Bitcoin Q&A: Who Is Satoshi Nakamoto  - Andreas M. Antonopoulos -
Channel: Icey Bit
Date: 17/12/2017

"Satoshi Nakamoto" is the pseudonym used by the person(s) who created Bitcoin. We do not know who they are, whether they are still alive, whether it was more than one person, whether they were a 'good person' or a 'bad person.' Geometric proofs and Euclid's identity. You know parallel lines don't intersect in a three-dimensional space because when you studied the proofs in school, you started from certain axioms, and if they were violated there was an absurd outcome. The axioms hold true not because Euclid told us they do, but because we have independently verified their truth. Bitcoin works not because Satoshi Nakamoto said so, but because we have independently verified the operations underpinning it and continue to use it ourselves. It does not matter who Satoshi is, any more than it matters who Euclid is.

This is part of a talk which took place at the JW Marriott Sahar (International Airport) on March 26th 2017 in Mumbai, India: https://www.townscript.com/e/bitcoin-...

QUESTION & ANSWER:
How do I secure my bitcoin? -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gZTub3O_NQ
The rules of Bitcoin (part 1) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYc1PBiJW1M
The rules of Bitcoin (part 2) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72k8I8qQfHc
SegWit, scaling, and consensus - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cdx2dLDqyo4
Inspiring cryptocurrency projects - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTtQyM6qGgQ
ICOs and responsible investment - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipefHl_h9y0

RELATED:
Bitcoin for Beginners - 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqW3VGcTUus
Blockchain for Beginners - 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMoc4zU39hM
Hard Promises, Soft Promises: Promoting Autonomy instead of Authority - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MB0dbjWlc5Q
The Stories We Tell About Money - 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s31_ayXkmWg
Blockchain vs. Bullshit: Thoughts on the Future of Money - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJcsIsC_Bwg
The revolution in trust - 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkwqpE1N6Ew
The War on Cash and Crypto - 
https://youtu.be/BAlRKfvBnvw
Migrating to post-quantum cryptography - 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dG-a6Sl7Dg4
Forkology: A Study of Forks for Newbies - 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZDq-l9G3Jc
The Lion and the Shark: Divergent Evolution in Cryptocurrency - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DCUtApXRfs
What is the role of nodes? - 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtlEiceEsR0
Governance trade-offs in decentralised systems - 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q48F02fUoOU
Why are decentralised networks resistant? - 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i67BG5ScNTs

Smartphone wallets for iOS and Android:
- Mycelium https://mycelium.com/
- Copay https://copay.io/
- Airbitz https://airbitz.co/

Hardware Wallets:
Ledger Nano S http://amzn.to/2lsDbG7
Trezor http://amzn.to/2Cs0R5B
Keep Key http://amzn.to/2Ctlhex
Ledger Blue http://amzn.to/2CkdMc2

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

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He is the author of several books: “Mastering Bitcoin,” published by 
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Outro Graphics: Phneep (http://www.phneep.com/) 
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