{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2Fa6bc4841-014a-4cf9-8aa4-84dc0c9a41fe","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"Statistical modeling of PoS systems with Tarun Chitra","description":"In this episode, we chat with Tarun Chitra about a broad range on topics, from his work on early non-blockchain ASICs, to making models in high frequency trading, and the nuances of statistical modeling of PoS systems in blockchain.\r\n\n\nTarun's new company https://gauntlet.network/ (Gauntlet) is building a simulation platform for crypto networks to help developers understand how decisions about security, governance and consensus mechanisms are likely to affect network activity and asset value.\r\n\n\nHere are a few of the articles that we discuss: \r\n\n\n\nhttps://users.encs.concordia.ca/%7Eclark/biblio/bitcoin/Babioff%202011.pdf (On Bitcoin and Red Balloons)\r\n\nhttps://eprint.iacr.org/2013/881.pdf (Secure High-Transaction Rate Processing in Bitcoin)\r\n\n\n\nWe also mention a previous episode with Axel Ericsson from Vest that you can find here --> https://www.zeroknowledge.fm/49 (https://www.zeroknowledge.fm/49)\r\n\n\nFor a bit more about Tarun, follow him on https://twitter.com/tarunchitra (Twitter), or check out https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/jp5nxk/the-glass-man (this Vice Article about his past work at D.E. Shaw Research creating simulation models of glass molecules). \r\n\n\n\n\nSpecial thanks to this week's sponsor: https://www.trailofbits.com (Trail of Bits). \r\n\n\nIf you want to find out more about JP Smith's extreme security challenge we mentioned at the beginning of this episode, you can find his write-up on the Trail of Bits blog here --> https://blog.trailofbits.com/2019/01/02/what-do-la-croix-octonions-and-second-life-have-in-common/ (What do La Croix, octonions, and Second Life have in common?) \r\n\n\n\n\nIf you like what we do: \r\n\nFollow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/zeroknowledgefm (@zeroknowledgefm)\r\n\nJoin us on Telegram - https://t.me/joinchat/B_81tQ57-ThZg8yOSx5gjA (https://t.me/joinchat/B_81tQ57-ThZg8yOSx5gjA)\r\n\nSupport us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/zeroknowledge (https://www.patreon.com/zeroknowledge) \r\n\nOr directly here: \r\n\nETH: 0xC0FFEE1B5083230a5154F55f253B6b6ae8F29B1a\r\n\nBTC: 1cafekGa3podM4fBxPSQc6RCEXQNTK8Zz\r\n","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/b5f965a7-e654-4f37-aaf6-f0ca6c68d32b/cover.jpg"}