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*All opinions offered by Prof. Juels on the podcast are his own.
Critics of blockchain often say that it is nothing more than a database, but today’s guest, Ari Juels, has a different opinion. His technical expertise (he is a Professor of Computer Science at Cornell Tech), combined with his ability to understand both sides of a divisive topic like this one, make for a very insightful conversation about Bitcoin, NFTs, and smart contracts. We talk about the reasons for the valid skepticism that surrounds blockchain technology, the various reasons that Ari believes that it is a powerful, useful tool, despite its downfalls, pyramid schemes, decentralized exchanges and more!
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Chainlink 2.0: Next Steps in the Evolution of Decentralized Oracle Networks —
Flash Boys 2.0: Frontrunning, Transaction Reordering, and Consensus Instability in Decentralized Exchanges —
Themis: Fast, Strong Order-Fairness in Byzantine Consensus —
Cleaning Up Cryptocurrency: The Energy Impacts of Blockchains —
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