[liberationtech] At Stanford on Friday, Feb. 20 -- Vitalik Buterin: Ethereum & Cryptoeconomic Mechanisms & Security

[Yosem Companys]

From: David Wu <dwu4 at cs.stanford.edu> via
security-seminar at lists.stanford.edu at
https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/security-seminar

  Introduction to Ethereum, and Cryptoeconomic Mechanisms
                        and Security

                      Vitalik Buterin

                 Friday, February 20, 2015
                       Talk at 4:15pm
                         Gates 463

Abstract:

The presentation will provide an introduction to the Ethereum protocol from
a technical perspective, including the high-level operation of the
blockchain
protocol, contract calling and gas mechanics, use of Patricia Merkle
trees and
other cryptography and light client proofs. I will then discuss some of the
interplay between economics/game theory and cryptography both in consensus
algorithm design (eg. proof of work, proof of stake) as well higher-level
protocols like sidechains, challenge-response protocols and SchellingCoin,
and will attempt to define and dissect different interpretations of the
concept of "cryptoeconomic assurance".