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devcon 1 / universal hash time

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Universal Hash Time

Duration: 00:15:54

Speaker: Jeff Coleman

Type: Talk

Expertise: Advanced

Event: Devcon

Date: Invalid Date

Jeff Coleman of Ledger Labs (http://ledgerlabs.io/) presents on the Universal Hash Time + State Channels.

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