Blockchain vs. Bullshit: Thoughts on the Future of Money [Classic Bitcoin & Open Blockchain Talk]

aantonop · 383.3K views · 2017-04-22 · 30:20

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Overview

Andreas Antonopoulos explains how to tell Bitcoin-style blockchains from corporate blockchain hype. He argues the goal should be de-banking everyone rather than banking the unbanked.

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HN commenters recommend it as a corrective to enterprise blockchain marketing and as an explanation of what makes Bitcoin distinctive.

Recommended by 3 HN people across 3 months · HN mentions 2017–2017

Topics

Cryptography Futurism & technology and society

What people said

tlrobinson · 2017-12 · Strong recommendation
Andreas Antonopoulous has a great talk on this: [VIDEO] Spoiler: nothing, “blockchain” is one piece of what makes Bitcoin interesting.
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dpc_pw · 2017-07 · Strong recommendation
How pointless. The whole point of Bitcoin was to have uncensorable, decentralized asset that can be used to exchange value without any trust etc. That is the only reason we endure this utterly shitty and inefficient blockchain thing, and we exchange money for this otherwise pointless online points. I have no problem with ETH as cryptocurrency / smart contract platform. But this whole Enterprise Ethereum Alliance is just one big BS. Etherum community is trying to pump ETH value by associating with brand names, and corporations are trying to pump their stock value by presenting themselves as innovative. BS - empty words and marketing gimmicks. Just read through that page. Just watch Blockchain vs. Bullshit: [VIDEO]
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Ninn · 2017-08 · Recommendation
This sound like just another case of misunderstanding the core technology. I can recommend watching: [VIDEO]
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