Season 3 - Episode 9 - Blockchain
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This episode was supposed to be "just" a discussion about blockchain, but became way more. Prof. Gilbert Fridgen from SnT (University of Luxembourg) took us on a journey through blockchain, cryptocurrencies and NFTs, but also talked about research itself. A very relevant discussion!
USEFUL LINKS
SnT - https://wwwen.uni.lu/snt
I Can't Sleep Podcast that I mention in the beginning - https://www.icantsleeppodcast.com/podcast/blockchain
Narrative style CVs at FNR - https://www.fnr.lu/research-with-impact-fnr-highlight/taking-science-to-the-next-level-research-culture/
Chapter
1. Season 3 - Episode 9 - Blockchain (00:00:00)
2. Narrative style CVs at FNR (00:01:57)
3. What is blockchain? (00:02:40)
4. Blockchain as a notebook (00:03:39)
5. DLT (00:04:30)
6. Uses - not only cryptocurrencies (00:04:42)
7. Why do we need blockchain? (00:06:07)
8. E-government processes and blockchain (00:07:25)
9. Decentralisation (00:09:03)
10. Platform businesses (00:09:31)
11. Idealism and blockchain? (00:10:26)
12. What actual difference will blockchain make? (00:11:18)
13. New solutions for the financial industry (00:12:17)
14. SnT and industry (00:13:18)
15. Fraud in the blockchain sphere (00:14:07)
16. What are NFTs? (00:17:35)
17. Pub Quiz Question (00:20:03)
18. NFTs continued (00:20:26)
19. NFTs as an exclusive membership (00:21:43)
20. NFTs as colectible cards (00:22:35)
21. Does Prof. Fridgen own cryptocurrencies? (00:23:22)
22. Getting to the core of how the technology works (00:24:32)
23. Consensus mechanisms (00:25:30)
24. Energy and mining bitcoin (00:26:18)
25. Pros and cons of consensus mechanisms (00:28:52)
26. Private blockchain and governmental systems (00:30:08)
27. Computer science and business management (00:31:03)
28. Decentralisation in the governmental sector (00:33:54)
29. FLORA project - managing the asylum process in Germany (00:35:36)
30. Decentralisation in European governmental services (00:37:55)
31. IT systems supporting European values (00:40:17)
32. Do we need the banking system? (00:40:54)
33. Researching disruption (00:42:47)
34. Second Life (00:45:53)
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