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Emin is Co-Founder and CEO of Ava Labs, the organization behind the Avalanche smart contract network. He is a computer scientist, software engineer, and researcher who has focused on distributed systems, network security, and cryptocurrencies for more than 20 years.\xa0Before building Ava Labs, Emin was an associate professor of computer science at Cornell University and co-director of the Initiative for Cryptocurrencies and Smart Contracts at the university. In 2003, Emin designed Karma, the first cryptocurrency based on a proof-of-work protocol, years before the creation of Bitcoin. Follow Emin on X\xa0\u2060@el33th4xor.

0:00 - Emin\u2019s deep history around cryptocurrencies\n8:20 - Why Bitcoin took him and his colleagues by surprise\n11:28 - Emin\u2019s vision for the future of the crypto industry\n16:34 - Avalanche\u2019s approach to scaling crypto-economic activity\n23:05 - How Avalanche\u2019s architecture supports multiple sub-nets\n27:34 - The real importance of decentralization\n32:40 - Emin\u2019s perspective on technological regulation\n41:57 - The unique properties of Avalanche\u2019s Snowball consensus\n49:00 - Why the best technology does not always win in the market

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