CoinSummit London Conference Series – July 10 and 11, 2014

We start our coverage of CoinSummit with Garrick Hileman, CoinDesk contributor & Economic Historian at LSE, who delivers the opening “State of Bitcoin” keynote, a data-driven assessment of how the Bitcoin Ecosystem is developing. The second part of the episode features a panel discussion called Will Bitcoin Last the Distance where Jeff Garzik, Bitcoin core developer, Prof. Emin Gün Sirer, Cornell University, Peter Todd, Bitcoin a core developer discuss the issue of mining centralization. This panel is moderated by Angel Investor Jez San.

Episode links:

CoinSummit

CoinDesk State of Bitcoin 2014

“How to Disincentivize Large Bitcoin Mining Pools” by Emin Gün Sirer

“It's Time For a Hard Bitcoin Fork” by Emin Gün Sirer

“Jeff Garzik Announces Partnership to Launch Bitcoin Satellites into Space” on Coindesk

This episode is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain and Sébastien Couture. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/coinsummit-london-01