S2 E3 · 1:17:26 · 29 Jun 2019
S2 E3: Igor Artamonov on Bitcoin's Competitive Advantage
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Former ETCDEV lead developer Igor Artamonov talks about his expertise in analyzing blockchains and why Bitcoin has a competitive advantage in the field. As the discussion progresses, some points are made on the cleavage between ideology and development, and the ever-relevant topic of dev financing also gets part of the spotlight.
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Keywords from the feed: Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency, Politics, Wassim Alsindi, Bitcoin Takeover, Vlad Costea, Igor Artamonov
