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devcon 4 / ethereum 20 randomness

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Ethereum 2.0 randomness

Duration: 00:33:54

Speaker: Justin Drake

Type: Talk

Expertise: Intermediate

Event: Devcon

Date: Invalid Date

Justin Drake talks about the randomness behind Ethereum 2.0 using a Verifiable Delay Function.

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