Published On Jan 31, 2016
An academic lecture by Andreas M. Antonopoulos explaining the consensus algorithm, "Proof of Work", used by bitcoin and many other blockchains. Andreas is a UCL alum.
Chapters
0:00 Introduction
1:38 What is bitcoin?
3:07 SHA-256
21:28 Consensus rules
23:47 25 bitcoin reward
26:38 Who sets the validation rules?
28:46 Bitcoin blockchain technology explained
46:23 Other protocols for consensus
47:14 The longest chain and blocks
51:07 Bitcoin mining
53:27 How often does a fork happen?
1:06:41 Every node has to fully validate from the genesis block to today
1:08:31 Nakamoto consensus
1:09:14 Scaling other consensus algorithms
1:10:44 Consensus algorithm as a scientific discipline
1:11:51 Process consensus
1:13:02 Reference consensus
1:13:25 5 consensus constituencies
1:15:33 It's not so easy to shift consensus in bitcoin
1:17:33 How many transactions can you get done in 10 minutes?
1:21:43 Bitcoin and Moore's law
This talk was presented in collaboration with the Department of Computer Science at University College London.
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Andreas M. Antonopoulos is a technologist and serial entrepreneur who has become one of the most well-known and respected figures in bitcoin.
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He is the author of two books: “Mastering Bitcoin,” published by O’Reilly Media and considered the best technical guide to bitcoin; “The Internet of Money,” a book about why bitcoin matters.
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MASTERING BITCOIN, 2nd Edition: https://amzn.to/2xcdsY9
Translations of MASTERING BITCOIN: https://bitcoinbook.info/translations...
THE INTERNET OF MONEY, v1: https://amzn.to/2ykmXFs
THE INTERNET OF MONEY, v2: https://amzn.to/2IIG5BJ
Translations of THE INTERNET OF MONEY:
Spanish, 'Internet del Dinero' (v1) - https://amzn.to/2yoaTTq
French, 'L'internet de l'argent' (v1) - https://www.amazon.fr/Linternet-large...
Russian, 'Интернет денег' (v1) - https://www.olbuss.ru/catalog/ekonomi...
Vietnamese, 'Internet Của Tiền Tệ' (v1) - https://alphabooks.vn/khi-tien-len-mang
MASTERING ETHEREUM (Q4): https://amzn.to/2xdxmlK
Music: "Unbounded" by Orfan ( / orfan )
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