Centrally controlled currencies were not the norm for most of human history, and in many small-scale human societies today it is still not the norm. Will people in more barter-based, technologically illiterate economies be able to adopt cryptocurrencies like bitcoin? What does the type of money people use say about their level of social organisation? Why are abstract forms of money the most useful for trade on large scales?

This is part of a talk which took place at Pebble Beach for the Capgemini CXO Forum on November 1-3rd 2017 in Monterey, California.

RELATED:
The Stories We Tell About Money – https://youtu.be/ONvg9SbauMg
The Killer App: Engineering the Properties of Money – https://youtu.be/MxIrc1rxhyI
Decentralization and the Architecture of Trust – https://youtu.be/wSRN8PUhHX0
Blockchain vs. Bullshit: Thoughts on the Future of Money – https://youtu.be/SMEOKDVXlUo
Money as a System-of-Control – https://youtu.be/FyK4P7ZdOK8
Worse than Useless: Financial Surveillance – https://youtu.be/n4F-h4xuXMk
Bitcoin: Where the Laws of Mathematics Prevail – https://youtu.be/HaJ1hvon0E0
Hard Promises, Soft Promises: Promoting Autonomy Instead of Authority – https://youtu.be/UJSdMFPjW8c
Open Blockchains for Cashless Developed Economies – https://youtu.be/eo-0BgrKxiI
The Digital Currency Commons – https://youtu.be/nYBKWrqR4I8
The Killer App: Engineering the Properties of Money – https://youtu.be/MxIrc1rxhyI
Decentralized power, leaderless governance – https://youtu.be/E5VbDlQTPzU
Is Bitcoin a democracy? – https://youtu.be/TC3Hq76UT5g
Will governments ban cryptocurrencies? – https://youtu.be/LIQkuF_I5Xo
Could governments take over exchanges? – https://youtu.be/9PrJQeKl9w4
The Switzerland of currencies – https://youtu.be/pV83Qmy578c
The separation of money and state – https://youtu.be/jGmtRA9S7_Y
Unstoppable code – https://youtu.be/AQx3E3F8Kz4
Global financial crisis (GFC) – https://youtu.be/JU3gNC_ZPKM

Andreas M. Antonopoulos is a technologist and serial entrepreneur who has become one of the most well-known and 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

[NEW] THE INTERNET OF MONEY, v2: https://www.amazon.com/Internet-Money-Andreas-M-Antonopoulos/dp/194791006X/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

Subscribe to the channel to learn more about Bitcoin & open blockchains!

If you want early-access to talks and a chance to participate in a monthly LIVE Q&A with Andreas, become a patron: https://www.patreon.com/aantonop

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/)

source

37 COMMENTS

  1. I'm sorry but that answer to the mans barter question sounded really intelligent but was just a complete evasion of the actual question.
    He spent 3 minutes explaining what barter is, and then says, 'so it's not barter because there are smart contracts'… spending less than 30 seconds on the ACTUAL answer. The man asked how it's different from barter, not what the DEFINITION of barter is.
    I'm still lost for how something that drops and rises by 50% every week differs from the bananas as a solid value system.

  2. Interesting talk about phones and crypto currency. Telcoin are putting phone currency on the blockchain right now for people who don't have access to banks.

  3. Will you come to India? Have a lot of questions. Is there any place where you take questions in text? I have one particular question which isn't answered in your texts and I imagine that YouTube comment will be too short for you because your answers are comprehensive, the way I like it. Do you have an email ID where you take questions?

  4. Your rhetoric is ok. Tho, personally, I see moneys as simply the common denominators most used within a barter system. We still barter with moneys. But, hey, these ill-defined terms, so no real disagreement.

  5. …and then someone or something disables the cell phone network and down the drain goes all that digital ‘barter’. Even in the remote jungle. Even on Nokia phones. The big hurricanes of 2017 left utter devastation in their path and anyone relying on some form of digital payment infrastructure now curses it. Just sayin’. Caution. Be safe.

  6. As digital asset networks grow you will be able to send and receive payments in whatever you like instantaneously, becoming a form of digital barter. No one should have to hold money, since it has not intrinsic value.

  7. Ok when I'm depressed and a little bit worried about Bitcoin price and future I simply listen to Andreas and then I get confident again. This guy is a genius. Who already thought that Andreas could be one of the Bitcoin founders? That would be tremendous…

  8. Andreas, I respect the shit out of you and am thankful for everything you done. Everything you say about money and bitcoin and governments makes complete sense. But,

    How can you say with straight face that Brazilians in a village with 1$ smart phones will use Bitcoin when transactions are more then 1$ for over a year now? Thanks.

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here