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Presented at the Singularity University's Innovation Partnership Program (IPP) 2016, This is an entry level talk about bitcoin by Andreas Antonopoulos.

This interview by Stephan Nilsson (Norway Bitcoin and Blockchain Association) took place at the Kasbah Hub on April 27th 2017 in Oslo, Norway: https://norgesbitcoinforening.no/intervju-andreas-m-antonopoulos-oslo/ QUESTIONS & TOPICS: 0:37 - What are better ways to spread knowledge about Bitcoin and blockchain technology to young people (15-25 years old), especially in Nordic countries? 4:07 - What would you say to technicians and programmers who say "this will never scale"? Will the propose solutions work? 8:14 - The interest and marketing hype in "blockchain technology" has exploded. What are your thoughts on Hyper Ledger and the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance? Is this disruptive innovation? 14:19 - Ethereum is planning to switch over from proof-of-work to a proof-of-stake (PoS) algorithm. Is PoS secure, at scale? 18:37 - What is your opinion about the role and risks of patents, patent strategies, and patent trolling in the blockchain ecosystem? 23:15 - Should there be a separation between money and state? What role will blockchains play in a "perfect" economical / social order? What are the issues for democracy when government operations are decoupled from tax revenue? 27:21 - Should countries create national cryptocurrencies? 31:42 - What can the general population do to secure themselves in the event of an economic collapse? Is Bitcoin an exit / safe haven? Should investors diversify their investment portfolio? 36:42 - Which centralised services in the financial sector should be decentralised? What will the impact be? 40:18 - What is the role of drama and adversarial debate in the global, decentralised community? Support Andreas: antonopoulos.com/donate/ 1andreas3batLhQa2FawWjeyjCqyBzypd Support Andreas by becoming a Patreon www.patreon.com/aantonop Norway Bitcoin- and Blockchain Association www.NorgesBitcoinforening.no www.NorgesBlockchainforening.no This audio is from a video first published under a creative commons licence (CC-BY-SA) by the aantonop YouTube channel www.youtube.com/user/aantonop on 3 Jun 2017 and can be found here: "Bitcoin & Blockchain in Norway - Interview with Andreas M. Antonopoulos" https://youtu.be/5ODDCx6VL2Y creativecommons.org

In this talk, Andreas introduces newcomers to the emerging scientific speciality of "forkology" or the study of the ways in which network protocols can change in open, voluntary blockchain ecosystems, and the game theory of competing consensus models. He covers not only the various types of forks but the agents involved in consensus evolution, grappling in this crazy new world where the traditional menus will no longer do. This talk took place on June 6th 2017 at a joint meet-up with Blockchain Professionals, BitcoinSYD and SydEthereum in Sydney, Australia: https://antonopoulos.com/event/blockchain-professionals-sydney/ Sponsored by: BitRocket.co, Optiver, Veredictum.io, BitPOS.me, and Get Paid In Bitcoin AU TOPICS: 0:53 - The journey into open public blockchains 2:45 - Price increase brings newbies to the rabbit hole 4:00 - The confusing landscape of forks 4:42 - What is a fork? A divergence in perspective 6:23 - No central authority to determine everyone's perspective 7:55 - Growing the chain, block by block 9:00 - Accidental vs. deliberate forks, 51% attacks 9:50 - Hard forks vs. soft forks and changes to consensus rules 11:30 - Open blockchain ecosystems as restaurants 15:20 - No one's in charge, but everyone has to work together 15:57 - Miner-activated vs. user-activated forks 16:40 - User-activated soft fork (UASF) or BIP148 18:43 - Tensions around assertions of power 19:50 - Forking event: risks of double-spend, wipeout, two Bitcoins 24:30 - A game of chicken, throwing the steering wheel away 25:33 - This sounds crazy! Is it all worth it? Support Andreas: https://antonopoulos.com/donate/ 1andreas3batLhQa2FawWjeyjCqyBzypd Support Andreas by becoming a Patreon https://www.patreon.com/aantonop This audio is from a video first published under a creative commons licence (CC-BY-SA) by the aantonop YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/user/aantonop on 24 Jun 2017 and can be found here: "Forkology: A Study of Forks for Newbies" https://youtu.be/rpeceXY1QBM https://creativecommons.org

In this talk, Andreas looks at how cashless countries like Norway could benefit from Bitcoin and the blockchain ecosystem, such as open access to and flexibility of payment options, and a stable store of value independent of national interests, on a global scale. This talk took place at The Nordic Creators Community (@MESHnorway) for Oslo Blockchain Day on April 25th 2017 in Oslo, Norway: https://www.meetup.com/blockchangers/events/230837354/ Support Andreas: https://antonopoulos.com/donate/ 1andreas3batLhQa2FawWjeyjCqyBzypd Support Andreas by becoming a Patreon https://www.patreon.com/aantonop This audio is from a video first published under a creative commons licence (CC-BY-SA) by the aantonop YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/user/aantonop on 13 Aug 2017 and can be found here: "Open Blockchains for Cashless Developed Economies" https://youtu.be/eo-0BgrKxiI https://creativecommons.org