David Wong

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cryptography, security, and random thoughts

Hey! I'm David, cofounder of zkSecurity, research advisor at Archetype, and author of the Real-World Cryptography book. I was previously a cryptography architect of Mina at O(1) Labs, the security lead for Libra/Diem at Facebook, and a security engineer at the Cryptography Services of NCC Group. Welcome to my blog about cryptography, security, and other related topics.

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Two And A Half Coins #7 - It's time to talk about Ethereum

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In this episode, David Wong introduces Ethereum and explains its account-based model and the concept of smart contracts. He compares Ethereum to Bitcoin and highlights the advantages of Ethereum’s more expressive programming capabilities. He also discusses the execution of transactions and the role of the Ethereum network in maintaining the state of smart contracts.

suggested reads:
→ Two And A Half Coins episode 4: More on Bitcoin: 51% attacks and Merkle trees! • blog
→ Two And A Half Coins episode 5: Bitcoin transactions, the Bitcoin script and UTXOs • blog
→ I'm launching a podcast: Two And A Half Coins • blog
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Real-World Cryptography is available from Manning Publications.
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