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Lex Fridman PodcastSilvio Micali: Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, Algorand, Bitcoin & Ethereum | Lex Fridman Podcast #168
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EPISODE INFO
- Released
- March 15, 2021
- Duration
- 1h 53m
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- Lex Fridman Podcast
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION
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EPISODE LINKS: Silvio's Twitter: https://twitter.com/silviomicali Algorand's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Algorand Algorand's Website: https://www.algorand.com/ PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 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 SOCIAL:
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SPEAKERS
Lex Fridman
hostSilvio Micali
guest
EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of Lex Fridman Podcast, featuring Lex Fridman and Silvio Micali, Silvio Micali: Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, Algorand, Bitcoin & Ethereum | Lex Fridman Podcast #168 explores Silvio Micali Explains Blockchain, Money, Algorand, and Decentralized Future Silvio Micali and Lex Fridman explore what blockchains are, why common knowledge and decentralization are powerful, and how cryptocurrencies fit into the broader concept of money as a social construct.
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