Bitcoin Q&A: Geopolitics and State-Sponsored Attacks
Channel: aantonop
Date: 2018-03-17

What would a state-sponsored attack look like (technological, financial, political, legal, social, etc.)? What is the geopolitical impact of Bitcoin and other decentralised open blockchains?

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0:00 What would a state-sponsored attack look like (technological, financial, political, legal, social, etc.)? 
4:14 If China requires all miners in their country to join a single government control mining pool, can they effectively attack the bitcoin network?
6:35 Western government pumps bitcoin price. What are the pros and cons?
9:04 Do you think that the United States and European Union may be forced to embrace bitcoin due to smaller nations doing it first?
11:14 If you were a state actor that was comfortable say carrying 200 trillion dollars in debt and unfunded liabilities, how would you attack bitcoin given your ability to print money and run deficit?
19:11 What is the geopolitical impact of Bitcoin and other decentralised open blockchains?

The first set of questions are from the patron-only live Q&A which took place on December 16th 2017. The second set of questions are from the patron-only live Q&A which took place on February 24th 2018. The third question is from part of a talk which took place at Pebble Beach for the Capgemini CXO Forum on November 1-3rd 2017 in Monterey, California.  

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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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