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: https://www.coinscrum.com/event/coins...

Chapters
0:00 Introduction
3:52 What is the killer app of bitcoin?
8:16 What do we do on the blockchain?
9:48 What is the important application?
10:40 Privacy and security
14:03 Bitcoin and Ethereum
16:02 What is the killer app of Ethereum?
17:44 Learning from failure
21:16 Startups
25:08 You can't be a jack of all trades
26:48 The privileged
29:03 We have to lay strong foundations
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: 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

Music: "Unbounded" by Orfan (  / grassfedbitcoin  )
Outro Graphics: Phneep (http://www.phneep.com/)
Outro Art: Rock Barcellos (http://www.rockincomics.com.br/)
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