Blockchain

I had the pleasure of attending a few conferences and side events over August in San Francisco and New York. There was a lot to absorb, and many conversations to have had. This piece will be a small summary and my main takeaways of the conferences and talks. For a detailed summary, see my next post. While this might not be the full coverage of the events, if there’s any interest in some of these topics, I would highly recommend taking a look at the YouTube videos of the recordings, or, reading the documentation/papers. ...

I’m always so fascinated by the peer-to-peer (or p2p) networks that power the various blockchain ecosystems. Unknown nodes come together, communicate, and push enough data to decide on a global state. This was part of the reason that I started diving into the world of consensus for my phd/research. In future, I’m keen to dive into the worlds of consensus! So keep your eyes posted. But for now, let’s start with the networking - so that we can send messages to each other. ...