Welcome to "Mining Explained" with Paul Puey. This presentation was delivered on Thursday, August 29th 2019.
In this course attendees will learn how mining contributes to the protocol of blockchain based cryptocurrencies, including how mining can secure a blockchain network while simultaneously creating an issuance model for a currency. Most importantly, attendees will leave with an understanding of the pros and cons of various mining algorithms and the difference between proof of work and proof of stake mining. This course will teach some of the basic economic incentives and how they are affected by the price of the cryptocurrency and global macro economic conditions.
Paul Puey (@paullinator) is the CEO and Co-Founder of Edge (formerly Airbitz), a non-custodial exchange and security platform for blockchain applications. He held lead engineering positions with Nvidia and Chromatic Research and holds a BS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from UC Berkeley.
