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

Alex Morcos: Chaincode Labs and Why Bitcoin is Our One Shot at Creating Digital Gold

Episode Summary

In the last few years, Chaincode Labs played one of the most active roles in the development of Bitcoin core. Its founder Alex Morcos joined us to talk about his own journey from high frequency trading to discovering Bitcoin and starting Chaincode. We talked about what drives him, what the essential characteristics of Bitcoin are and how to think about recent event like the SegWit2x controversy.

Episode Notes

Chaincode Labs Founder Alex Morcos joined us to discuss his journey, the role of the company in Bitcoin’s development and the views that drive his work.

Topics covered in this episode:

• Alex’s background in high frequency trading as a founder of Hudson River Trading
• How Alex first learned about Bitcoin
• The vision of Chaincode Labs
• Why Bitcoin represents our only chance of creating digital gold
• Why Bitcoin’s resistance to change is one of its core features
• Why the NYA & SegWit2x approach was misguided
• How getting consensus around a hard fork blocksize increase could work
• Why Alex is not excited about the efforts to use blockchains in banks

Episode links:

• Chain Code Labs, Inc
• Twitter Alex Morcos
• Why Bitcoin doesn’t need a solution – Alex Morcos – Medium
• No2x: Centralized Services – Alex Morcos – Medium
• No2x: Full Nodes – Alex Morcos – Medium

This episode is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain and Meher Roy. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/210