# Patrick McCorry

> Patrick has spent most of his adult life working on cryptocurrencies and his time was split across academic research and industry.

## Recent Posts

- [Basics of hash function and their usage in cryptocurrencies](https://paragraph.com/@patrick-mccorry/basics-of-hash-function-and-their-usage-in-cryptocurrencies)
- [Mental models for L1 and L2](https://paragraph.com/@patrick-mccorry/mental-models-for-l1-and-l2)
- [Who are the block producers?](https://paragraph.com/@patrick-mccorry/who-are-the-block-producers)
- [What is a smart contract?](https://paragraph.com/@patrick-mccorry/what-is-a-smart-contract)
- [Ethereum's account model](https://paragraph.com/@patrick-mccorry/ethereum-s-account-model)
- [Bitcoin's UTXO model](https://paragraph.com/@patrick-mccorry/bitcoin-s-utxo-model)
- [The "crypto" in cryptocurrency](https://paragraph.com/@patrick-mccorry/the-crypto-in-cryptocurrency)
- [How does everything tie together?](https://paragraph.com/@patrick-mccorry/how-does-everything-tie-together)
- [Why are cryptocurrencies interesting?](https://paragraph.com/@patrick-mccorry/why-are-cryptocurrencies-interesting)
- [A note on censorship-resistance for smart-contract enabled systems ](https://paragraph.com/@patrick-mccorry/a-note-on-censorship-resistance-for-smart-contract-enabled-systems)
- [Cryptocurrency Class 2022](https://paragraph.com/@patrick-mccorry/cryptocurrency-class-2022)

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