David Mazières, Chief Scientist at Stellar, talks to us about his work at the Stellar foundation building software to expand financial access. We also talk about how he uses temporary email addresses to ward off spammers, how he started coding in the fourth grade, and why he doesn’t think you need a computer science degree to make an impact in tech. Show Links Square (sponsor) Flatiron School (sponsor) Red Hat (sponsor) Actualize (sponsor) Codeland 2019 Codeland Conf Byzantine agreement Proof of work algorithm Bitcoin Bitcoin mining Bitcoin Mining and its Energy Footprint cryptographic hash function digital signatures Stellar Consensus Protocol Mail Avenger Greylisting Apple II computer Sinclair ZX81 computer