Swapnil Pawar is an IIT Bombay & IIM Ahmedabad alumnus. He is also the founder of ASQI (Advanced Statistical and Quantitative Intelligence), Newrl, and has written a whitepaper on the Proof of Trust consensus mechanism. Swapnil has a plethora of experience leading several organizations in Blockchain, Quantitative Hedge Funds, Artificial Intelligence, Alternative Data, and many more.

In this episode, we discuss different consensus mechanisms, their pros and cons, Proof of Trust, connecting blockchain with real-world data, privacy vs. anonymity, the future of blockchain, along with a glimpse of his journey so far, and many more exciting topics.

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OUTLINE:

0:00 - Context

0:38 - Introduction

2:00 - Making Career Decisions

5:20 - Discovering Blockchain

6:36 - What's Consensus?

9:35 - Proof of Work (PoW)

14:20 - Proof of Stake (PoS)

17:18 - Delegated PoS

18:28 - Proof of Trust (PoT)

20:46 - Achieving Decentralization

22:46 - Trust-based Blockchain

26:23 - Governance in PoT

28:32 - Real World Use cases

30:35 - Use Cases

34:23 - Efficient Blockchains

39:51 - PoT Summary

40:36 - Future

43:15 - Outro

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Episode links: 

Swapnil's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/swapnil-p...

Swapnil's Website - https://www.swapnilpawar.in/

Proof of Trust Whitepaper - https://newrl.net/docs/Whitepaper%20-...

ASQI Website - https://www.asqisys.com/

Newrl Website - https://newrl.net/

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NOTHING IN THIS VIDEO IS A FINANCIAL ADVICE

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📜 Disclaimer 📜

The information contained herein is for informational purposes only. Nothing herein shall be construed to be financial, legal, or tax advice. The content of this video is solely the opinions of the speaker, who is not a licensed financial advisor or registered investment advisor. Trading cryptocurrencies poses considerable risks of loss. The speaker does not guarantee any particular outcome.