0x18h - A Fireside Chat: Episode 5
An open Forum
Every Thursday at 8:00pm EST, 1:00am UTC
On the Gridcoin [discord](discord.me/page/gridcoin) server
Overview
This week was an open forum that we kicked off by discussing the following article:
[Crypto-currency craze 'hinders search for alien life'](bbc.com/news/technology-43056744)
We also discussed:
- PoS vs. PoW
- Gridcoin Profitability
- BOINC and superblocks
- Incentives
- The Principal of Forking and Synergy in the Blockchain Ecosystem (major hard-forks, not related to soft-forks)
- Open Access
- Open-source
- Economics
Thank you to everyone for participating in this wide-ranging conversation!
Thoughts on Production
I have set up [youtube](youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC6C5WwdBL4ENuhRsVsiPlpq4PllKiy6s) playlist to host episodes alongside IPFS.
Join us on Thursday, February 22nd For the Next Episode
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Reach out to jringo on the Gridcoin [discord](discord.me/page/gridcoin) server or here on steemit.
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