In this talk, Andreas looks at how cashless countries like Norway could benefit from Bitcoin and the blockchain ecosystem, such as open access to and flexibility of payment options, and a stable store of value independent of national interests, on a global scale.

This talk took place at The Nordic Creators’ Community (@MESHnorway) for Oslo Blockchain Day on April 25th 2017 in Oslo, Norway: https://www.meetup.com/blockchangers/events/230837354/

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Beyond National Money – Zurich March 2016 – https://youtu.be/V_RS9Lh_rBY
The Killer App: Engineering the Properties of Money – https://youtu.be/MxIrc1rxhyI
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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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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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37 COMMENTS

  1. NO PIPE DREAM BIG BANG TALK :>) A true (un)polished multifaceted passionate Crypto diamond!
    Modern Robin Hood of Economy. Well educated, interested, experienced Metaphorical connecting our financial past and future from with passion!
    From Technical, Biological, Medical, Economical, Anthropological and IT perspective. Very enriching for navigating (financial) life! Greeting from Amsterdam

  6. I would really like to see a chart of adreas's sub count if anyone has that information. I remember when I first went down the rabbit hole a couple of months ago it was only like 11k subs. Seems be highly correlated with the price of BTC. Thanks

  12. Another great talk Andreas. Just wanted to mention that the leap straight to decentralised public blockchain infrastructure is far too great for companies to make.
    Just like the intranets you mention helped companies ease into the water, so do private version blockchains… which will eventually become public.
    Keep up the good fight! 🙂

  17. idk andreas, this sounds like a pipe-dream. sure ethereum can achieve something by trial and error, let's say something they find works and attracts lots of money, now a bug is found, ethereum forks again. idk, this sounds like it can not work because it is too complicated, it seems a too ambitious of a project. and then there is the governance issue you mention, the ICO for ethereum itself was a securities trade, if this cow gets too fat, regulators will slaughter it, at least fierce regulators like the US' – I really like the idea of ethereum, but I think bitcoin currently has the only golden ratio of complexity and useability, and it will do contracts as well. so basically what will happen is bitcoin will offer a slimmed down version of what ethereum offers, maybe even on a 2nd layer (most likely) and not mess with the basics. this is a recipe for success, and ethereum is a nice inspiring project, for bitcoiners, but little more. also the emergence of bitcoin, and the disappearance of its inventor, give many bitcoin holders the hope that there really is nobody in charge. who is in charge of ethereum? vitalik and the ethereum foundation (switzerland?) come to mind. take all I said with a grain of salt, I am far from being an expert, I just try to use common sense.

  25. Hey so, Can we say the future of mass adoption of bitcoin will necessitate something which the bible describes as a mark or device which everyone needs to have in order to buy or sell ? if the bible is at all right then the future of money would have to be blockchain perhaps right? This prophecy is based on the fact that money control falls into the wrong hands… BUT a lot of people do go along with this system. So that would be the hodlers yea ? im hodling but come time i have to take a mark or implant or face death… ill choose death. for this would be nothing but the mark of the beast. the antichrist is the man of lawlessness, of decentralisation (but he ends up being the center).

  28. Great explanation once again, Andreas. The power of learning is instantly or eventually understanding, accepting and furthering the purpose and properties of an invention.
    Most official institutions, corporations, consortiums etc, are not open nor egalitarian, but built on dependence of people in their roles of civilians and customers, hence having little use for the tech called blockchain imperative to Bitcoin's intents and purposes rooted in disintermediation and independence of people.

  31. great speach. would like to your hear toughts on bitcoin cash v bitcoin segwit, will both prevail ,which is more true to satoshis vision,etc?

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