As did the Dodo, so shall we go-go
In this talk and the follow-up Q&A, Andreas advocates for protecting and expanding access to universal basic finance, explains why the question of how cryptocurrencies should be regulated is a distraction, and that eradicating cash will not affect the
If money is a language, Bitcoin is English.
Would companies try to blacklist coins that have been mixed with CoinJoin? What is taint? What is wallet fingerprinting?
Are there “social good” use cases for Bitcoin and open blockchains, like women’s rights or escaping economic chaos? Is there a distinction between legality and morality? How do we progress in adoption outside of first-world economies? Building basic on-ramp
What is a hierarchical deterministic (HD) wallet? How are paper wallets different from hardware wallets? Which of the Bitcoin wallets and/or clients (mobile, desktop, hardware) is best for storing coins? Are hardware wallets with Bluetooth secure? Regarding desktop wallets,
In this talk, Andreas covers the five pillars of open blockchains: Open Borderless Neutral Censorship-Resistant Public
How do zero knowledge proofs work? How do you create a zero knowledge proof transaction? Are they computationally difficult? Are privacy coins useful in authoritarian environments? Will MimbleWimble displace Zcash? What implications does the Zcash inflation vulnerability have for
What is the life cycle of a transaction, from wallet to inclusion in the Bitcoin blockchain? This question is from the second session of MOOC 11, which took place on February 7th 2019. If you want early-access to talks
Do you think it is a problem that Bitcoin private keys can be destroyed, in terms of a store-of-value? Should we redistribute bitcoin which hasn’t moved for a long period of time? Should we do something about lost coins?
What are your thoughts on Facebook Coin and JPM Coin? Are you worried about the prospect of corporate or central bank coins? What will their impact be? Will they compete against open blockchains/cryptocurrencies? Short answer: They are not the
What is the Halvening and why does it happen every four years? What will be the long-term trends in Bitcoin as the block reward gets smaller? Is the Halvening important in terms of the market activity? If you would
