Los Angeles Bitcoin Meetup - January 2014
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An older talk by Andreas, discussing bitcoin and the implications of changing hierarchical systems to network-centric systems.

This talk was delivered on January 9th 2014 for the Los Angeles Bitcoin Meetup Group in Santa Monica, California: https://www.meetup.com/Los-Angeles-Bi...

Chapters
0:00 Introduction
3:00 My journey in bitcoin
6:22 Currency is just the first application
7:17 What did Satoshi Nakamoto achieve with the invention of bitcoin?
9:42 The network effect
11:29 A system that exhibits complex behavior
13:12 Hierarchal vs decentralized systems
15:41 Why does bitcoin matter?
22:17 Bitcoin technology
25:07 You cannot stop money that is information
28:41 The emergence of additional layers of bitcoin
33:48 Peer to peer payments
35:41 Peer to peer lending
37:11 Peer to peer crowdfunding
37:35 Issues of crime and money laundering on bitcoin
40:17 We have the opportunity not to bank the other 6 billion but to unbank all 7 billion of us
42:27 Q&A: How is the transaction limit gonna scale up? How do we protect ourselves from scams?
49:21 Q&A: Your thoughts regarding a 51% attack
51:35 Q&A: How do you implement electronic voting?
53:28 Q&A: Best way to secure your bitcoin
1:06:07 Q&A: What happens if SHA256 is broken?
1:12:47 Q&A
1:13:44 Q&A
1:15:33 Q&A
1:22:29 Q&A: Anonymity and fungibility
1:30:37 Q&A: Can you explain the application of the bitcoin platform in sending secure messages
1:32:26 Q&A: What percentage of your net worth do you keep in bitcoin?
1:33:30 Q&A: Where do I see bitcoin a year from now?

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: https://amzn.to/2xcdsY9

Translations of MASTERING BITCOIN: https://bitcoinbook.info/translations...

THE INTERNET OF MONEY, v1: https://amzn.to/2ykmXFs

THE INTERNET OF MONEY, v2: https://amzn.to/2IIG5BJ

Translations of THE INTERNET OF MONEY:
Spanish, 'Internet del Dinero' (v1) - https://amzn.to/2yoaTTq
French, 'L'internet de l'argent' (v1) - https://www.amazon.fr/Linternet-large...
Russian, 'Интернет денег' (v1) - https://www.olbuss.ru/catalog/ekonomi...
Vietnamese, 'Internet Của Tiền Tệ' (v1) - https://alphabooks.vn/khi-tien-len-mang

MASTERING ETHEREUM (Q4): https://amzn.to/2xdxmlK
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