In this talk, Andreas addresses the speculation about what will be the “next Bitcoin” or the “next Ethereum.” Echoing previous talks like ‘Invest in Education Instead of Speculation,’ he argues that the... Read more »
In this talk, Andreas examines the morality of technology and the politics of fear, including former President Barack Obama’s infamous statement that broad adoption of strong encryption would be like having “a... Read more »
Do you think it is a problem that Bitcoin private keys can be destroyed, in terms of a store-of-value? Should we re-distribute bitcoin which hasn’t moved for a long period of time?... Read more »
Could bitcoin becoming the world’s reserve currency? Will it be more than digital gold? Why did gold not work out as a medium of exchange? Should we desire mainstream adoption if bitcoin... Read more »
What are the barriers to adopting cryptocurrencies, and what will be the most popular use cases for them in the next five to ten years? Science fiction didn’t quite anticipate the evolution... Read more »
How can we foster adoption locally in order to make Bitcoin more global? Timing is important; first help the people who need it most. You can only ignore money until it stops... Read more »
How secure is Google Authenticator? What are some hardware two-factor authentication options? When will these hardware security options become cheap enough for frontier markets? These questions are from the HoshoCon event and... Read more »
What is the CVE-2018-17144 vulnerability in the Bitcoin Core client? How did such a critical bug happen? What should we do about it? Please see the following about upgrading your node to... Read more »