Blockchains: past, present and future

Abstract: We will start by introducing the motivation and main theoretical ideas behind Bitcoin. After that we will discuss the concept of a "smart contract", the main innovation in the Ethereum blockchain. We will finish by discussing the future challenges in the blockchain research area.

Computer scienceEconomicsMathematics

Audience: learners

( slides | video )

Comments: talk host: Vardan Oganesyan

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Yerevan Mathematical Colloquium

Series comments: "Yerevan Mathematical Colloquium" invites survey talks aimed at a general mathematical audience, that emphasize proof methods, relations between branches of mathematics, possible applications, and open problems.

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