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#192 – Charles Hoskinson: Cardano
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Charles Hoskinson is the founder of Cardano, co-founder of Ethereum, a mathematician, and a farmer. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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() – Introduction
() – What programming language is the simulation written in?
() – Favorite philosophers
() – Theory vs engineering in cryptocurrency
() – What programming languages should everyone learn
() – Haskell and beyond
() – Plutus: Cardano’s smart contract platform based on Haskell
() – What is a blockchain?
() – Hybrid smart contracts
() – Proof of work vs proof of stake
() – Cardano’s proof of stake consensus algorithm
() – What is Cardano?
() – Cardano vs Ethereum vs Bitcoin
() – The problem with Bitcoin
() – Bitcoin Conference
() – Ergo and Alex Chepurnoy
() – Cardano’s Extended UTXO Model
() – Chainlink and Oracle Networks
() – Cardano and Wolfram Alpha
() – The future of video games
() – Smart contracts timeline for Cardano
() – Decentralized exchanges
() – Jack Dorsey and Bitcoin
() – Elon Musk and Tesla: Cardano, Ethereum, Bitcoin
() – Dogecoin and Elon Musk
() – Hydra vs Lightning Network
() – Non-Interactive Proofs of Proof-of-Work (NIPoPoWs)
() – Cardano failure modes
() – Cardano vs Polkadot
() – Vitalik Buterin
() – Corrupting nature of power
() – Satoshi Nakamoto
() – Cardano’s vision for decentralized governance
() – Cardano in Ethiopia
() – El Salvador and Bitcoin
() – Cryptocurrency will inject capitalism with long-term incentives
() – Day in the life of Charles Hoskinson
() – Mushrooms
() – Joe Rogan
() – Video games
() – Advice for young people
() – Meaning of life
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