Blockchain Ask Me Anything Session 3: Jae Yang, Blockchain Engineer #blockchainama

The third session in this serires is focused on Cryptocurrency Practicals and Future of Cryptocurrencies. Operationally, cryptocurrencies include many stakeholders. In this session we will talk about problems, debates, and rewards of mining, and how code forks are handled. The session will cover the scalability debates and recent developments in Bitcoin, because Bitcoin is a great bellweather for rest of the cryptocurrencies. Moving forward, cryptocurrencies will do much more than transact, and the session will briefly introduce you to Bitcoin Script and Ethereum Smart Contracts. Finally we will cover the issue of privacy and how it is being handled in different cryptocurrencies.

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Blockchain Ask Me Anything Session 2: Jae Yang, Blockchain Engineer #blockchainama

The second session covers foundational information, and move on to public ledger stuff. A cryptocurrency’s feature reflects the problem it is trying to solve. In this session, we will dig into the foundational knowledge underlying bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. We will start with problems such as Byzantine fault tolerance, Double Spending, and others. Session will then cover how various blockchains and consensus algorithms could help resolve these problems.

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Blockchain Ask Me Anything: Jae Yang Blockchain Engineer Metal Pay

The first session covers basics of the technology behind blockchain and cryptocurrencies. This session will help you understand cryptocurrency payments and settlements. We’ll cover how cryptocurrencies work, highlighting strengths as well as major weaknesses and potential risks. The first session will also cover major differences between some of the top cryptocurrencies; the difference between Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, and others like Monero. You will walk away with sufficient technical background to dive deeper on your own and to better know what you don’t know. This will be a highly interactive Q&A format so you can ask your questions as they arise.

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