From Game Theory to Blockchain

An interview with Tim Roughgarden, a renowned game theorist and computer scientist who now works at the a16z crypto lab. He explains how he became interested in game theory in the context of computer science in the late 90s, when the Internet began to grow and there was a need to analyze the interactions between multiple participants with potentially conflicting interests. Roughgarden explains his journey from skepticism to acceptance of Bitcoin and blockchain technology, especially highlighting the importance of his work on the analysis of EIP-1559 for Ethereum. He discusses his mission to create educational resources and his research work at a16z aimed at advancing the scientific foundations of Web3.