Episode 13 - Blockchain

Ian and Jesse discuss blockchain technology, including Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Will the currencies of the future be based on distributed, decentralized computational algorithms that don't rely on putting all of our trust in governments and banking companies?   Links to topics discussed: "Verbal confirmation" for Hyperloop Solar batteries for Australia Tesla roof tiles sold out What is the Blockchain? Bitcoin Satoshi Nakamoto - Inventor of Blockchain Ethereum Radiolab episode - The Ceremony Bitcoin block real time explorer "19 Industries the Blockchain Will Disrupt" Kanye Cryptocurrency - Coinye "Bitcoin Security: Bubble Boy and the Sewer Rat"   Theme music, used with permission, by Jonathan Coulton.