
Ep. #39: Zilliqa – The Sharded Blockchain with Xinshu Dong (CEO Zilliqa)
Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Podcast: Play in new window | Download
In this week’s episode, we speak to Xinshu Dong, the CEO of much talked about Blockchain protocol Zilliqa. Tune in to hear about:
• Xinshu’s background, how Zilliqa came about and the backstory behind how the name came about
• What sharding is and why this method was chosen to solve the problem of scalability
• How Zilliqa stands relative to its competitors such as Ethereal, Dfinity and Algorand
• Zilliqa’s network design and sample transaction
• Discussions around the recent main net launch including performance, who is building on Zilliqa and how to port over to Zilliqa
• General outlook on the Blockchain and cryptocurrency ecosystem