Crypto-Winter to the North, Crypto-Summer to the South
Channel: aantonop
Date: 09/03/2019

In this talk, Andreas takes note of the difference in perspective between those in the northern vs. southern hemispheres regarding the current state of Bitcoin and the broader cryptocurrency market. Then he addresses the question about what success looks like, and how the road to monopolies and regulatory capture is based on the assumption of a zero-sum game. In contrast, for a real free market and an open creative commons, principles are the most valuable differentiator.

NOTE: At 11:36, I mentioned "maximalism." The beliefs and values associated with being a "maximalist" are varied and not necessarily equal or compatible with those of the rent-seeking business attitude I was describing in that portion of the talk.  If you are unfamiliar with the concept, I talked more about it with Stephen Livera here: https://stephanlivera.com/episode/53

This talk is featured in The Internet of Money volume 3, which can be purchased in multiple languages in paperback, ebook, or audiobook: https://aantonop.io/tiomv3ebooks/

Chapters
0:00 Introduction
1:55 Crypto-winter and crypto-summer
4:30 The reason why crypto is so important
7:12 Markets operate as a zero-sum game
9:06 Free markets
10:05 The holy grail of business: a monopoly
12:35 The open-source culture
20:01 This space was built by people who love what they do, who pour their passion and creativity into their work.
21:06 Principles are your most important competitive differentiator a company or project in our space has. Do you know why?
23:44 We are building a beautiful alternative for the world, a creative commons and a festival of innovation.

This talk took place on January 29th 2019 as part of a community event at Paseo la Plaza in Buenos Aires, Argentina: https://antonopoulos.com/event/buenos-aires-event/

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