#192 – Charles Hoskinson: Cardano

Charles Hoskinson is the founder of Cardano, co-founder of Ethereum, a mathematician, and a farmer. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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Charles’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/IOHK_Charles
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Cardano Website: https://cardano.org/
IOHK Website: https://iohk.io/

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OUTLINE:
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(00:00)– Introduction
(09:12)– What programming language is the simulation written in?
(14:17)– Favorite philosophers
(23:18)– Theory vs engineering in cryptocurrency
(34:27)– What programming languages should everyone learn
(42:42)– Haskell and beyond
(46:26)– Plutus: Cardano’s smart contract platform based on Haskell
(50:53)– What is a blockchain?
(55:05)– Hybrid smart contracts
(1:00:55)– Proof of work vs proof of stake
(1:09:42)– Cardano’s proof of stake consensus algorithm
(1:20:14)– What is Cardano?
(1:28:55)– Cardano vs Ethereum vs Bitcoin
(1:38:50)– The problem with Bitcoin
(1:48:24)– Bitcoin Conference
(1:52:05)– Ergo and Alex Chepurnoy
(1:59:15)– Cardano’s Extended UTXO Model
(2:06:27)– Chainlink and Oracle Networks
(2:13:40)– Cardano and Wolfram Alpha
(2:18:35)– The future of video games
(2:27:10)– Smart contracts timeline for Cardano
(2:34:40)– Decentralized exchanges
(2:40:21)– Jack Dorsey and Bitcoin
(2:46:33)– Elon Musk and Tesla: Cardano, Ethereum, Bitcoin
(2:49:50)– Dogecoin and Elon Musk
(3:01:11)– Hydra vs Lightning Network
(3:08:45)– Non-Interactive Proofs of Proof-of-Work (NIPoPoWs)
(3:12:39)– Cardano failure modes
(3:21:00)– Cardano vs Polkadot
(3:26:05)– Vitalik Buterin
(3:34:16)– Corrupting nature of power
(3:44:26)– Satoshi Nakamoto
(3:50:37)– Cardano’s vision for decentralized governance
(4:03:31)– Cardano in Ethiopia
(4:07:33)– El Salvador and Bitcoin
(4:13:50)– Cryptocurrency will inject capitalism with long-term incentives
(4:23:42)– Day in the life of Charles Hoskinson
(4:30:59)– Mushrooms
(4:37:07)– Joe Rogan
(4:42:00)– Video games
(4:54:14)– Advice for young people
(4:57:23)– Meaning of life