EP12: Sergio Lerner - RootStock And Smart Contract Platforms

Published: Jan. 3, 2016, midnight

Sergio Demi\xe1n Lerner - Chief Scientist of RSK Labs http://www.rootstock.io/ \nWorldwide-known Security Consultant \nCryptocurrency designer (Designed more than 50 improvements to Bitcoin)\nSecurity adviser for the Bitcoin Foundation\nFound critical vulnerabilities in Bitcoin Core, Bitcoinj, and Ethereum among others\nRootStock \u2013 Bitcoin Sidechain http://www.rootstock.io/ \n\nSergio Demi\xe1n Lerner - Chief Scientist of RSK Labs http://www.rootstock.io/ \nIf you want to save 5 to 20% off of everything at Amazon using bitcoin, and support Liberty Entrepreneurs with no cost to you, go check out the show notes at libertyentrepreneurs.com, and sign up for an account with Purse.io. \n\nSign up here:\nhttps://app.purse.io/signup?_a=libertye\n\nOr go to their home page and learn more here:\n\nhttps://purse.io/?_a=libertye\n\nOn today's episode:\nSergio Demi\xe1n Lerner - Chief Scientist of RSK Labs http://www.rootstock.io/ \nWorldwide-known Security Consultant \nCryptocurrency designer (Designed more than 50 improvements to Bitcoin)\nSecurity adviser for the Bitcoin Foundation\nFound critical vulnerabilities in Bitcoin Core, Bitcoinj, and Ethereum among others\nRootStock \u2013 Bitcoin Sidechain http://www.rootstock.io/ \n\n\n2009: Writes a University thesis about peer to peer poker, without any central casino. The problem: now I can play poker, but I don't have money to play poker. \n\n3:57 Sergio develops the first turing complete platform called QixCoin in 2013 \u2013 only for online gaming, but it could do a lot more. \n\n4:07 What can you do with a smart contract platform? \n\n5:25 Smart Contracts: \u201cEverywhere you see a third party, there might be a way to remove the third party.\u201d\n\n7:26 What is a sidechain? Why is it important?\n\nBitcoin should advance slowly. Sidechains can move faster in experimentation.\n\n10:14 What exactly is Rootstock? http://www.rootstock.io/ \n\n11:44 Sergio has started four bitcoin startups in Buenos Aires that are successful including:\n\nWayniLoans \u2013 Peer to Peer lending in Latin America - https://www.wayniloans.com/ \nCoin Fabric\nCoinSpect https://coinspect.com/ \n\n\n\n13:14 \u2013 Sergio gives advice to a developer just starting to get interested in bitcoin. Sergio gave advice two years ago to a friend: Go to bitcoin.org website, then Sergio gave him a job. Now companies from all over the world come to this developer, because he is one of the best in the world at this particular skill. \n\nRegarding Bitcoin: \u201cWhat I say to programmers is there is a huge opportunity to become an expert in this field.\u201d