020: Bitcoin is at $10,000 – Here’s a Brief History with Professor Emin Gün Sirer

Emin Gün Sirer is a Professor of Computer Science at Cornell University and Co-director of IC3 (Initiative for Cryptocurrencies and Contracts). Professor Sirer created Karma – the first cryptocurrency to use a distributed mint-based proof-of-work – 6 years before Bitcoin existed.    In this episode, we discuss:  -Emin’s invention – Karma – the first decentralized cryptocurrency pre-dating Bitcoin -Little-known aspects of Bitcoin’s architecture and history