd7e6164f

Support the show, consider donating: 1FVQZcbY2pBDMBwHq2ZkNSeLx9F9Dt1ts2 (http://bit.ly/2k3JMFz) In the last year, blockchain protocols have matured at an exciting pace. Open source projects like Ethereum, the Eris stack and Tendermint are behind much of the experimentation being conducted at leading companies. These protocols would not be where they are today if it wasn't for the hard work of dedicated open source developers. One of those people is Rick Dudley. An opinionated and passionate developer, Rick is involved in multiple projects. He works as a DevOps at Monax, works closely with Vlad Zamfir on implementing Casper in Ethereum, is a leading member of the Coala organization and is Founder and CEO of the startup Vulcanize. Rick gives us insider insights on Ethereum and on how the project may evolve, in particular, once Casper is implemented and when more robust, strongly typed language VMs are made available to the protocol. Topics discussed in this episode:How Rick got involved with blockchain and EthereumHis views on the Ethereum's planned transition to CasperThe risks and benefits of moving to CasperThe subtle differences between Casper and TendermintThe recent break up of the Synereo projectGreg Meredith's work on Rchain and Rholang, and how that relates to EthereumPotential synergies between Zcash and EthereumVulcanize and VulcanizeDB Links mentioned in this episode: Time waits for no one (Medium post)Method for portability of information between multipleservers patentVulcanize.ioCoalition of Automated Legal ApplicationsEpicenter episode with Vlad ZamfirStrong and weak typing - Wikipedia?'-calculus - Wikipedia Sponsors: Jaxx: Wallets that Unify the Blockchain Experience Across Devices - http://jaxx.ioLedger: Smart card security for your Bitcoins - Get 10% off your first order when you use the code EPICENTER - http://ledgerwallet.com This episode is also available on :Epicenter.tvYouTubeSouncloud Watch or listen, Epicenter is available wherever you get your podcasts. Epicenter is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain, S?ƒbastien Couture & Meher Roy.

Tonight we talk with Dayna Martin The UnNanny and Dean Masley from the Blockchain Education Network. We bring the idea of crossing The Blockchain Education Network with homeschooling and Unschooling not just college kids hopefully this will take root and be very fruitful in the future.Also Bryan Deery returning from the Satoshi Round Table who finally after all of his hard work achieved Knighthood from the Satoshi Round Table we now stand before "Sir Dances With Bitcoin"! Hit us up via email or any of our social media to get the F-John Galt Who is John Nakamoto? Bumper sticker. This is a Bitcoin Not Bombs project so you know it's going to a good place .Check our Facebook or twitter to see the bumper sticker. Sponsored by: Dash, CryptoCompare ,Bitmain and Anarchapulco coupon code: Crypto Links TheCryptoShow FreeRoss Social Media The Crypto Show on Facebook @TheCryptoShow @The_Crypto_Show @the_crypto_show instagram The Crypto Show YouTube Tip with Crypto BTC: 139R6K7fxTYaFf2aXTid84Le1ayqMVvSCq Dash: XqDeHnokQocBpvffsa2dWz8mX7oTKpoKzc LTC: LUTJtk4QqXLiDkK8pDKK3jM73VVwbp7oSr Doge: DQBJ7PSpFzUTwpBrny46Kug4BW8AGtq1YQ LTBC: 1CevFxMT6srBtTkWx2qrNaJmjtgxbo7pBA ETH: 0x10cfd6916832566e82b3ab38cc6741dfd7e6164f

On Todays Episode of Let's Talk Bitcoin... Recorded on January 12th, 2017 - Andreas, Stephanie and Adam discuss Circle's business model pivot, the cycle of violence occuring on the fringes of opportunity, the release of the first Lightning Network Daemon and the difficulties Segregated Witness has run into on its way to activation. Note: We've now fixed our recording server so future episodes won't have the occasional keyboard sounds. Links: Lightning Network Daemon Segregated Witness Activation:segwit.co I forgot to add the Magic Word to todays show, so this time it's "AGAIN"