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

Alex Leverington & Julian Zawistowski: Golem – The Worldwide Decentralized Supercomputer

Episode Summary

With most of the world's computing power concentrated in Internet companies' data centers, the Internet has become a very centralized place. We're joined by Julian Zawistowski and Alex Leverington, CEO and P2P engineer at Golem. We discuss how Golem hopes to create a more balanced distribution of computing power for the Internet.

Episode Notes

With most of the world’s computing power concentrated in Internet companies’ data centers, the Internet has become a very centralized place. The Golem project aims to build the sharing economy of computing power. This “global, open sourced, decentralized supercomputer” will function thanks to the combined power of a massive network of machines, from personal laptops to whole data centers.

We’re joined by Julian Zawistowski and Alex Leverington, CEO and P2P engineer at Golem. We discuss how Golem hopes to create a more balanced distribution of computing power for the Internet.

Topics covered in this episode:

What is Golem and the problem it is addressing
What may people and companies use Golem for
How Golem compares to other projects like iExec or TrueBit
Who are the different participants in the Golem network
How Golem executes computations
The role Ethereum has to play in Golem
How payments work in Golem
The economic model for Golem’s decentralized marketplace
The project’s current status and roadmap

Episode links:

This episode is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain and Sébastien Couture. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/187