Die studentische SPLINE-Gruppe lädt ein zum Vortrag von
Jeffrey Paul [1] is going to give an introduction into Bitcoin [2]. Bitcoin is a digital Peer-to-Peer currency with no central authority which enables instant payments to anyone, anywhere in the world. Paul will describe how Bitcoin makes use of modern cryptography and how the decentralized algorithm behind Bitcoin works. Apart from that he will discuss some of the consequences the new currency could have on the society and the current economy.
Jeffrey Paul is a American hacker and entrepreneur currently based in Berlin. Founder of datavibe.net (1999) and EEQJ (2009), he writes, presents, and consults on a wide range of topics including civil liberties and practical applications of networking, cryptography, and security systems.
Ort: großer Hörsaal der Informatik, Takustraße 9
[1] http://sneak.datavibe.net
[2] http://bitcoin.org
Eine Gruppe von Studenten betreibt am Fachbereich eine Vortragsreihe, die Studierenden, Wissenschaftlichen Mitarbeitern und Anderen abseits des regulären Hochschulbetriebs die Möglichkeit gibt, über Informatik-nahe Themen einen Vortrag, Workshop oder ähnliches zu halten.