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Loi Luu: KyberNetwork – Towards Truly Decentralized Crypto-Asset Exchanges

Loi Luu: KyberNetwork – Towards Truly Decentralized Crypto-Asset Exchanges

FromEpicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed Technologies


Loi Luu: KyberNetwork – Towards Truly Decentralized Crypto-Asset Exchanges

FromEpicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed Technologies

ratings:
Length:
60 minutes
Released:
Aug 9, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

We’re joined by Loi Luu, Co-founder of KyberNetwork. This new decentralized exchange protocol, built on Ethereum, aims to match buyers with reserve operators, who create liquidity for crypto-asset pairs. Trades occur instantaneously and without the need for a trusted third party exchange operator.
Topics covered in this episode:

Loi’s background and involvement with various projects such as TrueBit, Smart Pool, and Oyente
The desirable features of a decentralized exchange
Other decentralized exchange projects and how they compare to KyberNetwork
KyberNetwork’s unique design philosophy
KyberNetwork’s user experience and how a trade occurs from start to finish
The various actors in the network and their respective roles
How KyberNetwork mitigates certain vulnerabilities, such as transaction front running
How network actors are compensated
KyberNetwork’s DAO governance model and development roadmap

Episode links:

KyberNetwork
KyberNetwork Blog
KyberNetwork White Paper

This episode is hosted by Meher Roy and Sébastien Couture. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/195
Released:
Aug 9, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

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Epicenter brings you in-depth conversations about the technical, economic and social implications of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technologies. Every week, we interview business leaders, engineers academics and entrepreneurs, and bring you a diverse spectrum of opinions and points of view. Epicenter is hosted by Sebastien Couture, Brian Fabian Crain, Meher Roy, Sunny Aggarwal, and Friederike Ernst. Since 2014, episodes have been downloaded over 4 million times.