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

Published: March 15, 2021, 4:55 a.m.

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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\nOUTLINE:
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\n(00:00) - Introduction
\n(08:55) - Blockchain
\n(11:52) - Cryptocurrency
\n(14:42) - Money
\n(18:56) - Scarcity
\n(20:37) - Scalability, Security, and Decentralization
\n(24:03) - Algorand
\n(40:36) - Bitcoin
\n(43:39) - Ethereum
\n(45:10) - NFTs
\n(48:34) - Decentralization of power
\n(52:42) - Intelligent adaptation
\n(55:25) - Leaders
\n(58:31) - Freedom
\n(1:01:31) - Privacy
\n(1:04:15) - Bitcoin maximalism
\n(1:08:01) - Satoshi Nakamoto
\n(1:12:39) - One-way function
\n(1:16:52) - Pseudorandomness
\n(1:21:34) - Free will
\n(1:23:39) - Will quantum computers break cryptography?
\n(1:28:44) - Interactive proofs
\n(1:35:38) - Mechanism design
\n(1:43:04) - Favorite meal
\n(1:46:18) - Book recommendations
\n(1:53:15) - Advice for young people
\n(1:55:48) - Fear of death
\n(1:58:29) - Meaning of life