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If talking about currencies, network systems and internet security is something that scares you, then you are about to have your mind blown.
This week’s episode of London Real brings you Andreas Antonopoulos‚ technologist, serial entrepreneur and world Bitcoin expert.
If you’ve heard of Bitcoin, you may still believe this digital currency is only used by drug-dealers, terrorists and pornographers. Andreas addresses the bad press Bitcoin has received and is adamant that it’s about to change.
As he points out, this is part of the journey of any new cutting edge technology. The big paradox at the heart of Bitcoin is that it simulates a coin made from precious metal, i. e. it’s rare. It doesn’t immediately make sense to have a digital thing be rare, as everything in the digital world can be copied ad infinitum.
Confused? Well, you’ve come to the right place! Andreas’s genius is in making complex economic and digital concepts understandable.
If you are baffled by how a currency that trades in the real world can simply be invented from scratch in the ether of the internet, don’t worry, it’s all here. During the episode, Andreas lead us from his first discoveries of Bitcoin to his now widely accepted expertise, and his evangelism for the currency. Andreas insists, however, he is not selling Bitcoin.
He simply wants to open up the dialogue about the future of money, and reveal to ordinary people the scope of the technology. As Andreas says, he’s not in this for the money. He is in it because he loves having “a front row seat in the making of history”. One thing that might surprise you about Andreas is how approachable and likeable he is.
For a guy who spends his life talking about computer systems and economics, he’s remarkably easy to communicate with. He’s candid, passionate about what he does, and his optimism about Bitcoin is infectious.
Even if you struggle with talk about currencies, computer networks and financial security, you’ll come away from this week’s episode a believer. Andreas not only cares about Bitcoin, he cares that YOU care also.
Tune in to watch a fascinating person unravel the cutting edge of money in the digital age.
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00:00 | Trailer
02:04 | Brian’s thoughts on the episode
05:56 | Brian’s Introduction
06:30 | London Real’s relationship with Max Keiser and Bitcoin
08:12 | Background to Bitcoin revelatory moment for Andreas
11:56 | Satoshi Nakamoto, who (he or she) created the first network centric platform
12:34 | Bitcoin is the first application of the invention there are so many more possible applications
14:54 | Andreas’ fugue type state of complete obsession whilst searching for deeper understanding
16:59 | Why is it that criminals become the early adopters of new technology
19:23 | Government’s connivance
19:42 | Dread Pirate Roberts, the Silk Road and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)20:51 You can’t get stabbed over TCP/IP
23:58 | The Silk Road was the best peer reviewed marketplace
25:00 | Best quality and best repeat business
27:08 | How Andreas has successfully used his skill to further knowledge of Bitcoin
29:16 | Dichotomy of the volatility in value of Bitcoin tracking interest in Bitcoin
33:44 | The amount of Bitcoins existing and why it doesn’t matter
36:05 | What Bitcoin miners do
38:11 | Difficulty in explaining Bitcoin to the everyday consumer
40:34 | What Andreas is able to purchase with Bitcoin
43:13 | Transformational possibilities of cross border transactions is why Andreas is in Bitcoin
48:22 | How long will his vision take to materialise
49:35 | The amount of investment in the Bitcoin space
53:45 | Competition from other payment opportunities such as Apple Pay and Facebook messenger
57:47 | How does Andreas choose his involvement in Bitcoin
1:00:23 | Why is his a dangerous job, seemingly acting as a lightning rod to certain individuals
1:03:43 | Andreas’ view of what caused the Greek financial crisis and its relationship with Bitcoin
1:12:51 | What is the 20 year outlook for crypto economy space
1:15:00 | A self-driving, self-owning Uber taxi
1:19:14 | What happens to the world economy when you bring 6 billion new productive but disconnected people, online
1:22:51 | Success secrets
1:23:46 | London is great, but is it heading for walled courtyards with guards and slum cities around
1:29:15 | Phone call to the 20 year old Andreas
1:30:09 | Best advice Andreas has ever received
1:33:16 | Advice to young people who want to advance cryptocurrencies
1:35:57 | What it is like being on the Joe Rogan show three times
1:39:15 | Brian’s summing up.
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