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Coinbase Commerce: A User-Controlled Payment Processor

QCon: Do I need to know anything about crypto or blockchain to attend this talk?

Amy: Absolutely not! Amy will explain private and public keys as well as blockchain addresses, which is all that is needed to understand the talk.

QCon: What will I learn from the talk?

Amy: You'll learn how elliptic curve cryptography gives you control of your financial destiny and how aspects of blockchain allow companies like Coinbase to build user-controlled products. You'll also hear about the trade-offs a merchant faces when accepting crypto as payments between usability, control and privacy. Lastly, you'll also learn about how payments in the blockchain world differ and are similar to credit cards, ACH, SEPA, checks and debit cards.