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Mining Difficulty – Simply Explained

Mining Bitcoin or Ethereum is a hard task for your computer. But why? And what does the difficulty have to do with the security of blockchains? Learn all about blockchains, consensus algorithms and why difficulty adjustment is crucial to keep everything operating at an optimal (and safe) level.

Bit2Me

13 July, 2020

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Supply Chain on Blockchain Overview – Pre-Conference Webinar

Dr Valéri Natanelov (https://www.linkedin.com/in/valerinatanelov/) gives an overview of Supply Chain on Blockchain. This talk is the pre-conference webinar for the Supply Chain on Blockchain Conference, July 15, 2019, in Brisbane, Australia.

Bit2Me

2 July, 2020

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The Killer App: Engineering the Properties of Money

In this talk, Andreas justifies why money is the “killer app” for blockchain technology and how a foundation of commerce must be developed before we move into the other exciting use cases beyond money. He also drives home that as we engineer these cryptocurrencies, we must grow our understanding of the fundamental properties of money. […]

Bit2Me

30 July, 2019

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Bitcoin for Beginners

This is the first part of a talk which took place on February 22nd 2017 at the inaugural Bloktex Conference pre-event, hosted at Technology Park in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: https://antonopoulos.com/event/kualalumpur/ RELATED: A collection of my talks on Bitcoin – https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPQwGV1aLnTthcG265_FYSaV24hFScvC0 A collection of Q&A on various topics in Bitcoin – https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPQwGV1aLnTsHvzevl9BAUlfsfwFfU7aP Andreas M. Antonopoulos is […]

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30 July, 2019

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Forkology: A Study of Forks for Newbies

Sponsored by: BitRocket.co, Optiver, Veredictum.io, BitPOS.me, and Get Paid In Bitcoin AU In this talk, Andreas introduces newcomers to the emerging scientific speciality of “forkology,” or the study of forks, how blockchain ecosystems change over time, and the game theory of competing consensus models. He covers not only the various types of forks but the […]

Bit2Me

30 July, 2019

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The Digital Currency Commons

Trust without centralization, digital cash without identity, and the currency commons beyond corporations. In this talk, Andreas clarifies what “trustless” means and explains why we should avoid departing from a realm where people can pay people without intermediaries imposing their political choices into every transaction. He also argues that cashlessness represents a fundamental shift in […]

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30 July, 2019

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Bitcoin: Where the Laws of Mathematics Prevail

In this talk, Andreas speaks about Bitcoin as a system of commerce that is the culmination of decades of research into cryptography and digital currencies, and how it achieves digital scarcity through proof-of-work and decentralized consensus. He argues that Bitcoin is powerful because it is where the laws of mathematics prevail to deliver robust security, […]

Bit2Me

30 July, 2019

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Open Blockchains for Cashless Developed Economies

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 […]

Bit2Me

30 July, 2019

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