Interview: "The Bitcoin Protocol"

In this interview, Andreas answers questions about Bitcoin's development into a secure, borderless system that is already influencing geopolitical relations and decision-making, and why the banks' attempt to offer "blockchains in a bottle" is mostly a re-run of the boring and isolated intranets failing to compete against the innovation of the open internet. 0:17 - What is the potential for bitcoin to address financial inclusion? 1:58 - What will bitcoin's impact be on countries like Greece, Cyprus, Argentina, Venezuela, and China? 4:36 - How does Bitcoin's consensus algorithm and architecture determine its properties? 6:44 - Is Bitcoin a success story in terms of decentralisation? 7:54 - Is Bitcoin's governance system efficient? Is inefficiency bad? 9:20 - What are the most interesting upcoming developments? Technical: Time-based scripts, Segregated Witness, Schnorr signatures, Lightning Network, etc. Social: remittances, cross-border payments 14:10 - What big challenge does Bitcoin face in the next few years? 15:46 - What kind of regulations should we expect in the next few years? Who / what will be the focus or target? 18:17 - What is your advice for developers interested in Bitcoin, Ethereum, or blockchains in general? 19:12 - Is the blockchain the most interesting part of Bitcoin? 21:47 - Do big banks and other financial companies really need blockchains? 24:44 - Why are open blockchains more innovative? This interview with Vidal Chriqui, "Le protocole Bitcoin," took place in October 2016 during the Merkle Conference in Paris, France: http://www.merkleconference.com/ Watch my talk from the event: https://youtu.be/SVdIbtWPYw4 RELATED: Consensus Algorithms, Blockchain Technology, and Bitcoin -https://youtu.be/fw3WkySh_Ho What is Consensus: Rules Without Rulers - https://youtu.be/2tqo7PX5Pyc Advanced Bitcoin Scripting -- Part 1: Transactions & Multisig - https://youtu.be/8FeAXjkmDcQ Advanced Bitcoin Scripting -- Part 2: SegWit, Consensus, & Trustware - https://youtu.be/pQbeBduVQ4I Bitcoin: Where the Laws of Mathematics Prevail - https://youtu.be/HaJ1hvon0E0 Forkology: A Study of Forks for Newbies - https://youtu.be/rpeceXY1QBM Andreas M. Antonopoulos is a technologist and serial entrepreneur who has become one of the most well-known and respected figures in bitcoin. Follow on Twitter: @aantonop https://twitter.com/aantonop Website: 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=UTF8 [NEW] THE INTERNET OF MONEY, v2: https://www.amazon.com/Internet-Money-Andreas-M-Antonopoulos/dp/194791006X/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8 MASTERING BITCOIN: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mastering-Bitcoin-Unlocking-Digital-Cryptocurrencies/dp/1449374042 [NEW] MASTERING BITCOIN, 2nd Edition: https://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Bitcoin-Programming-Open-Blockchain/dp/1491954388 Subscribe to the channel to learn more about Bitcoin & open blockchains! Videography: Blockchain Révolution (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXIS-fb8eZTQC3pWZE_ko2g) Outro Music: "Unbounded" by Orfan (https://www.facebook.com/Orfan/) Outro Graphics: Phneep (http://www.phneep.com/) Outro Art: Rock Barcellos (http://www.rockincomics.com.br/)