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Silvio Micali - Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, Algorand, Bitcoin & Ethereum

Mon, Mar 15, 2021 ·

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Silvio Micali is a computer scientist at MIT, Turing award winner, and founder of Algorand.

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1:59 - Blockchain
4:56 - Cryptocurrency
7:45 - Money
11:59 - Scarcity
13:41 - Scalability, Security, and Decentralization
17:06 - Algorand
33:40 - Bitcoin
36:43 - Ethereum
38:14 - NFTs
41:38 - Decentralization of power
45:46 - Intelligent adaptation
48:28 - Leaders
51:35 - Freedom
54:34 - Privacy
57:18 - Bitcoin maximalism
1:01:04 - Satoshi Nakamoto
1:05:42 - One-way function
1:09:55 - Pseudorandomness
1:14:38 - Free will
1:16:43 - Will quantum computers break cryptography?
1:21:48 - Interactive proofs
1:28:41 - Mechanism design
1:36:08 - Favorite meal
1:39:21 - Book recommendations
1:46:18 - Advice for young people
1:48:52 - Fear of death
1:51:33 - Meaning of life

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