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Charles Hoskinson is the founder of Cardano, co-founder of Ethereum, a mathematician, and a farmer. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

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  Cardano Website: https://cardano.org/
  IOHK Website: https://iohk.io/
  
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  OUTLINE:
  Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.
  (00:00) - Introduction
  (09:12) - What programming language is the simulation written in?
  (14:17) - Favorite philosophers
  (23:18) - Theory vs engineering in cryptocurrency
  (34:27) - What programming languages should everyone learn
  (42:42) - Haskell and beyond
  (46:26) - Plutus: Cardano’s smart contract platform based on Haskell
  (50:53) - What is a blockchain?
  (55:05) - Hybrid smart contracts
  (1:00:55) - Proof of work vs proof of stake
  (1:09:42) - Cardano’s proof of stake consensus algorithm
  (1:20:14) - What is Cardano?
  (1:28:55) - Cardano vs Ethereum vs Bitcoin
  (1:38:50) - The problem with Bitcoin
  (1:48:24) - Bitcoin Conference
  (1:52:05) - Ergo and Alex Chepurnoy
  (1:59:15) - Cardano’s Extended UTXO Model
  (2:06:27) - Chainlink and Oracle Networks
  (2:13:40) - Cardano and Wolfram Alpha
  (2:18:35) - The future of video games
  (2:27:10) - Smart contracts timeline for Cardano
  (2:34:40) - Decentralized exchanges
  (2:40:21) - Jack Dorsey and Bitcoin
  (2:46:33) - Elon Musk and Tesla: Cardano, Ethereum, Bitcoin
  (2:49:50) - Dogecoin and Elon Musk
  (3:01:11) - Hydra vs Lightning Network
  (3:08:45) - Non-Interactive Proofs of Proof-of-Work (NIPoPoWs)
  (3:12:39) - Cardano failure modes
  (3:21:00) - Cardano vs Polkadot
  (3:26:05) - Vitalik Buterin
  (3:34:16) - Corrupting nature of power
  (3:44:26) - Satoshi Nakamoto
  (3:50:37) - Cardano’s vision for decentralized governance
  (4:03:31) - Cardano in Ethiopia
  (4:07:33) - El Salvador and Bitcoin
  (4:13:50) - Cryptocurrency will inject capitalism with long-term incentives
  (4:23:42) - Day in the life of Charles Hoskinson
  (4:30:59) - Mushrooms
  (4:37:07) - Joe Rogan
  (4:42:00) - Video games
  (4:54:14) - Advice for young people
  (4:57:23) - Meaning of life

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