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Video: Core Developer Peter Todd on Bitcoin's Future

Core developer Peter Todd discusses how centralisation, regulation and scalability will shape bitcoin's future.

Updated Sep 14, 2021, 2:02 p.m. Published Feb 5, 2015, 2:19 p.m. 1 min read
Peter Todd speaks to ZapChain

Core developer Peter Todd is known for his forthright ideas on how to improve the security and stability of bitcoin, while staying true to the technology's decentralised roots.

An avid Twitter user and conference regular, Todd has worked on everything from off-chain transactions and privacy-enhancing stealth addresses to '2.0' projects like Viacoin, Counterparty and coloured coins.

In this video, he discusses his first experiences with bitcoin and precursor Hashcash and I ask how centralisation, regulation and scalability might shape bitcoin's future.

View the full video interview below:

This video was produced by ZapChain.

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