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Emin Gün Sirer, Garrick Hileman, Jeff Garzik, Jez San & Peter Todd: CoinSummit London – State of Bitcoin Keynote &“Will Bitcoin Last the Distance” Panel on Mining
CoinSummit London Conference Series – July 10 and 11, 2014
We start our coverage of CoinSummit with Garrick Hileman, CoinDesk contributor & Economic Historian at LSE, who delivers the opening “State of Bitcoin” keynote, a data-driven assessment of how the Bitcoin Ecosystem is developing. The second part of the episode features a panel discussion called Will Bitcoin Last the Distance where Jeff Garzik, Bitcoin core developer, Prof. Emin Gün Sirer, Cornell University, Peter Todd, Bitcoin a core developer discuss the issue of mining centralization. This panel is moderated by Angel Investor Jez San.
Episode links:
- CoinSummit
- CoinDesk State of Bitcoin 2014
- “How to Disincentivize Large Bitcoin Mining Pools” by Emin Gün Sirer
- “It's Time For a Hard Bitcoin Fork” by Emin Gün Sirer
- “Jeff Garzik Announces Partnership to Launch Bitcoin Satellites into Space” on Coindesk
This episode is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain and Sébastien Couture. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/coinsummit-london-01