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DESCRIPTION:In this talk\, you will learn the history of blockchains\, the 
 essential technologies behind modern cryptocurrency\, and the basics of de
 centralized finance.\n\nYou will get a look into how Bitcoin blocks are cr
 eated and linked to form an immutable distributed ledger\, the consensus m
 echanism that is the foundation of the Bitcoin public permissionless block
 chain’s operational security\, the control system operation of Bitcoin b
 lock creation. Next\, a history of Ethereum development will be provided\,
  including the technological advances leveraged from Bitcoin experience an
 d Bitcoin’s shortcomings. There will be particular emphasis on the chang
 e of the consensus mechanism (from Proof-of-Work to Proof-of-Stake) and th
 e addition of virtual machines and the associated virtual machine state to
  the Ethereum blockchain (enabling “smart contracts”).\n\n[]\n\nPowerP
 oint Presentation at: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1E3U_LrtE-3MS
 SSoco-FD70QKjojauP2T/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=112749112840320398956&rtpof=tru
 e&sd=true\n\nSpeaker(s): Michael A. Ramalho\, \n\nVirtual: https://events.
 vtools.ieee.org/m/507433
LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/507433
ORGANIZER:aneelaagha9@gmail.com
SEQUENCE:32
SUMMARY:Bitcoin/Ethereum: Public Permissionless Blockchains\, DeFi\, and Pr
 ognostications
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/507433
X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><div>In this talk\, you will learn the histor
 y of blockchains\, the essential technologies behind modern cryptocurrency
 \, and the basics of decentralized finance.</div>\n<div>&nbsp\;</div>\n<di
 v>You will get a look into how Bitcoin blocks are created and linked to fo
 rm an immutable distributed ledger\, the consensus mechanism that is the f
 oundation of the Bitcoin public permissionless blockchain&rsquo\;s operati
 onal security\, the control system operation of Bitcoin block creation. Ne
 xt\, a history of Ethereum development will be provided\, including the te
 chnological advances leveraged from Bitcoin experience and Bitcoin&rsquo\;
 s shortcomings. There will be particular emphasis on the change of the con
 sensus mechanism (from Proof-of-Work to Proof-of-Stake) and the addition o
 f virtual machines and the associated virtual machine state to the Ethereu
 m blockchain (enabling &ldquo\;smart contracts&rdquo\;).</div>\n<div>&nbsp
 \;</div>\n<div><img style="display: block\; margin-left: auto\; margin-rig
 ht: auto\;" src="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/vtools_ui/media/display/f9
 b81694-44bd-4412-9549-6066d3190153" alt="" width="447" height="345"></div>
 \n<div><br>PowerPoint Presentation at:&nbsp\;<a href="https://docs.google.
 com/presentation/d/1E3U_LrtE-3MSSSoco-FD70QKjojauP2T/edit?usp=sharing&amp\
 ;ouid=112749112840320398956&amp\;rtpof=true&amp\;sd=true">https://docs.goo
 gle.com/presentation/d/1E3U_LrtE-3MSSSoco-FD70QKjojauP2T/edit?usp=sharing&
 amp\;ouid=112749112840320398956&amp\;rtpof=true&amp\;sd=true</a></div>\n<d
 iv>&nbsp\;</div>
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