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#168 – Silvio Micali: Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, Algorand, Bitcoin, and Ethereum

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Delegated Proof of Stake

Algon is a new type of digital currency. It's based on the idea that each person can add their own page to the ledger. The tokens have equal power, but there are some rules for how they should be used. Algon was founded in 2012 by former Facebook executive Vitalik Buterin and others.

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