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  Checking in on Bitcoin’s Lightning Network (Episode 490) SOB

  by Bitcoin Videos Added 3 years ago 229 Views / 0 Likes

  The Lightning Network is arguably the most anticipated scaling solution for Bitcoin to date. Why isn’t everyone using it? “Speaking of Bitcoin” hosts Adam B. Levine, Andreas M. Antonopoulos and Stephanie Murphy are joined by Rene Pickhardt, Bitcoin and Lightning Network Developer. The four lead a conversation on the still in development yet rapidly growing Lightning Network. It’s a second-layer network that enables fast, secure, private and inexpensiv

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  Bitcoin and Open Blockchain Livestream Q&A with Andreas M. Antonopoulos - February 2022

  by Bitcoin Videos Added 3 years ago 175 Views / 0 Likes

  Looking for an entertaining, trustworthy, unbiased opinion on bitcoin and open blockchains? This is it. During this livestream Andreas will answer questions about bitcoin and open blockchains, like Ethereum and the lightning network. Andreas never talks investment but if you want to learn about the technology then don't miss this event. BECOME a Patreon Community Builder: https://patreon.com/aantonop JOIN this YouTube channel: https://aantonop.io/yout

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  Is Axie Infinity's Play to Earn Economic Empowerment or Exploitation?

  by Bitcoin Videos Added 3 years ago 200 Views / 0 Likes

  Has decentralized gaming just created virtual menial labor? Join hosts Adam B. Levine, Jonathan Mohan and Andreas M. Antonopoulos as they dive into the world of Axie Infinity and the growing global meta economy. Axie Infinity, a Pokémon-esc play-to-earn game on the Ethereum blockchain, has exploded in popularity around the world. The primary user-base has remained grounded in the Philippines as Filipinos from all walks of life buy, borrow, breed, trad

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  ReMastering The Lion & the Shark: Bitcoin vs Ethereum: Divergent Evolution in Cryptocurrency

  by Bitcoin Videos Added 3 years ago 162 Views / 0 Likes

  Are Ethereum and Bitcoin competing with each other? Learn why Ethereum and Bitcoin are both the apex predators of their own environments in this video from our ReMastering series. The original version of this talk took place on September 18th 2016 at the Silicon Valley Ethereum meetup in Mountain View, California: https://www.meetup.com/EthereumSiliconValley/events/233988744/ COMMENT below and let us know what you think of the video. Post your follow-

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  BIP119, EU regulatory attack, El Salvador, and much more in Q&A with aantonop (April 2022)

  by Bitcoin Videos Added 3 years ago 165 Views / 0 Likes

  Well this one is a doozy. It starts with the BIP119 controversy, it's got a couple of rants including one about the EU's latest regulatory attack on wallets and another about El Salvador. There are questions about hardware wallets, security, and so much more. Enjoy this livestream from April 24, 2022. As a reminder, these are Andreas' current opinions, which are always subject to change given new compelling evidence. Watch and learn, ad-free, thanks t

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  Why Is the IMF Afraid of Cryptozation? (Part I of II)

  by Bitcoin Videos Added 3 years ago 133 Views / 0 Likes

  SOB #486 Why Is the IMF Afraid of Cryptozation? The IMF has outlined yet another set of concerns it holds about crypto. Is crypto really the problem, or is the IMF just afraid of the things it cannot control? Join hosts Adam B. Levine, Jonathan Mohan and Andreas M. Antonopoulos as they dissect the October global financial stability report from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) subtitled “COVID-19, Crypto and Climate: Navigating Challenging Transit

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  Can Stablecoins Survive? (SOB Episode 492)

  by Bitcoin Videos Added 3 years ago 155 Views / 0 Likes

  Join hosts Adam B. Levine and Stephanie Murphy along with special guest Josh Scigala, CEO of Vaultoro, for a wide-ranging exploration of the growing asset class of "Stablecoins." On this episode of Speaking of Bitcoin we discuss: The possibility of central banks or regulators banning private 1:1 stablecoins. The challenges faced by early, decentralized, overcollateralized stablecoins. How negative interest rates will drive 1:1 stablecoins into fractio

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  The Real Truth About Bitcoin's Energy Usage

  by Bitcoin Videos Added 3 years ago 193 Views / 0 Likes

  In this ReImagined Q&A, Andreas explains the correlation between Bitcoin mining's energy consumption and environmental regulations, and why Bitcoin isn't the villain. This Q&A was originally part of the May 2021 Livestream Q&A, made by possible by Patreon Community Builders. Chapters 0:00 What's the real truth about Bitcoin's usage of renewable and non-renewable energy? 1:21 Wasted energy 3:12 Governments need to regulate and tax carbon 5:26 Bitcoin i

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  Big Gaming Signals NFTS Are Closer to Mainstream

  by Bitcoin Videos Added 3 years ago 175 Views / 0 Likes

  With NFTs continuing their rapid advance into mainstream cultural awareness, how much is FOMO (fear of missing out) and how much is real? This time Andreas M. Antonopoulos, Stephanie Murphy, Jonathan Mohan and Adam B. Levine discuss the evolving battle lines in the nascent world of triple-A gaming NFTs and whether these early announcements are a signal or just noise. Later, the hosts explore the still-to-come moment when the behemoths of game publishi

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  The Ups and Downs of Crypto Loans (Speaking Of Bitcoin Episode 496)

  by Bitcoin Videos Added 3 years ago 123 Views / 0 Likes

  On this episode of "Speaking of Bitcoin", join hosts Adam B. Levine, Andreas M. Antonopoulos, Stephanie Murphy and Jonathan Mohan for a discussion about loans in the world of crypto. HODL. It's crypto-land philosophy for not selling your preferred token even when things look their most bleak. But where philosophy intersects with real-world concerns like shelter, food and the niceties of life, tactics have emerged offering both opportunities and risks.

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  ReImagined Bitcoin Q&A - Should You Consolidate UTXOs?

  by Bitcoin Videos Added 3 years ago 125 Views / 0 Likes

  Learn in this educational video from Andreas M. Antonopoulos when and how to consolidate Bitcoin UTXOs, also known as Unspent Transaction Outputs. There are plusses and minuses to different consolidation approaches with Bitcoin, so if you're wondering if and when to consolidate, this video explains consolidation of Bitcoin change in your wallet. Chapters 0:00 Is it advisable to consolidate small amounts of bitcoin received over time to different addre

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  Should I Update the Firmware on My Hardware Wallet? Cryptocurrency Security Explained

  by Bitcoin Videos Added 3 years ago 168 Views / 0 Likes

  Your private key doesn't leave a hardware wallet, so why do you need to update the firmware? In this video, Andreas explains how firmware updates improve security. Chapters 0:00 The private key never leaves the hardware wallet. Why does it matter to update the device for security and safety? 0:21 The reason why you need a firmware update on your hardware wallet is because from time to time vulnerabilities are discovered. 01:51 Firmware updates is most

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  Bitcoin and Open Blockchain Livestream Q&A with Andreas M. Antonopoulos - March 2022

  by Bitcoin Videos Added 3 years ago 132 Views / 0 Likes

  00:00:00 Introductory video and countdown 00:03:10 Welcome and start of stream (with audio issues) 00:05:00 Audio issues fixed! Start of stream again. 00:06:45 I am interested in multisig wallets but communicating instructions to my heirs how to restore that without compromising my security seems 10x more complicated than a basic passphrase wallet & seedphrase. Can you talk about DIY multisig [Ace] 00:11:20 How do hardware wallet random number generat

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  The Sure Thing, the Force Multiplier, and the Underdoge

  by Bitcoin Videos Added 3 years ago 166 Views / 0 Likes

  Why did a joke cryptocurrency with zero ambition find massive success, yet a calculated military campaign with plenty of ambition turned into a massive failure? With the right leverage, ten men can fight like one hundred, and one coin can spend like a million.

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  IMF and Bitcoin, the Metaverse, Cold Storage, Crypto Taxes & More: aantonop Q&A January 2022

  by Bitcoin Videos Added 3 years ago 148 Views / 0 Likes

  In this livestream, Andreas talks about the IMF and El Salvador, the IMF and Bitcoin, and what it means for a country to adopt bitcoin as national currency. He also answers questions about the metaverse, no not the facebook one, cryptocurrency cold storage and so much more. Chapters 0:00:00 Beginning of stream 0:02:04 Beginning of sound 0:04:13 Three related questions together: Do you believe using BTC as a national currency is a good thing? If so, wh

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  CBDCs: the ULTIMATE Means of Financial Control with Surveillance as a Feature

  by Bitcoin Videos Added 3 years ago 139 Views / 0 Likes

  This short video was taken from Andreas' April 2023 Q&A for patrons, in response to a question about the effects of CBDCs on privacy and the freedoms promised by open finance tools, like bitcoin. Video summary: Today, we're stepping into the world of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs). Unlike decentralized cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, CBDCs are centrally controlled, and they come with strings attached. They will be used to implement anti-money

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  Taproot, Mastering Bitcoin, Coinjoin, & More with Andreas Antonopoulos - November 2021

  by Bitcoin Videos Added 3 years ago 172 Views / 0 Likes

  In this Livestream, Andreas talks about Taproot, Mastering Bitcoin, and Coinjoin. He also talks about Monero, Private Keys, what happens if you lose your mnemonic phrase, and more! Chapters 0:00:00 Start of Stream 0:06:45 Do you think Bitcoin could become the fuel to make the Tor network more decentralized? I would be happy to pay a few sats to have private communications while financially supporting Tor relays. [Giovanni] 0:11:10 Channel update: we j

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  Bitcoin Q&A - How can I be sure my hardware wallet has deleted my mnemonic phrase?

  by Bitcoin Videos Added 3 years ago 232 Views / 0 Likes

  In this Bitcoin Q&A, Andreas explains how to be sure your hardware wallet has actually deleted your mnemonic phrase. 00:00 - Does deleting a mnemonic phrase from a hardware wallet make it impossible to recover? 00:18 - In most cases, deleting means permanant deletion 00:47 - If it's a lot of money, it's safer to destroy the wallet What is a Monthly Q&A Community Builder Livestream? Once a month, Andreas answers community questions on anything related

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  How do you do a DOS attack on your own node? Lightning Network Q&A

  by Bitcoin Videos Added 3 years ago 209 Views / 0 Likes

  How does one do a Denial-of-Service (DOS) attack on their own LN node? Learn from Andreas' mistakes! This Q&A clip is from the August 2021 Livestream. See the whole stream here: https://aantonop.io/august2021qa COMMENT below and let us know what you think of the video. Post your follow-up questions there too! SUBSCRIBE to this YouTube channel and select the bell 🔔 for notifications: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJWCJCWOxBYSi5DhCieLOLQ?sub_confirma

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  For the Last Time, Stop Using Paper Wallets!

  by Bitcoin Videos Added 3 years ago 178 Views / 0 Likes

  Paper wallets are where you record a private key and corresponding bitcoin address as QR codes that are printed onto a piece of paper. They were very popular in the early days of bitcoin, when mnemonic phrases didn't exist. Stop using them. Learn why in this video. Chapters 0:00 Paper wallets is not simply things that you record on paper 0:34 Single key paper wallets 0:59 Paper wallets was extremely popular back then 1:41 It's not okay anymore to use

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  Should You Use Monero for Privacy?

  by Bitcoin Videos Added 3 years ago 141 Views / 0 Likes

  In this Bitcoin Q&A, Andreas discusses the pros and cons of using Monero vs Bitcoin for privacy. This question is from the November 2021 Livestream Q&A: https://youtu.be/d-YWbmDstHI COMMENT below and let us know what you think of the video. Post your follow-up questions there too! SUBSCRIBE to this YouTube channel and select the bell 🔔 for notifications: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJWCJCWOxBYSi5DhCieLOLQ?sub_confirmation=1 JOIN this YouTube chan

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  A Brief History of Bitcoin Tipping (and Where Twitter Fits in it)

  by Bitcoin Videos Added 3 years ago 142 Views / 0 Likes

  This time on Speaking of Bitcoin, join hosts Stephanie Murphy, Jonathan Mohan and Adam B. Levine for a look at bitcoin tipping through the ages. From the dogecoin-like fun and fervor of the early days to the game-changing bridges that first brought it to twitter, the hosts dig into Youtube, Changetip, TechCrunch and more. But what happened to tipping? What was once the raison d'être of the early cryptocurrency experience faded away, as what was though

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  First Practices Aren’t Best Practices (SOB Episode 495)

  by Bitcoin Videos Added 3 years ago 118 Views / 0 Likes

  On this episode of Speaking of Bitcoin, join hosts Adam B. Levine, Andreas M. Antonopoulos, Stephanie Murphy and Jonathan Mohan for a discussion about crypto cycles and consequences. As 2022 kicks into gear many of us are wondering what's in store for bitcoin and the broader crypto markets. Our lives, although our own, are driven by cycles which are often outside of our control. These cycles create the environment in which we each try to find happines

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  Bitcoin Q&A: What's THE mem pool? What happens to unconfirmed transactions if there's a reorg?

  by Bitcoin Videos Added 3 years ago 128 Views / 0 Likes

  This Q&A is an excerpt from an answer Andreas gave during the March 2023 Q&A session for patrons. The question was related to the large reorg that happened during Bitcoin's early days and specifically what happened to the transactions that weren't actually confirmed. During the answer, it became clear that people needed clarification as to what "the" mem pool actually is and what it's not. Hint: there is no "the" mem pool. If you want to join these se

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  What is Two-Factor Authentication?

  by Bitcoin Videos Added 3 years ago 165 Views / 0 Likes

  What is 2-factor authentication (2FA) and why is it important? Authentication means proving who you say you are; 2FA means using two distinct characteristics to prove you are who you say you are. Authentication is an important security feature for everyone using computers, and is vital to understand when holding bitcoin, ether, and other cryptocurrencies. If you hold cryptoassets (Bitcoin, Ethereum, Monero, etc), you need to know about multi-factor au

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  A Brief Look at Bitcoin Maximalism (Speaking Of Bitcoin Episode 497)

  by Bitcoin Videos Added 3 years ago 94 Views / 0 Likes

  On this episode of Speaking of Bitcoin, join hosts Adam B. Levine, Andreas M. Antonopoulos, Stephanie Murphy and Jonathan Mohan for a discussion about the origins and evolution of Bitcoin maximalism. Bitcoin maximalists – the self-described pro-Bitcoin, anti-altcoin faithful – have been around for longer than most modern crypto projects. The term was coined by Vitalik Buterin prior to Ethereum's release. Buterin intended the term to be a direct critic

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  Bitcoin and Open Blockchain Open Topic Livestream with Andreas Antonopoulos - September 2021

  by Bitcoin Videos Added 3 years ago 173 Views / 0 Likes

  0:00:00 Countdown and welcome 0:05:44 Why is it important to have so many nodes? Wouldn't it be sufficient to have enough nodes (say 1000) to be reasonably sure that the miners are not cheating? Are there other reasons why decentralization of nodes is important? 0:11:15 Could you explain the the various types of timelocks and how they can be used together? [Giovanni] 0:16:07 Blockchain, yeah, OK. Sidechains? Drivechains? What? [briz] 0:22:03 How BIPs

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  Where Can You Find Jobs That Pay in Bitcoin?

  by Bitcoin Videos Added 3 years ago 262 Views / 0 Likes

  If you're a freelancer who loves crypto, why not find work that pays you bitcoin? Where can you find these jobs? There are a number of crypto job boards out there, but they come with some risks. Andreas walks through the benefits and pitfalls in this video. 0:00 Do you know any recommended platforms, communities, etc., where people like me can offer our services and get paid in BTC? 0:18 There's are a bunch of services where you can find jobs but you

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  Will Defi Change the World?

  by Bitcoin Videos Added 3 years ago 145 Views / 0 Likes

  In this Bitcoin and Open Blockchain Q&A, Andreas gives his answer and explains how a currency with RIPCORD properties will change the world. Chapters 0:00 Will DeFi change the world? 0:24 Why is bitcoin special? 1:20 RIPCORD 3:59 The other 6.5 billion COMMENT below and let us know what you think of the video. Post your follow-up questions there too! SUBSCRIBE to this YouTube channel and select the bell 🔔 for notifications: https://www.youtube.com/chan

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  Exit, Voice & Bitcoin

  by Bitcoin Videos Added 3 years ago 156 Views / 0 Likes

  Blockchain technology presents opportunities for dissonant opinions, fractionalization and internal reform unmatched in the fiat world. Join hosts Jonathan Mohan, Stephanie Murphy and Andreas M. Antonopoulos as they dissect “Voice and Exit,” or the power and necessity of being able to impact a system, whether financial, social or governmental, and if necessary, leave altogether. “Voice and Exit” was popularized by Balaji Srinivasan in 2013, where Srin