In this talk, Andreas points to the killer apps in the open blockchain ecosystem: sound money and governance. He also addresses arguments by finance tycoons that they “don’t need cryptocurrencies” as fundamentally elitist, failing to consider the broader needs of the other six billion (or even their butlers).
This talk was delivered for the Coinscrum meetup on June 13th 2019 at Monzo Bank HQ in London:
33:15 – Will transaction fees ever be $100, as price increases?
39:09 – Does proof-of-work pollute the planet?
41:48 – Are you concerned about Facebook’s GlobalCoin?
48:58 – Are SegWit and Lightning the best scaling solution?
53:42 – Will the U.S. or U.K. ban Bitcoin? What will happen?
57:23 – To what extent do we have a right to financial privacy?
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Andreas M. Antonopoulos is a technologist and serial entrepreneur who has become one of the most well-known and respected figures in bitcoin.
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He is the author of two books: “Mastering Bitcoin,” published by O’Reilly Media and considered the best technical guide to bitcoin; “The Internet of Money,” a book about why bitcoin matters.
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MASTERING BITCOIN, 2nd Edition:
Translations of MASTERING BITCOIN:
THE INTERNET OF MONEY, v1:
THE INTERNET OF MONEY, v2:
Translations of THE INTERNET OF MONEY:
Spanish, ‘Internet del Dinero’ (v1) –
French, ‘L’internet de l’argent’ (v1) –
Russian, ‘Интернет денег’ (v1) –
Vietnamese, ‘Internet Của Tiền Tệ’ (v1) –
MASTERING ETHEREUM (Q4):
Music: “Unbounded” by Orfan (
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Outro Art: Rock Barcellos (