Taylor Taua

Bitcoin Q


Bitcoin scaling, on-chain vs. off-chain. Trustless second layer technologies. Lightning Network. Requiring a super-majority to make changes to the protocol, while others make trade-offs toward centralisation. Store-of-value. Different leagues of scaling and governance.

The first question is from a talk which took place at the Blockchain Africa Conference on March 2nd 2017 at the Focus Rooms in Johannesburg, South Africa:
http://blockchainafrica.co/speakers/a...

Watch the full talk here:
https://youtu.be/SMEOKDVXlUo

The second question is from a talk which took place on July 7th 2017 at a Bloktex event hosted by the Wisma BeeOn Group in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia:
https://antonopoulos.com/event/the-fu...

Watch the full talk here:
https://youtu.be/HaJ1hvon0E0

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https://youtu.be/Jc7mrR6AAto
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https://youtu.be/zxt-FLzZPhg
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https://youtu.be/slbpdW-H3yk
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https://youtu.be/qQuNv_qx1xs
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https://youtu.be/pT9kJq_Ogrk
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https://youtu.be/fNk7nYxTOyQ
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https://youtu.be/xs6hUcfuX9w
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https://youtu.be/JTHV6PA-Dw8

Andreas M. Antonopoulos is a technologist and serial entrepreneur who has become one of the most well-known and well-respected figures in bitcoin.

Follow on Twitter: @aantonop
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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.

THE INTERNET OF MONEY, v1:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Internet-Mon...

MASTERING BITCOIN:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mastering-Bi...

[NEW] MASTERING BITCOIN, 2nd Edition:
https://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Bitc...

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