Blockchain vs. Bullshit: Thoughts on the Future of Money [Classic Bitcoin & Open Blockchain  Talk]
Channel: aantonop
Date: 2017-04-22

In this talk "Blockchain vs. Bullshit - Thoughts on the Future of Money," Andreas outlines the necessary criteria that will help you distinguish bitcoin blockchains from bullshit, and why the goal of developing this technology should not be "banking the unbanked" but rather de-banking all of us.

This talk is featured in The Internet of Money volume 2, which can be purchased in multiple languages in paperback, ebook, or audiobook: https://aantonop.io/tiomv2ebooks/

Chapters
0:00 Introduction
2:30 The hype and empty promises around "blockchain" 
4:45 Reconsidering info security, research in applied cryptography 
7:13 Blockchains vs. databases 
8:33 The essence of Bitcoin: revolutionizing trust 
10:24 Open blockchains are the only ones that matter 
13:12 Censorship resistance and other important characteristics 
14:05 Criteria: blockchain or bullshit? 
15:45 Fundamentally changing the allocation of trust 
16:43 Permissioned "distributed ledgers" are boring & insecure 
21:48 Hey Wall Street, Anonymous is coming for your keys 
23:06 Promising opportunities, solving the unsolvable problems 
24:50 The 3 elements to success in this industry 
27:44 The necessary steps to mature out of infancy 

QUESTION & ANSWER:
Hot vs. cold wallets - https://youtu.be/Aji_E9sw0AE
The revolution in trust - https://youtu.be/iWfpxB3HZOY

RELATED:
Blockchain for Beginners - https://youtu.be/i9nUMvpT2rM
How to get people to care about security - https://youtu.be/Ji1lS9NMz1E
Welcome to TrustNet - https://youtu.be/Rrj8sjHJthU
Hardware, Software, Trustware - https://youtu.be/Etyjc1JdmFU
Initial coin offerings (ICOs) - https://youtu.be/Q5R8KuxV4A0
What are the most exciting recent developments? - https://youtu.be/bCG5og_LwZY
Trust, promise of value, and intrinsic utility - https://youtu.be/Cxc9ybot9oM
The oxymoron of national blockchains - https://youtu.be/qSIBFBq9tRs
Private chains misunderstand the fundamental value of blockchains - https://youtu.be/haKVaGHKQJM

This keynote talk took place at the Blockchain Africa Conference on March 2nd 2017 at the Focus Rooms in Johannesburg, South Africa: http://blockchainafrica.co/speakers/andreas-m-antonopoulos/

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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Website: https://antonopoulos.com/

He is the author of: “Mastering Bitcoin,” published by O’Reilly Media and considered the best technical guide to bitcoin; "Mastering Ethereum," also published by O'Reilly Media and is a programmers guide to the Ethereum network; and “The Internet of Money,” a series of books about why bitcoin matters.

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MASTERING BITCOIN, 2nd Edition: https://amzn.to/2xcdsY9

Translations of MASTERING BITCOIN: https://bitcoinbook.info/translations-of-mastering-bitcoin/

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-largent-Andreas-M-Antonopoulos/dp/2856083390
Russian, 'Интернет денег' (v1) - https://www.olbuss.ru/catalog/ekonomika-i-biznes/korporativnye-finansy-bankovskoe-delo/internet-deneg
Vietnamese, 'Internet Của Tiền Tệ' (v1) - https://alphabooks.vn/khi-tien-len-mang

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

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