How big will the Bitcoin blockchain get? How will optimisations that conserve space affect growth, while keeping full nodes affordable to run? Why should we add second layers for microtransactions instead of moving to altcoins? What design trade-offs will we make regarding scalability, decentralisation, privacy, and smart contracts? Is “Satoshi’s vision" outdated and an appeal to authority? These questions are from MOOC 9.6 and 9.7 sessions, which took place on March 23rd and March 30th 2018 respectively. Andreas is a teaching fellow with the University of Nicosia. The first course in their Master of Science in Digital Currency degree, DFIN-511: Introduction to Digital Currencies, is offered for free as an open enrollment MOOC course to anyone interested in learning about the fundamental principles. If you want early-access to talks and a chance to participate in the monthly live Q&As with Andreas, become a patron: https://www.patreon.com/aantonop RELATED: Measuring Success: Price or Principle - https://youtu.be/mPMsbgWl9p4 Decentralised Globalisation - https://youtu.be/QoiR4aNbTOw Investing in Education instead of Speculation - https://youtu.be/6uXAbJQoZlE Beyond Price: Bitcoin's Impact on the Future - https://youtu.be/rvwVbRQ5Ysc The Lion and the Shark: Divergent Evolution in Cryptocurrency - https://youtu.be/d0x6CtD8iq4 Wallet design and mass adoption - https://youtu.be/WbZX6BDZJHc Mass adoption and peer-to-peer commerce - https://youtu.be/n9qIAEFS-Qs Scaling strategies and adoption - https://youtu.be/dML1a_Ek9Kw Lightning Network scaling - https://youtu.be/4KiWkwo48k0 Layered scaling and privacy - https://youtu.be/4w-bjUhpf_Q Scaling complex systems - https://youtu.be/dm9m1oQr6Ks Scaling, trust, and trade-offs - https://youtu.be/vCxmHwqyJWU Scaling is a moving target - https://youtu.be/pT9kJq_Ogrk Price volatility and store of value - https://youtu.be/wzzZT95ijTo Why I earn bitcoin instead of buying - https://youtu.be/Ci7TyD8jETY Job opportunities with cryptocurrencies - https://youtu.be/89_p4pDlQtI Inspiring cryptocurrency projects - https://youtu.be/WW8norCKUbE From barter to abstract money - https://youtu.be/KYsppZoHguQ Crossing the chasm of theoretical vs. real need - https://youtu.be/yIR0OBEAaUE Remittances and smuggling in Venezuela - https://youtu.be/RRXecXfWARw How long until mainstream adption? - https://youtu.be/y3cKBDBabtA What is the biggest adoption hurdle? - https://youtu.be/jHgyHF3F2TI Bitcoin as everyday currency - https://youtu.be/xYvvSV4mjH0 Hyperbitcoinization - https://youtu.be/AB5MU5fXKfo Andreas M. Antonopoulos is a technologist and serial entrepreneur who has become one of the most well-known and respected figures in bitcoin. Follow on Twitter: @aantonop https://twitter.com/aantonop Website: https://antonopoulos.c ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ub2LoTcYV54

Talk recorded on January 27th 2015, at the O'Reilly Radar Summit "Bitcoin and the Blockchain" in San Francisco, CA. A talk about bitcoin, network architecture, decentralization, innovation, and the economics of open systems. Video is licensed CC-BY Keywords/phrases: What do you think of the argument that Bitcoin can only have either secure or cheap transactions? More worried about optimization of the blockchain today. Lessons from "concern journalism" on Ethernet, IP, storage, etc. assuming technology is static. Problems are opportunities. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3sEcuCc9fg

In this talk, Andreas looks at the importance of charity and building infrastructure to facilitate remittances, while it is being stifled not only by the parasitical and immoral financial class but the overbearing and inefficient system of monetary regulations which have only made these problems worse. He also argues that being able to honestly express ourselves and participate in a community through our currency choices matters more to adoption than the sovereign authorities who think they still have a monopoly on value. Currency is an emergent artifact of a social species. This #throwback talk took place on April 25th 2014 as part of 'Dogecon SF' event at the Automattic space in San Francisco, California: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dogecon-sf-by-follow-the-coin-in-partnership-with-the-creator-of-dogecoin-and-the-dogecoin-registration-11325686433 If you want early-access to talks and a chance to participate in the monthly live Q&As with Andreas, become a patron: https://www.patreon.com/aantonop RELATED: Bitcoin's Origins and the Genesis Blockade - https://youtu.be/cagoyF3WePo Money As A System-of-Control - https://youtu.be/FyK4P7ZdOK8 Worse Than Useless: Financial Surveillance - https://youtu.be/n4F-h4xuXMk The Currency Wars and Bitcoin's Neutrality - https://youtu.be/Bu5Mtvy97-4 Money as a Language and the Multi-currency Future - https://youtu.be/bVEMa7YkefY Measuring Success: Price or Principle - https://youtu.be/mPMsbgWl9p4 Why Open Blockchains Matter - https://youtu.be/uZPIz3ArQww Decentralised Globalisation - https://youtu.be/QoiR4aNbTOw Investing in Education instead of Speculation - https://youtu.be/6uXAbJQoZlE Beyond Price: Bitcoin's Impact on the Future - https://youtu.be/rvwVbRQ5Ysc Wallet design and mass adoption - https://youtu.be/WbZX6BDZJHc Mass adoption and peer-to-peer commerce - https://youtu.be/n9qIAEFS-Qs Price volatility and store of value - https://youtu.be/wzzZT95ijTo Why I earn bitcoin instead of buying - https://youtu.be/Ci7TyD8jETY Job opportunities with cryptocurrencies - https://youtu.be/89_p4pDlQtI Inspiring cryptocurrency projects - https://youtu.be/WW8norCKUbE From barter to abstract money - https://youtu.be/KYsppZoHguQ Crossing the chasm of theoretical vs. real need - https://youtu.be/yIR0OBEAaUE Remittances and smuggling in Venezuela - https://youtu.be/RRXecXfWARw How long until mainstream adption? - https://youtu.be/y3cKBDBabtA What is the biggest adoption hurdle? - https://youtu.be/jHgyHF3F2TI Bitcoin as everyday currency - https://youtu.be/xYvvSV4mjH0 Hyperbitcoinization - https://youtu.be/AB5MU5fXKfo Andreas M. Antonopoulos is a technologist and serial entrepreneur who has become one of the most well-known and respected figures in bitcoin. Follow on Twitter: @aantonop https://twitter.com/aantonop Website: h ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHXrxDIpuVM

Wait, I have to pay taxes on crypto-to-crypto trades AND selling bitcoin, ethereum tokens, or other cryptoassets for fiat?!? Maybe. In many places, you owe taxes on the money you make from investments - yes, taxes on crypto investments. In the last bull market, lots of people got rekt because they didn’t know the basics about taxes and crypto investments. But you can learn from their mistakes! While Andreas isn't a tax professional, in this video he explains some of the ways people have gotten hurt in the past and how you can avoid those pitfalls. Watch this if you're planning to sell or trade bitcoin, ether, or any other crypto investment. This isn't tax advice, Andreas is not a tax professional. If you're concerned about these issues (and you probably should be) then find an attorney or accounting professional in your area who can teach you about local laws that apply to you and your specific trading activities. Chapters 0:00 Down The Rabbit Hole: Capital gains taxes 1:52 39.6% marginal tax for long term capital gains for people making more than a million dollars a year 3:12 How capital gains taxes work in the US 5:40 How marginal rates work 9:37 There is danger from getting a whole bunch of taxable events from trading 12:10 Knowledge is power 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_confirmation=1 JOIN this YouTube channel to become a YouTube Community Member and access custom emoji and other perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJWCJCWOxBYSi5DhCieLOLQ/join BECOME a Community Builder: https://patreon.com/aantonop LEARN from Andreas in one of his popular Workshops which will teach you practical crypto skills. There’s even a FREE Intro to Bitcoin & Open Blockchains to get you started. https://aantonop.io/takeaworkshop Taxes. Since cryptocurrency is global and borderless, it touches every tax system in the world. Many people who are just getting into trading don't understand taxes or the implications of how they might owe a lot of money. During 2017 and 2018, many people faced huge unexpected tax bills, the money they thought they made, they didn't really have. Watch this video to learn more about marginal tax rates, capital gains, and losses, and much more. You can also learn from one of aantonop's many books. Andreas has written three technical books for developers about blockchain technology, Mastering Bitcoin, Mastering Ethereum, and Mastering the Lightning Network (2021) published by O’Reilly Media. He’s also written The Internet of Money Series books, which explain why bitcoin, ethereum, and open blockchains matter. About aant ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9vEZwT8T0o