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High-profile hacks such as the attack on the Swift messaging system highlight how banks depend on each other to have top-notch cybersecurity. "Everyone's security is at risk, because everyone is communicating with each other," says Andre McGregor, director of security at Tanium.

Zooko Wilcox, founder of Zcash, discusses how advanced cryptography can bring confidentiality to transactions on distributed ledgers; the relative merits and drawbacks of the Bitcoin and Ethereum models; and more.

Bill Barhydt, founder of startup Abra, explains how his company's mobile app uses bitcoin as a payment rail for cross-border remittances while solving the foreign exchange risk and last-mile problem that have hampered adoption of the cryptocurrency.