Cryptocurrencies and Blockchains: the Good, the Bad, and the Future with Dan Boneh

What are blockchains and what are they good for? Will they transform our financial world, leading to a more efficient and inclusive financial system? Or will they wither and die? This talk will survey how blockchains work and how they are used today. Come learn about the emerging blockchain industry, and perhaps by the end of the talk you, too, will want to join this dynamic ecosystem.
Dan Boneh, professor of computer science. Professor Boneh heads the applied cryptography group and co-directs the computer security lab. His research focuses on applications of cryptography to computer security. Professor Boneh’s work includes cryptosystems with novel properties, cryptography for blockchains, and cryptanalysis. He has authored over 150 publications in the field and has received the 2014 ACM prize, the 2013 Godel prize, and the RSA award in mathematics. In 2016, Professor Boneh was elected to the National Academy of Engineering.
This talk was recorded at Stanford Reunion 2021.

[@nez14526]

Very surprised this doesn't have more views. A nice presentation by Dan!

[@mindaugasjuodis6801]

Great overview and great science!

[@kyow3315]

very clear from the origins to latest developments. Thanks for sharing

[@kakaocorporation]

Joan & David Traitel Building - Hauck Auditorium

[@mikl2345]

Professorial topic here is no longer pure Computer science or mathematics, but now concerns assets Dan may own, so would like to see disclosures of interest, whether Dan owns bitcoin Ethereum and has for how long. My biggest concern with all of these systems, is that as soon as they are successful they create plutocracies, which works directly against their fundamental claims of fairness for all.

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Talk about Truebit.

[@danshannon8014]

Interesting to watch only 5 months removed from this being uploaded. Chia caused massive issues with hard drive availability, transaction fees have gotten worse, and numerous hacks and thefts have plagued several of the projects mentioned in this talk. It's great we can do some neat mathematical tricks, but one comes away wondering if we should really trust our national and international economies to "just a few lines of code".