S3:E3 - What is cryptocurrency? (Preethi Kasireddy)
Preethi Kasireddy, a blockchain engineer, walks us through how cryptocurrencies work, what developers should care about, and how she transitioned from a career in finance to being a blockchain engineer.
What is bitcoin? How do cryptocurrencies work? What is the blockchain? Preethi Kasireddy, a blockchain engineer, gives us a gentle introduction to the world of digital currencies. She walks us through how it all works, what developers should care about, and how she transitioned from a career in finance to being a blockchain engineer.
Show Links
- TwilioQuest (sponsor)
- DevDiscuss (sponsor)
- DevNews (sponsor)
- Career Karma (sponsor)
- Cockroach Labs (sponsor)
- Bitcoin
- Ethereum
- Satoshi Nakamoto's paper on Bitcoin
- Satoshi Nakamoto (author of Bitcoin paper)
- Solidity
- Ethereum white paper
- How does Ehterium work anyway? (Preethi's blog post)
- Ethereum docs
- Hack Reactor
- Coinbase
- Codeland Conf
- Codeland 2019
Preethi Kasireddy
Preethi Kasireddy is a Blockchain Engineer who recently made her way from San Francisco to Los Angeles. She was previously a partner at Andreessen Horowitz, a banker at Goldman Sachs, and most recently a software engineer at Coinbase. She is currently the Founder & CEO of Schelling, a new blockchain startup.