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 Swiss bank account your pocket.” He argues that the same fear mongering is being used to target journalists and whistleblowers who use these same tools to expose war crimes.
CORRECTION: At 3:18, I quote former President Obama’s keynote at the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival. While the quote was interpreted to have an impact on Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, he was not specifically talking about cryptocurrencies. Instead, the statement was made in the context of the Apple vs. FBI legal battle, and whether consumer devices like the iPhone should have strong encryption that the government can’t crack.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/obama-government-cant-access-phones-223422581.html
This talk was delivered on June 23rd 2019 for the Bitcoin Association Switzerland’s meetup in Zürich, Switzerland: https://www.meetup.com/Bitcoin-Meetup-Switzerland/events/260442996/
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Andreas M. Antonopoulos is a technologist and serial entrepreneur who has become one of the most well-known and respected figures in Bitcoin. He is the author of “Mastering Bitcoin,” “The Internet of Money” series, and “Mastering Ethereum.”
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MASTERING BITCOIN, 2nd Edition: https://amzn.to/2xcdsY9
Translations of MASTERING BITCOIN: https://bitcoinbook.info/translations-of-mastering-bitcoin/
THE INTERNET OF MONEY, v1: https://amzn.to/2ykmXFs
THE INTERNET OF MONEY, v2: https://amzn.to/2IIG5BJ
Translations of THE INTERNET OF MONEY:
Spanish, ‘Internet del Dinero’ (v1) – https://amzn.to/2yoaTTq
German, ‘Das Internet des Geldes’ (v1) – https://amzn.to/2LEiyqO
German, ‘Das Internet des Geldes’ (v2) – https://amzn.to/2VCzse5
French, ‘L’internet de l’argent’ (v1) – https://www.amazon.fr/Linternet-largent-Andreas-M-Antonopoulos/dp/2856083390
Russian, ‘Интернет денег’ (v1) – https://www.olbuss.ru/catalog/ekonomika-i-biznes/korporativnye-finansy-bankovskoe-delo/internet-deneg
Vietnamese, ‘Internet Của Tiền Tệ’ (v1) – https://alphabooks.vn/khi-tien-len-mang
MASTERING ETHEREUM: https://amzn.to/2xdxmlK
Music: “Unbounded” by Orfan (https://twitter.com/grassfedbitcoin)
Outro Graphics: Phneep (http://www.phneep.com/)
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