The CodeNewbie podcast was born from CodeNewbie, an organization which fosters a supportive, international community of people learning to code. Each season, host Saron Yitbarek delivers stories and interviews from people of diverse backgrounds and expertise about their coding journeys, as well as beginner friendly discussions about the tech you should know about.
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S3:E3 - What is cryptocurrency? (Preethi Kasireddy)
What is bitcoin? How do cryptocurrencies work? What is the blockchain? Preethi Kasireddy, a blockchain engineer, gives us a gentle introduction to the world of digital currencies. She walks us through how it all works, what developers should care about, and how she transitioned from a career in finance to being a blockchain engineer.
Show Links- Code Comments (sponsor)
- IRL (sponsor)
- Bitcoin
- Ethereum
- Satoshi Nakamoto's paper on Bitcoin
- Satoshi Nakamoto (author of Bitcoin paper)
- Solidity
- Ethereum white paper
- How does Ehterium work anyway? (Preethi's blog post)
- Ethereum docs
- Hack Reactor
- Coinbase
- Codeland Conf
- Codeland 2019
Preethi Kasireddy is a Blockchain Engineer who recently made her way from San Francisco to Los Angeles. She was previously a partner at Andreessen Horowitz, a banker at Goldman Sachs, and most recently a software engineer at Coinbase. She is currently the Founder & CEO of Schelling, a new blockchain startup.