Summary: This week's episode is a two-parter! First I talk with John Tromp, inventor of the Cuckoo Cycle Proof of Work. We discuss egalitarian proofs of work and how Cuckoo Cycle targets consumer hardware rather than industrial ASICs. Then we talk specifics of Cuckoo Cycle. After that, I share a short conversation I had with John McAfee about Monero. He's mentioned Monero on a number of TV networks, and we talk about why he likes the project.
