What is the Liquid sidechain? Does it compete with XRP / Ripple? Do sidechains inherit security properties of the blockchain they are connected to? Have sidechains been overshadowed by Ethereum in terms of smart contracts?

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0:00 What is the Liquid sidechain?
4:21 Does the Bitcoin Liquid sidechain compete with XRP / Ripple in terms of use case?
5:53 Do sidechains inherit any of the security properties of the main blockchain they are connected to, or are they completely independent? If not, how can we trust them?
7:59 Why have sidechains been overshadowed by other crypto projects like Ethereum for smart contracts and security tokens?

These questions are from the MOOC 10.6 session, and the October and November monthly subscriber Q&A sessions, which took place on October 11th, October 27th, and November 17th 2018, respectively. If you want early-access to talks and a chance to participate in the monthly live Q&As with Andreas, become a patron:   / aantonop  

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