Interview: "The #Bitcoin Protocol"
In this interview, Andreas answers questions about Bitcoin's development into a secure, borderless system that is already influencing geopolitical relations and decision-making, and why the banks' attempt to offer "blockchains in a bottle" is mostly a re-run of the boring and isolated intranets failing to compete against the innovation of the open internet.
0:17 - What is the potential for bitcoin to address financial inclusion?
1:58 - What will bitcoin's impact be on countries like Greece, Cyprus, Argentina, Venezuela, and China?
4:36 - How does Bitcoin's consensus algorithm and architecture determine its properties?
6:44 - Is Bitcoin a success story in terms of decentralisation?
7:54 - Is Bitcoin's governance system efficient? Is inefficiency bad?
9:20 - What are the most interesting upcoming developments? Technical: Time-based scripts, Segregated Witness, Schnorr signatures, Lightning Network, etc. Social: remittances, cross-border payments
14:10 - What big challenge does Bitcoin face in the next few years?
15:46 - What kind of regulations should we expect in the next few years? Who / what will be the focus or target?
18:17 - What is your advice for developers interested in Bitcoin, Ethereum, or blockchains in general?
19:12 - Is the blockchain the most interesting part of Bitcoin?
21:47 - Do big banks and other financial companies really need blockchains?
24:44 - Why are open blockchains more innovative?
This interview with Vidal Chriqui, "Le protocole Bitcoin," took place in October 2016 during the Merkle Conference in Paris, France: http://www.merkleconference.com/
Watch my talk from the event: https://youtu.be/SVdIbtWPYw4
RELATED:
Consensus Algorithms, Blockchain Technology, and Bitcoin -https://youtu.be/fw3WkySh_Ho
What is Consensus: Rules Without Rulers - https://youtu.be/2tqo7PX5Pyc
Advanced Bitcoin Scripting -- Part 1: Transactions & Multisig - https://youtu.be/8FeAXjkmDcQ
Advanced Bitcoin Scripting -- Part 2: SegWit, Consensus, & Trustware - https://youtu.be/pQbeBduVQ4I
Bitcoin: Where the Laws of Mathematics Prevail - https://youtu.be/HaJ1hvon0E0
Forkology: A Study of Forks for Newbies - https://youtu.be/rpeceXY1QBM
Andreas M. Antonopoulos is a technologist and serial entrepreneur who has become one of the most well-known and respected figures in bitcoin.
Follow on Twitter: @aantonop https://twitter.com/aantonop
Website: https://antonopoulos.com/
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...
[NEW] THE INTERNET OF MONEY, v2: https://www.amazon.com/Internet-Money...
MASTERING BITCOIN: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mastering-Bi...
[NEW] MASTERING BITCOIN, 2nd Edition: https://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Bitc...
Subscribe to the channel to learn more about Bitcoin & open blockchains!
Videography: Blockchain Révolution (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXIS...)
Outro Music: "Unbounded" by Orfan (https://www.facebook.com/Orfan/)
Outro Graphics: Phneep (http://www.phneep.com/)
Outro Art: Rock Barcellos (http://www.rockincomics.com.br/)
0:17 - What is the potential for bitcoin to address financial inclusion?
1:58 - What will bitcoin's impact be on countries like Greece, Cyprus, Argentina, Venezuela, and China?
4:36 - How does Bitcoin's consensus algorithm and architecture determine its properties?
6:44 - Is Bitcoin a success story in terms of decentralisation?
7:54 - Is Bitcoin's governance system efficient? Is inefficiency bad?
9:20 - What are the most interesting upcoming developments? Technical: Time-based scripts, Segregated Witness, Schnorr signatures, Lightning Network, etc. Social: remittances, cross-border payments
14:10 - What big challenge does Bitcoin face in the next few years?
15:46 - What kind of regulations should we expect in the next few years? Who / what will be the focus or target?
18:17 - What is your advice for developers interested in Bitcoin, Ethereum, or blockchains in general?
19:12 - Is the blockchain the most interesting part of Bitcoin?
21:47 - Do big banks and other financial companies really need blockchains?
24:44 - Why are open blockchains more innovative?
This interview with Vidal Chriqui, "Le protocole Bitcoin," took place in October 2016 during the Merkle Conference in Paris, France: http://www.merkleconference.com/
Watch my talk from the event: https://youtu.be/SVdIbtWPYw4
RELATED:
Consensus Algorithms, Blockchain Technology, and Bitcoin -https://youtu.be/fw3WkySh_Ho
What is Consensus: Rules Without Rulers - https://youtu.be/2tqo7PX5Pyc
Advanced Bitcoin Scripting -- Part 1: Transactions & Multisig - https://youtu.be/8FeAXjkmDcQ
Advanced Bitcoin Scripting -- Part 2: SegWit, Consensus, & Trustware - https://youtu.be/pQbeBduVQ4I
Bitcoin: Where the Laws of Mathematics Prevail - https://youtu.be/HaJ1hvon0E0
Forkology: A Study of Forks for Newbies - https://youtu.be/rpeceXY1QBM
Andreas M. Antonopoulos is a technologist and serial entrepreneur who has become one of the most well-known and respected figures in bitcoin.
Follow on Twitter: @aantonop https://twitter.com/aantonop
Website: https://antonopoulos.com/
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...
[NEW] THE INTERNET OF MONEY, v2: https://www.amazon.com/Internet-Money...
MASTERING BITCOIN: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mastering-Bi...
[NEW] MASTERING BITCOIN, 2nd Edition: https://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Bitc...
Subscribe to the channel to learn more about Bitcoin & open blockchains!
Videography: Blockchain Révolution (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXIS...)
Outro Music: "Unbounded" by Orfan (https://www.facebook.com/Orfan/)
Outro Graphics: Phneep (http://www.phneep.com/)
Outro Art: Rock Barcellos (http://www.rockincomics.com.br/)
No comments