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Blockchain vs. Bullshit: Thoughts on the Future of Money [Classic Bitcoin & Open Blockchain Talk]
Andreas Antonopoulos explains how to tell Bitcoin-style blockchains from corporate blockchain hype. He argues the goal should be de-banking everyone rather than banking the unbanked.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN commenters recommend it as a corrective to enterprise blockchain marketing and as an explanation of what makes Bitcoin distinctive.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- aantonop
- Topic
- bitcoin and blockchain
- Format
- talk
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 3
- HN mentions in dataset
- 3
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2017–2017
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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How pointless. The whole point of Bitcoin was to have uncensorable, decentralized asset that can be used to exchange value without any trust etc. That is the only reason we endure this utterly shitty and inefficient blockchain thing, and we exchange money for this otherwise …
dpc_pw on Hacker News · 2017-07
In Master Card, Cisco, and Scotiabank Join the Enterprise Ethereum AllianceAndreas Antonopoulous has a great talk on this: [VIDEO] Spoiler: nothing, “blockchain” is one piece of what makes Bitcoin interesting.
tlrobinson on Hacker News · 2017-12
In It's Not Just a Bitcoin Bubble – It's Far WorseThis sound like just another case of misunderstanding the core technology. I can recommend watching: [VIDEO]
Ninn on Hacker News · 2017-08
In Blockchain could fix a key problem in China’s food industry
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