Investing in Education Instead of Speculation Video

Unlike speculation in crypto-currencies, investing in skills is permanent, transferable across chains, long term and empowering. In this talk Andreas looks at education and training in the bitcoin and blockchain space and how it can enrich your life in a sustainable way.

Chapters
0:00 Introduction
0:32 Misunderstandings in bitcoin
3:31 Investing in cryptocurrencies
4:55 Investing in skills and knowledge
7:49 Leafcutter ants
9:54 Proof of work
11:24 We are creating something that will change human society
12:07 Bitcoin will introduce a seed of disruptive innovation in every industry
16:57 Achieving the real goal
19:51 Be the fool that is right
21:26 Q&A starts
22:11 Any comments on the DAO?
27:00 The hype around blockchain is out of sync with the implementations
30:21 Alternative consensus mechanisms that are being proposed in different blockchain environments and how it impacts public and private blockchains
33:09 Mainstream adoption

This talk took place on June 20-21, 2016 at the Blockchain Training Conference (in collaboration with The Bitcoin Foundation and CryptoCurrency Certification Consortium) within the MaRS Discovery District in Toronto, Canada.

More on punctuated equilibrium & an evolutionary perspective on currency: https://youtu.be/G-25w7Zh8zk?t=6m3s

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