Bitcoin and Unstoppable Code: The Difference Between Can't and Won't
Channel: aantonop
Date: 2019-03-23

In this talk, Andreas discusses what is interesting about both Bitcoin and Ethereum: unstoppable code. He looks at cryptography and decentralized systems as defensive mechanisms to assert and enforce our human rights, and the effect of the Silk Road on the public's perception of cryptocurrencies. He also warns that the Ethereum community will soon need to reconcile diverse ethical codes and legal jurisdictions, and make a decision about whether they will build "won't" or "can't" governance systems. What is the unstoppable code worth running?

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
3:27 Using cryptography as a defensive mechanism in order to claim our human rights
6:36 It seizes power
8:04 What kind of code do we need to build that is unstoppable?
9:38 The Silk Road
15:44 The difference between can't and won't
17:58 Moral relativism
26:20 Oops clause
27:38 Content-based restrictions
30:26 There's no point in building stoppable code

This talk took place on February 16th 2019 at the EthDenver event in Denver, Colorado: https://antonopoulos.com/event/ethdenver/

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