Trust without centralization, digital cash without identity, and the currency commons beyond corporations. In this talk, Andreas clarifies what “trustless” means and explains why we should avoid departing from a realm where people can pay people without intermediaries imposing their political choices into every transaction. He also argues that cashlessness represents a fundamental shift in the relationship between people and money, people and the state, people and corporations.

This talk took place on May 31st 2017 for the ‘Talk and Trade’ meetup at the Blockchain Centre in Melbourne, Australia: https://antonopoulos.com/event/talk-and-trade-bitcoin-melbourne/

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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 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.

THE INTERNET OF MONEY, v1: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Internet-Money-collection-Andreas-Antonopoulos/dp/1537000454/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8

MASTERING BITCOIN: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mastering-Bitcoin-Unlocking-Digital-Cryptocurrencies/dp/1449374042

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Outro 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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37 COMMENTS

  1. It's not fair to say any people from a nation don't deserve bitcoin. Individuals from 95% of the globe, just need make a choice to take action to use Bitcoin in any form. They deserve it, the poorest people deserve us using it the most, because it's possible the most tangible modality and modalities to fight poverty…and oppression

  2. cashless society controlled by the 'banks' is so dangerous , having the authorities controlling your ability to buy food and just live on a day to day basis is a possibility in a time of crisis or political unrest just because you don't agree with there views
    buy bitcoin give a big fuck you to the system and control !!

  3. I am helping my friends to open bitcoin wallet, sending them some bitcoins to start with and to learn more about it. It is always funny to answer questions about how is it working, how do I pay with it and etc.. Regarding the bitcoin sell panic that is right now going on, that is those who bought at 2800usd and higher and now there is panic that bitcoin is going to go down even more. Well panic is everywhere right now. People cant you just wait few more days until august the 1st? Price will go again up, that is sure. Great video again with great comment about what and how Mr. Antonopoulos, waiting for next one.

  4. I'm still fairly new to this topic…I don't see how if Bitcoin is such a transparent system how we cannot trace back to the original creator. Can someone start a cryptocurrency today, totally anonymous like Satoshi Nakamoto? And no one can figure out who started it?

  5. Everywhere I look, people are just being like: "uhh uhh bitcoin went down 10%, uhh bitcoin didn't %5341 up in a week, crypto is over"… I really wish everyone would start caring more about the real issue here. Bitcoin is much more than a tool to gamble your fiat currency, it's fucking freedom, it's real power to real people. Once you understand this, you'll hodl no matter what; and in the end, will be rewarded for such. Thanks Andreas for enlightening us.

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