Fundamentals of Blockchain Technology with Anders Brownworth

In the first episode of our podcast we talk to Anders Brownworth of cryptocurrency financial services company Circle about the origins of cryptocurrency, how a public blockchain might serve as a trust layer for the internet, what quantum computing means for the future of cryptography, and why governance still matters.

Anders Brownworth taught the first blockchain class at MIT and has worked in the blockchain industry at Circle for the past 5 years. Brownworth is an expert in cold storage technologies and helped create the USDC stablecoin. He is a subject matter expert on blockchain technology for MIT Horizon and has educated lawmakers, regulators and law enforcement on what the technology presents. He regularly guest lectures at MIT and Yale on the topic. 

Anders Brownworth videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_160oMzblY8

Anders Brownworth website: https://andersbrownworth.com/