Why Beam Thinks Businesses Will Use Its Cryptocurrency - Ep.115

Alexander Zaidelson, the CEO of Beam, a cryptocurrency being built on the MimbleWimble protocol, talks about how he came to start Beam, how it differs from Grin, another cryptocurrency being built on MimbleWimble and what types of users the cryptocurrency is targeting. See the full show notes at: http://www.forbes.com/sites/laurashin/2019/04/16/how-businesses-might-one-day-use-cryptocurrency/
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Episode links:
Beam: https://www.beam.mw
Medium: https://medium.com/beam-mw
Overviews of Grin vs. Beam:
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/battle-privacycoins-what-we-know-about-grin-and-beams-mimblewimble/
https://www.coindesk.com/grin-and-beam-a-tale-of-two-coins-being-built-on-mimblewimble
Comparisons of Beam to Zcash and Monero:
https://medium.com/beam-mw/whats-the-difference-between-monero-zcash-and-beam-953eafd89354
Beam Roadmap: https://medium.com/beam-mw/mimblewimble-beam-roadmap-2019-b2c7f38fc106
Beam emission schedule: https://medium.com/beam-mw/mimblewimble-emission-schedule-215551948259
Beam FAQ: https://www.beam.mw/faq
The Block on Mimblewimble: https://www.theblockcrypto.com/2019/01/08/mimblewimble-history-technology-and-the-mining-industry/
Wallet vulnerability: https://medium.com/beam-mw/mimblewimble-wallet-vulnerability-report-7b8e88dc7e
Blockchain stoppage: https://www.coindesk.com/beam-cryptocurrency-experiences-brief-blockchain-stoppage