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Andreas M. Antonopoulos is an early pioneer, adopter & educator in the Bitcoin/Crypto space if you have not heard of him.

He is BRILLIANT.  

If you get a little lost listening to him, do not worry.  The guy is SO smart and well spoken.  

He routinely puts out some of the best information going.  He speaks plainly and simply with some humour!

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-- Andreas' Logo he uses for his branding, he is fun.  That is the top of his head, looking down.  

LOL.  

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He travels the world preaching the Bitcoin, Liberty, Crypto and Blockchain gospel and is one of the most well respected lecturers and teachers in the crypto world!  

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*Today's Video & Notes by Andreas:*

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4p4iMqmxbQ&feature=em-uploademail



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*Notes on this video from Andreas:*

What is mining? Does it work as a business model? Mining - particularly regarding proof-of-work cryptocurrencies like bitcoin - provides industrial infrastructure via special purpose, high performance computing with application specific integrated circuits (ASICs) to ensure security of the network. 

But the media don't describe it like that, because talking about the "dark web" gets more clicks and sells newspapers. The early internet was also described as an obscure technology only for geeks and criminals. People are afraid of change and we're still in the early days of cryptocurrencies.




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RELATED:

Forkology: A Study of Forks for Newbies -

 https://youtu.be/rpeceXY1QBM




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##### <center> Divisibility and deflationary monetary policy -

https://youtu.be/xhLgxX_wU6E


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### <center> RELATED VIDEOS:

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 <center> Hardware, Software, Trustware -

https://youtu.be/Etyjc1JdmFU

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#### <center> Hot vs. cold wallets -

https://youtu.be/Aji_E9sw0AE

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#### <center> Ethereum, ICOs, and Rocket Science -

https://youtu.be/OWI5-AVndgk


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#### <center> Investing in Education instead of Speculation -

https://youtu.be/6uXAbJQoZlE


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#### <center> ICOs and financial regulation -

https://youtu.be/Plu_WX3Gs8E

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#### <center> Initial coin offerings (ICOs) -

https://youtu.be/Q5R8KuxV4A0

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#### <center> The token ICO explosion -

https://youtu.be/vdaW8NtJXuQ

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#### <center> Altcoins and the scaling debate -

https://youtu.be/slbpdW-H3yk

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#### <center> Irreversibility and consumer protection -

https://youtu.be/R107YWu5XzU

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#### <center> How much bitcoin do you have? -

https://youtu.be/DJtM9mR7cOU

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#### <center> TheDao: Why failure is necessary for learning -

https://youtu.be/2KZTx8IYc9s

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#### <center> Steemit, Yours Network, and future social platforms -

https://youtu.be/ntoJNuzlTSA


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##### <center> The Lightning Network -

https://youtu.be/vPnO9ExJ50A

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##### <center> Lightning, full nodes, and miners -

https://youtu.be/dlJG4OHdJzs

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##### <center> Bitcoin & Blockchain in Norway -

https://youtu.be/5ODDCx6VL2Y

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##### <center> What happens to transaction fees when the block reward is zero? -

https://youtu.be/FffX32ENGKc

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##### <center> Rules vs. Rulers -

https://youtu.be/9EEluhC9SxE

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##### <center> Governance and the transaction fee market -

https://youtu.be/gdknUUVOdHU

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##### <center> Scaling is a moving target -

https://youtu.be/pT9kJq_Ogrk

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##### <center> Why we should worry about optimization, not scaling -

 https://youtu.be/J3sEcuCc9fg

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##### <center> Altcoins and the scaling debate -

https://youtu.be/slbpdW-H3yk

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##### <center> The Scaling Rites of Passage -

https://youtu.be/rZi86_ovB3Y

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##### <center> Is Bitcoin development centralised? -

https://youtu.be/7hm4Ro4wdTk

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### <center> QUESTION & ANSWER:

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The separation of money and state -

 https://youtu.be/jGmtRA9S7_Y

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##### <center> The end of vampire-squid financing -

 https://youtu.be/yyXOQG5iNWo

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### RELATED:



Why we should worry about optimisation, not scaling - https://youtu.be/J3sEcuCc9fg
The Lightning Network - https://youtu.be/vPnO9ExJ50A
Lightning, full nodes, and miners - https://youtu.be/dlJG4OHdJzs
Bitcoin, Lightning, and Streaming Money - https://youtu.be/gF_ZQ_eijPs
Rules vs. Rulers - https://youtu.be/9EEluhC9SxE
The Scaling Rites of Passage - https://youtu.be/rZi86_ovB3Y
Altcoins and the scaling debate - https://youtu.be/slbpdW-H3yk
Unlimited vs. Cypherpunks - https://youtu.be/5adgo4-32HU



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### QUESTION & ANSWER:


Scaling is a moving target - https://youtu.be/pT9kJq_Ogrk
ICOs and financial regulation - https://youtu.be/Plu_WX3Gs8E

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### <center>  RELATED:


What happens to our bitcoins during a hard fork? - https://youtu.be/sNR76fWd7-0
The dangers of hard forks in protocol evolution - https://youtu.be/vxEHRvhJKvA
Hard forks and the cultural mulligan - https://youtu.be/KT-7APasANI
Open source as cross-pollination & consensus through collaboration - https://youtu.be/JTHV6PA-Dw8
The Lion and the Shark: Divergent Evolution in Cryptocurrency - https://youtu.be/d0x6CtD8iq4
Bitcoin: A new species of money - an evolutionary perspective on currency - https://youtu.be/G-25w7Zh8zk
Evolving layered technologies in cryptocurrecy - https://youtu.be/13Iff4d3p3k
The Scaling Rites of Passage - https://youtu.be/rZi86_ovB3Y
Ethereum: Consensus vs. Immutability - https://youtu.be/OGGW9ozE-ys
LTB Live: TheDAO, ETH, Soft-Fork, DoS and what's next - https://youtu.be/epWjD6mlBVs
Unlimited vs. Cypherpunks - https://youtu.be/5adgo4-32HU


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##### <center> 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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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-Mon...

MASTERING BITCOIN: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mastering-Bi...



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