Bitcoin scaling, on-chain vs. off-chain. Trustless second layer technologies. Lightning Network. Requiring a super-majority to make changes to the protocol, while others make trade-offs toward centralisation. Store-of-value. Different leagues of scaling and governance.
Chapters
0:00 Second layer technologies
2:02 Scaling on-chain transactions
3:09 You don't have scaling problems until you have scale
5:55 Systems that are cheaper today are cheaper today because they haven't been used to the same level as bitcoin
The first question is from a talk which took place at the Blockchain Africa Conference on March 2nd 2017 at the Focus Rooms in Johannesburg, South Africa:
http://blockchainafrica.co/speakers/andreas-m-antonopoulos/Watch the full talk here:
https://youtu.be/SMEOKDVXlUoThe second question is from a talk which took place on July 7th 2017 at a Bloktex event hosted by the Wisma BeeOn Group in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia:
https://antonopoulos.com/event/the-future-of-money-kuala-lumpur-malaysia/Watch the full talk here:
https://youtu.be/HaJ1hvon0E0RELATED:
SegWit, scaling, and consensus -
https://youtu.be/Jc7mrR6AAtoThe Lightning Network -
https://youtu.be/vPnO9ExJ50AThe Internet will eat your business -
https://youtu.be/DXLZSgf4b8QFee markets, SegWit, and scaling -
https://youtu.be/zxt-FLzZPhgAltcoins and the scaling debate -
https://youtu.be/slbpdW-H3ykDoes Lightning need SegWit? -
https://youtu.be/qQuNv_qx1xsScaling is a moving target -
https://youtu.be/pT9kJq_OgrkWhat is the role of nodes? -
https://youtu.be/fNk7nYxTOyQRules versus Rulers -
https://youtu.be/9EEluhC9SxEMicrofinance and streaming money -
https://youtu.be/xs6hUcfuX9wIs Bitcoin a democracy? -
https://youtu.be/TC3Hq76UT5gAn Evolutionary Perspective on Currency -
https://youtu.be/G-25w7Zh8zkThe Lion and the Shark: Divergent Evolution in Cryptocurrency -
https://youtu.be/d0x6CtD8iq4Open source as cross pollination -
https://youtu.be/JTHV6PA-Dw8Andreas M. Antonopoulos is a technologist and serial entrepreneur who has become one of the most well-known and well-respected figures in bitcoin.
Follow on Twitter: @aantonop
https://twitter.com/aantonopWebsite:
https://antonopoulos.com/He is the author of two books: “Mastering Bitcoin,” published by O’Reilly Media and considered the best technical guide to bitcoin; “The Internet of Money,” a book about why bitcoin matters.
THE INTERNET OF MONEY, v1:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Internet-Money-collection-Andreas-Antonopoulos/dp/1537000454/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8MASTERING BITCOIN:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mastering-Bitcoin-Unlocking-Digital-Cryptocurrencies/dp/1449374042[NEW] MASTERING BITCOIN, 2nd Edition:
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