If Blockchain is the solution, what's the problem ?

Abstract

This lecture presented the underlying algorithmics of the famous bitcoin cryptocurrency. Many parallels were drawn between the consensus algorithms presented in previous lectures and the way bitcoin works. The lecture went on to present frugal alternatives to the original bitcoin protocol.

Here are the main topics covered during this lecture :

• " Bitcoin and blockchain " ;
• " The injustice of mining " ;
• " From an ordinary counter to a bank account " ;
• " The power of gossip ".

Abstract