Fred Ehrsam

Why Decentralized Exchange Protocols Matter

| Blockchain Curated

In this episode featuring Fred Ehrsam, Co-Founder of Coinbase, you’ll learn:

  • What a decentralized exchange (DEX) is, how they work, what types of applications can be built on top of decentralized exchanges, and how they compare to a centralized exchange
  • The benefits that decentralized exchanges can uniquely offer that centralized exchanges cannot, as well as some of the current drawbacks of decentralized exchanges
  • Why there is a need for the decentralized exchange for tokens
  • The difference between a decentralized exchange and a decentralized exchange protocol

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Ethereum is the Forefront of Digital Currency

| Blockchain Curated

In this episode featuring Fred Ehrsam, Co-Founder of Coinbase, you’ll learn:

  • How Ethereum is pouring rocket fuel on digital currency app development
  • Why no killer apps have emerged for Bitcoin beyond potentially being a store of value
  • Why Ethereum, with its easy to use programming language, is leading the rise of more diversified decentralized applications
  • Why some of the fundamental beliefs of the Bitcoin and Ethereum communities lead to different priorities and development outcomes
  • Why Ethereum has a bright future ahead of it, led by a strong developer community and an emphasis on scalability and growth
  • How the rate of change in digital currencies is accelerating

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