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Ripple's secure payment infrastructure puts distributed systems security theory to a real-world test. David Schwartz is Chief Cryptographer for Ripple Labs. Continue reading… The post Cryptofinancial Security with David Schwartz of Ripple Labs appeared first on Software Engineering Daily.

Ethereum reporting in the podcast media shows a large hype-to-substance ratio. Technical and financial criticisms facing Ethereum are as real as those faced by bitcoin. This episode is a departure from Databases Week.   Stephan Tual is CCO of Ethereum and founder of Ursium, a blockchain consulting company. Thanks to Reddit and Quora for questions. The post Ethereum Skepticism with Stephan Tual, CCO of Ethereum appeared first on Software Engineering Daily.

A sidechain is a blockchain you can move bitcoins into and back from, which may have different abilities than the bitcoin blockchain. The lightning network is a caching layer for bitcoin, which allows instant sending and failover to the normal bitcoin network if something goes wrong. Rusty Russell is an Australian free software programmer and advocate, known for his work The post Sidechains and Lightning Networks with Rusty Russell appeared first on Software Engineering Daily.

Ethereum is a decentralized platform that runs smart contracts: applications that run exactly as programmed without any possibility of downtime, censorship, fraud, or third-party interference. Aaron Davis works on MetaMask, which brings Ethereum apps to the web browser. In this monologue episode, Aaron dives deep into the Ethereum internals, philosophy, and developer experience. Questions How The post Ethereum with Aaron Davis appeared first on Software Engineering Daily.

Goobit AB develops IT solutions on top of blockchain technology. Christian Ander is CEO of Goobit AB. Questions How is BTCX, Goobit’s bitcoin exchange, implemented? How did transaction volume change with the recent Ethereum trading volume? What are the steps to processing a bitcoin transaction? How does the minutiae of dealing with banks compare with The post Bitcoin Meets Banks with Christian Ander appeared first on Software Engineering Daily.

Bitcoin’s cultural implications inform the engineering opportunities and constraints. Andreas Antonopoulos is a bitcoin researcher, journalist, and evangelist. Questions What are the taboo topics within the bitcoin community? What do you think of when people say “we know bitcoin is the first real cryptocurrency, but the big question is whether it will be the last”? The post Bitcoin with Andreas Antonopoulos appeared first on Software Engineering Daily.

Ripple is a real-time settlement system, currency exchange, and remittance network by Ripple Labs. Greg Kidd is an advisor to Ripple Labs and Chief Risk Officer at Shift Payments. Questions What is a distributed payments protocol? How does Ripple’s consensus work? How does Ripple process transactions asynchronously? How does Ripple maintain correctness, agreement, and utility? The post Ripple with Greg Kidd appeared first on Software Engineering Daily.

Blockchains are the distributed ledger technology underlying bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. More broadly, a blockchain is a mechanism for updating truth states in distributed network computing, producing consensus trust and serving as a new form of general computational substrate. Melanie Swan is a science and technology innovator and philosopher at the MS Futures Group. She The post Blockchains with Melanie Swan appeared first on Software Engineering Daily.

Mobile phones, underserved markets, and Bitcoin have created a wealth of new financial technology businesses.   Faisal Khan is a banking, payments, and fintech consultant with a background in electrical engineering. Questions How does Bitcoin change the business of payments? How is Starbucks iconic of the rapid change? How does Bitcoin compare to Ripple? How The post Payments Engineering with Faisal Khan appeared first on Software Engineering Daily.

Bitcoin is the first application to be built on the blockchain, a breakthrough software concept. Michael Miller is the author of “The Ultimate Guide To Bitcoin” and 150 other books. Michael is an expert in explaining complex topics in ways which are comprehensible to the layperson. Questions What is Bitcoin? What is a blockchain? What is a fiat The post Bitcoin Introduction with Michael Miller appeared first on Software Engineering Daily.