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  Where Can You Find Jobs That Pay in Bitcoin?

  by Bitcoin Videos Added 2 years ago 238 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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  Bitcoin Q&A - How can I be sure my hardware wallet has deleted my mnemonic phrase?

  by Bitcoin Videos Added 2 years ago 217 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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  Checking in on Bitcoin’s Lightning Network (Episode 490) SOB

  by Bitcoin Videos Added 2 years ago 210 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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  Fake NFT Sales - Known Scam - Don't Get Fooled

  by Bitcoin Videos Added 2 years ago 187 Views / 0 Likes

  This video is an excerpt from the patron-only March 2023 Q&A session where various patrons asked about NFTs, Bitcoin, Ethereum, and much more. In this section, Andreas discusses the well-known scam where an NFT owner will churn demand by purchasing their own tokens in an effort to create the illusion of demand. Don't fall victim to this scam. COMMENT below and let us know what you think of the video. Post your follow-up questions there too! SUBSCRIBE

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

  by Bitcoin Videos Added 2 years ago 179 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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  Is Axie Infinity's Play to Earn Economic Empowerment or Exploitation?

  by Bitcoin Videos Added 2 years ago 177 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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  Balancing the "Spice Level" of Risk and Reward With Bitcoin, Ether, and Altcoins

  by Bitcoin Videos Added 2 years ago 173 Views / 0 Likes

  Help me help my people! How do you recommend interacting with friends/acquaintances who are newer to crypto and who are chasing gains in altcoins while being hesitant to Bitcoin? Thoughts on long term success of Bitcoin vs. altcoins?  Andreas compares investment risk to adding spice to your stew. How spicy do YOU want your stew? Chapters 0:00 How do you recommend interacting with friends/acquaintances who are newer to crypto and who are chasing gains

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  The Real Truth About Bitcoin's Energy Usage

  by Bitcoin Videos Added 2 years ago 172 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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  Life on Bitcoin - 2021 Edition

  by Bitcoin Videos Added 2 years ago 164 Views / 0 Likes

  In the early days of Bitcoin, a few idealistic individuals attempted to live entirely on the bitcoin currency. Nine years and an abundance of technological developments later, is an entirely closed-loop bitcoin economy possible, or even useful? Join hosts Jonathan Mohan, Stephanie Murphy and Andreas M. Antonopoulos as they reflect on bitcoin’s evolution as a currency and commodity. In the early days, an era of retail adoption as merchants began to acc

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  Bitcoin security, NFTs, El Salvador's Volcano Bond, and more! - December 2021 Q&A

  by Bitcoin Videos Added 2 years ago 163 Views / 0 Likes

  In this Bitcoin and Open Blockchain Q&A, Andreas M. Antonopoulos answers questions about Bitcoin, NFTs, Security, Lightning Network, and More! 00:00 Start of Stream 00:47 Start of Sound 2:36 What are 3 things you're most optimistic about for Bitcoin in 2022 and what are 3 things that most concern you for Bitcoin in 2022? 10:34 Does quantum computing pose a risk to bitcoin? 12:21 Is it fair to assume that Bitcoin can only be as secure as it's cryptogra

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  The Expert Incentive, or ‘God Save the King of Kong'

  by Bitcoin Videos Added 2 years ago 159 Views / 0 Likes

  On today's episode of Speaking of Bitcoin, correspondent George Frankly explores the expertise paradox through the lens of two very different historical figures. What do 18th century physician Ignaz Semmelweis and professional Donkey Kong player Billy J. Mitchell have in common? The experts were wrong. – This episode was written, performed and edited by George Frankly with additional production support by Adam B. Levine. Our theme song comes courtesy

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  Bitcoin and Open Blockchain Open Topic Livestream with Andreas - Audio Only - August 2021

  by Bitcoin Videos Added 2 years ago 158 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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  For the Last Time, Stop Using Paper Wallets!

  by Bitcoin Videos Added 2 years ago 152 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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  BIP119, EU regulatory attack, El Salvador, and much more in Q&A with aantonop (April 2022)

  by Bitcoin Videos Added 2 years ago 151 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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  The Jokes Wear Thin as Inflation Becomes Normal (SOB Episode 491) (Re-release)

  by Bitcoin Videos Added 2 years ago 151 Views / 0 Likes

  “We’re in the upside-down world. The time value of money is negative. Debts are assets and revenue streams are liabilities.” Join hosts Adam B. Levine, Stephanie Murphy, Jonathan Mohan and Andreas M. Antonopoulos for a wide-ranging conversation about the current realities of inflation. They discuss the challenge inflation presents to policymakers, the growing likelihood of major disruption and what you can do to prepare. This conversation took place i

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  On National Adoption of Bitcoin

  by Bitcoin Videos Added 2 years ago 151 Views / 0 Likes

  El Salvador’s decision to make bitcoin legal tender shocked the world. Earlier this week the rapidly-developed and adopted bitcoin law went live, kicking off what seems primed to be an era of accelerated change unlike anything seen in our lifetimes. Join hosts Adam B. Levine, Andreas M. Antonopoulos and Stephanie Murphy for a quick three part discussion on the launch challenges, implications and listener comments from our previous show on the topic. F

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  Big Gaming Signals NFTS Are Closer to Mainstream

  by Bitcoin Videos Added 2 years ago 150 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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  Bitcoin and Open Blockchain Open Topic Livestream with Andreas Antonopoulos - September 2021

  by Bitcoin Videos Added 2 years ago 149 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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  Should I Update the Firmware on My Hardware Wallet? Cryptocurrency Security Explained

  by Bitcoin Videos Added 2 years ago 148 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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  If Facebook Can't Run A Global Currency, Who Could?

  by Bitcoin Videos Added 2 years ago 147 Views / 0 Likes

  A look at global currency, institutional trust, activist monetary policy and all that comes with it. A recent letter addressed to the social media giant from five democratic senators laid it out clearly; There's simply no way Meta (formerly Facebook) will be allowed, much less trusted, to run a supra-national stablecoin. It's a stance many agree with but it brings up a larger and much more controversial question. If one of the biggest, most successful

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

  by Bitcoin Videos Added 2 years ago 145 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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  What is DeFi? What Does Decentralized Finance Actually Mean?

  by Bitcoin Videos Added 2 years ago 144 Views / 0 Likes

  In order to understand decentralized finance, first we need to understand finance. Andreas explains both in this video. 0:00 How do you define decentralized finance? 0:26 What is finance? 1:22 Change or Yield 4:08 Finance itself is somewhat decentralised 5:42 These problems can be solved with cryptocurrencies 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

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  What is Two-Factor Authentication?

  by Bitcoin Videos Added 2 years ago 144 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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  Taproot, Mastering Bitcoin, Coinjoin, & More with Andreas Antonopoulos - November 2021

  by Bitcoin Videos Added 2 years ago 143 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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  The Sure Thing, the Force Multiplier, and the Underdoge

  by Bitcoin Videos Added 2 years ago 143 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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  ReMastering The Lion & the Shark: Bitcoin vs Ethereum: Divergent Evolution in Cryptocurrency

  by Bitcoin Videos Added 2 years ago 142 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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  Will There Be More Than 21 Million Bitcoin?

  by Bitcoin Videos Added 2 years ago 139 Views / 0 Likes

  In this Bitcoin Q&A, Andreas talks about whether or not there will be more than 21 million bitcoin and how the code prevents that from happening. Chapters 0:00 Will there be more than 21 million bitcoin? 1:32 The 21 million cap is not defined in the code 2:15 Progressive reduction in issuance of bitcoin 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 b

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  How Far We've Come (And How Much Stayed the Same)

  by Bitcoin Videos Added 2 years ago 138 Views / 0 Likes

  Today’s show is from a time before the trillion (or even billion) dollar market cap; Before Vitalik had ever spoken the word Ethereum; Before taproot, segwit, stock-to-flow and the institutional investing thesis. In the early days, Bitcoin was the absolute state of the art and the basis for an entirely new and utterly revolutionary form of technology. In this episode you’ll get a peek at how we discussed it before everything that would happen had happ

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  Exit, Voice & Bitcoin

  by Bitcoin Videos Added 2 years ago 134 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

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  Why Cryptoization Scares the IMF (Part II)

  by Bitcoin Videos Added 2 years ago 133 Views / 0 Likes

  This is part two (a bonus episode) of last weeks discussion of "cryptoization" and why the IMF is utterly terrified of it going mainstream. This is episode #486.5 Watch Part 1 here:https://youtu.be/fJ4AbIAxzEw 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 Transi