Bitcoin Q&A: The Price of Losing Privacy Video

Privacy is described as a fundamental right now in many countries, but why is financial privacy so hard? How do we make it easier for more people to afford privacy? Does censorship-resistance matter without privacy? What is the historical context informing the demand for privacy and fear of its erosion?

Correction: The quote from Mao Zedong (3:10) is actually "let a hundred flowers bloom" as part of the Hundred Flowers Campaign.

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0:00 Why would I spend more money to not have privacy? It's easier to explain to people, to explain to governments. Do you think that might change again, where we get to a situation where privacy is expensive again?
3:06 Let a hundred flowers bloom
4:50 The other problem with privacy is externalization

This talk took place at the Riga Art Space for the Baltic Honeybadger conference on November 25th 2017 in Riga, Latvia: https://antonopoulos.com/event/baltic-honeybadger-2017/

Watch the rest of the talk here: https://youtu.be/n4F-h4xuXMk

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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=UTF8

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Highlights from "The Internet of Money" (Volume 2): https://youtu.be/Qkjm5E5BeB8

MASTERING BITCOIN: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mastering-Bitcoin-Unlocking-Digital-Cryptocurrencies/dp/1449374042

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