Prof. Sandeep K. Shukla is the Professor in charge, H.O.D, Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering, IIT Kanpur & leads the National Blockchain Project & Cyber Security C3i Hub.Prof Sandeep was the Poonam & Prabhu Goel Chair Professor between 2016-and 2019, along with being a joint director of the National Interdisciplinary Centre for Cyber Security & Cyber Defense of Critical Infrastructures (C3i Center) at IIT Kanpur. He is also a joint director of the National Blockchain Project funded by the PMO. He is a program director of the C3i Hub, a Technology Innovation Hub on Cyber Security created by the DST, Government of India. He has worked at GTE Labs as a principal member of Technical Staff, as Senior Staff Design Engineer at the Intel Corporation, as research faculty at the University of California, Irvine and as a professor of Computer Engineer at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg USA. His major research areas are cyber security, cyber-resilient system design, risk assessment, and critical infrastructure security and Blockchain Technology. Prof. Shukla published over 300 peer-reviewed conference papers, journal articles, book chapters, 12 books, and worked as an editor for several noted Journals and Technical publications.https://blockchain.cse.iitk.ac.inhttps://in.linkedin.com/in/sandeepkshuklahttps://twitter.com/sandeepkshuklaTime Stamp00:00:00 to 07:12- Intro, background & What is Blockchain 00:07:12 to 15:48- Origins of The National Blockchain Project & projects00:15:48 to 31:45- Cryptocurrency vs Centralised CBDC, permission vs permissionless blockchain00:31:45 to 42:30 Pros & Cons of Banking Industry + Cryptocurrency, Centralised vs Decentralisation & can a cryptocurrency replace fiat currency 00:42:30 to 50:40 India’s Crypto tax, regulations, the web 3.0 brain-drain & what can be done to create a sustainable blockchain industry 00:50:40 to 01:01:17- India’s Cybersecurity roadmap Connect and follow us at: https://in.linkedin.com/in/eddieavil https://in.linkedin.com/company/change-transform-india https://www.facebook.com/changetransformindia/ https://twitter.com/intothechange https://www.instagram.com/changetransformindia/ Listen to the Audio Podcast at: https://anchor.fm/transform-impossible https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/change-i-m-possibleid1497201007?uo=4 https://open.spotify.com/show/56IZXdzH7M0OZUIZDb5mUZ https://www.breaker.audio/change-i-m-possible https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8xMjg4YzRmMC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw Don't Forget to Subscribewww.youtube.com/@toctwpodcast#blockchain #blockchaintechnology #cybersecurity