Why Blockchains Can’t Be Random (And Why It Matters for Trust) - Allan Pedin CEO Randao

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Allan Pedin discusses the complexities of randomness in blockchain technology and its implications for digital trust.

Send a text In this episode of Secure Insights, James is joined by Allan Pedin CEO and Co-Founder of RANDAO, for a thoughtful discussion on one of the most overlooked foundations of digital trust: randomness. Allan shares his journey from academic research in AI and blockchain to building real-world systems in FinTech, and why something as simple as “random numbers” becomes deeply complex and risky in transparent, deterministic environments like blockchains. This conversation explores...

People in this episode

Host: James

Guest: Allan Pedin

Topics covered

• blockchain
• randomness
• digital trust
• FinTech
• AI

Keywords

• blockchain
• random numbers
• digital trust
• FinTech
• AI
• deterministic environments

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Organizations: RANDAO

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