This interview by Stephan Nilsson (founder of Norway Bitcoin and Blockchain Association) took place at the Kasbah Hub on April 27th 2017 in Oslo, Norway: https://norgesbitcoinforening.no/intervju-andreas-m-antonopoulos-oslo/

QUESTIONS | TOPICS

0:49 – What are better ways to spread knowledge about Bitcoin and blockchain technology to young people (15-25 years old), especially in Nordic countries?
4:09 – What would you say to technicians and programmers who say “this will never scale”? Will the propose solutions work?
8:16 – The interest and marketing hype in “blockchain technology” has exploded. What are your thoughts on Hyper Ledger and the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance? Is this disruptive innovation?
14:21 – Ethereum is planning to switch over from proof-of-work to a proof-of-stake (PoS) algorithm. Is PoS secure, at scale?
18:49 – What is your opinion about the role and risks of patents, patent strategies, and patent trolling in the blockchain ecosystem?
23:22 – Should there be a separation between money and state? What role will blockchains play in a “perfect” economical / social order? What are the issues for democracy when government operations are decoupled from tax revenue?
27:23 – Should countries create national cryptocurrencies?
31:44 – What can the general population do to secure themselves in the event of an economic collapse? Is Bitcoin an exit / safe haven?
Should investors diversify their investment portfolio?
36:44 – Which centralised services in the financial sector should be decentralised? What will the impact be?
40:20 – What is the role of drama and adversarial debate in the global, decentralised community?

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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.

Follow on Twitter: @aantonop https://twitter.com/aantonop
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

[NEW] MASTERING BITCOIN, 2nd Edition: https://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Bitcoin-Programming-Open-Blockchain/dp/1491954388

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Videography: Videography & Production: Caroline Nilsson, Asbjørn Buarøy – Knokefive Productions, Jessica Nilsson
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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21 COMMENTS

  1. Warning Cryptocurrency exhanges are scam that are ill equipped to deal with the general public .. I am writing the authorities after my experience the last 2 weeks of scam crypto exchange after scam crypto exchange that does not respond with zero customer support.. Crypto looks to be a money laundering SCAM for banks .. THEY shut out the general public.. I couldn't buy a crypto right now if my life depended on it this 2 weeks of this crap.. I have it all documented as well.. Cryptos are going down

  2. Only time "govt" and "benevolent" should be used in the same sentence is governments are NOT benevolent. Govt is a collection of individuals who fall prey to the same old adage of "power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely."

    Knowing that, decentralized systems not dependent on humans being benevolent to function is the most ideal system a society can work with.

  3. Sorry, but Sweden is a scandinavian country – and you couldnt have a better example of an intrusive, centralized government quasi socialist state that has come to control every aspect of personal life – even using tax payers money to make people "want to get rid of cash payments", so that every financial transaction can be traced – and taxed!
    I'm sure banks are under the influence of "well-meaning" politicians as well – with the widly know effects of paths paved with good intentions …

  4. If even Scandinavian countries are taking an interested in Bitcoin, then that's a good sign for the future of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology more generally.

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