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Security researcher and RSK co-founder Sergio Lerner joined us to discuss RSK (also Rootstock), the project to launch a turing-complete smart contract sidechain to bitcoin. We talked about how he got into the industry, spending countless days analyzing bitcoin for vulnerabilities and finding a few along the way. And, of course, RSK, the ambitious project to strenghten the bitcoin ecosystem through adding smart contract capabilities.
Topics covered included:
– How Sergio initially got involved in the bitcoin space
– His early work on turing-complete cryptocurrencies going back to 2012
– Why financial inclusion is the most important problem to solve
– Merged mining and RSK’s security model
– How RSK compares to Ethereum
– RSK’s business model
Links mentioned in this episode:
– Rootstock (RSK) website: http://bit.ly/29bIu4w
– Drivechain BIP Proposal: http://bit.ly/29jLs9j
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Show notes: http://epicenterbitcoin.com/podcast/138
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