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Hi Andreas, Thanks for being such a fearless champion, unmatched professional and positive force in the industry! My first question is what do you see as bitcoin/cryptocurrency's biggest hurdles to greater consumer & merchant adoption; (irrespective of the banking regime's efforts to discredit a no...

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Hey Andreas, I really respect and honor the great things you have done to get the word out about bitcoin and the blockchain and I have personally learned a lot from you over the last few years... My question is this, Bitcoin no doubt is the grand daddy of blockchain based digital currency and curre...

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Can Bitcoin TPS be increased by reducing the time taken to create blocks eg to 1minute instead of 10 mins, instead of trying to increase the block size? No. There's a delicate balance between the number of times the blockchain forks each day and the propagation frequency of blocks. Faster blocks wi...

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Hi Andreas, Thanks for sparing the time to answer questions, and for everything you've done! I wonder if I could ask what you think bitcoin's prospects are for third world countries? Do you support Marc's idea that bitcoin can change the third world, or is that too idealistic? Yes, the third world ...

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Hi Andreas, Thank you for doing this AMA! Can you speak to the recent price spike and speculate or offer any expertise on why you think the rise happened, and why it came back down, so quickly? Some media obviously pointed to ponzi's (the MMM scheme), some said it was due to China capital control e...

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Do you think spending bitcoins on goods/services is important (as opposed to buy & hold / speculation) and what can we do to increase that spending in the community? Is it important for brick/mortar merchants to accept bitcoin, or should we leave them be and focus on online only? We should focus on...

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Hello Andreas. It seems to me that the current state of affairs is that the places in the world that had seen the most bitcoin awareness (North America and Europe) are the ones who probably need it less. I know you've traveled a lot, so have you seen anything that caught your attention? Is the curr...

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Hey Andreas! One time you mentioned that you started with youtube videos, and you gained a following from there, is that correct? Are any of your early-day youtube posts still available? Would you share the link of some of your first bitcoin videos? Thanks! I maintain a playlist of all my youtube v...

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Hi Andreas......love your passion for and dedication to Bitcoin. I know it's helped me truly understand what Bitcoin is and what it can be and couldn't agree with you more regarding remaining steadfast in bringing awareness to Bitcoins true value and principles, so having said that...... What is th...

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I never really got bitcoin until I read your book. After that, I become interested in the technology and bought a good 5 figures (USD) of bitcoins. I think most of the negativity that comes with it, is due to ignorance. 1. Do you really think that Bitcoin has over 1million active users? It seems to...

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Andreas, Thank you for being the most amazing public speaker the bitcoin community could ever hope for. We are certainly much further along today thanks to your oratory skills. 1. With a background in computer science, coding, and data Communications, how did you acquire your world class public spe...

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Hi Andreas, I was wondering if you had any thoughts on Blythe Masters reinforcing her former boss, Jamie Dimon's bitcoin statements at the very recent Bank of England conference: Blythe Masters: "I came across a quote from the CEO of my alma mater, with which I totally agree. I have to say I think ...

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Hi Andreas, RESPECT How long do you think we shall have to wait for people to see the potential of the 'protocol' outside of currency? For example in connected cars, vehicle networks, ad-hoc networks of microcontrollers, etc. These networks are safety critical, evidently vulnerable and I fear 'Stat...

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Thank you Andreas for all you have done already for the Bitcoin community. What do you think will happen with the miners and network security when the block reward will decrease by half next year and the price stays the same? Do you think this will increase the price? What are is price outlook in g...

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We already have dozens of altcoins as competing money protocols to choose from, and today, bitcoin's politics could theoretically drive fragmentation of the wealth we see in bitcoin in many directions. I'm not sure whether market fragmentation would be a good or bad thing, given this early phase of...

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Hi Andreas, Thank you for you work and sharing knwoledge about bitcoin disruptive technology and the transformation of our society and our lives. May i ask a question about bitcoin, migrants and trust : why migrants doesnt use bitcoin when travelling or moving across borders ? or why doesnt exist e...

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I wonder if you would explain a bit on why private blockchains are not good for the bitcoin community as a whole and also I'd like your thoughts on this blockchain alliance and why it's probably not good for the bitcoin community either. I have a good idea of why but I'd like you to elaborate with ...

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What do you see as the biggest threat to Bitcoin? I've seen you come out in support for larger blocks (correct me if I am wrong). What are your current thoughts on the block size debate? The biggest threat to bitcoin is forgetting the core principles of openness, decentralization and privacy. If we...

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What do you expect to be doing in Bitcoin 5 years from now? In 2020, will you primarily continue to be the world’s leading Bitcoin public speaker, or do you think your time will be spent in more private sector pursuits, with much less frequent flyer miles? What's your Bitcoin goal? I can see myself...

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Hello! I am Andreas M. Antonopoulos. I've been involved in bitcoin for 4 years, 3 of those as my full-time and only occupation. I'm a computer scientist with a Master's degree in Data Communications and have been coding since I was 11. For two decades I was a freelance security consultant, system ad...

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Kristov,

I'm a huge fan of your work. Your consistent and principled defense of privacy are an inspiration to many.

What do you think of "Confidential Transactions", the elements-alpha sidechain feature for privacy?

Andreas

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Hello everyone, I am asking for help and volunteers to make Mastering Bitcoin available in as many languages as possible. As you may know, I worked out a deal with my publisher (O'Reilly Media) to license the 1st edition of the book under a Creative Commons open-source license (specifically CC-BY-SA...

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Good to hear your 'voice' again Charlie! Fungibility is not a luxury, it's a necessity. I've been following Monero for some time now and I like what I'm seeing. The Bitcoin protocol has more potential as programmable money if it co-exists with another public ledger that is private and opaque on the...

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