The Killer App: Engineering the Properties of Money

In this talk, Andreas justifies why money is the "killer app" for blockchain technology and how a foundation of commerce must be developed before we move into the other exciting use cases beyond money. He also drives home that as we engineer these cryptocurrencies, we must grow our understanding of the fundamental properties of money. Chapters 0:00 The killer app 1:40 What is money? 5:26 Portability 6:06 Scarcity 7:13 Fungibility 8:45 Fundamental functions of money 10:13 Forms of money 17:12 For the very first time, we can engineer money This talk took place on May 8th 2017 at the Blockchain.NZ Conference in Auckland, New Zealand: antonopoulos.com/event/the-blockchain-new-zealand-… QUESTION & ANSWER: The separation of money and state -    • Bitcoin Q&A: Separation of Money and ...   The end of vampire-squid financing -    • Bitcoin Q&A: The End of Vampire-Squid...   RELATED: The Stories We Tell About Money -    • The Stories We Tell About Money   Fake News, Fake Money -    • Fake News, Fake Money - Classic Bitco...   Blockchain vs. Bullshit: Thoughts on the Future of Money -   • Blockchain vs. Bullshit: Thoughts on ...   Hardware, Software, Trustware -    • Hardware, Software, Trustware   Andreas M. Antonopoulos is a technologist and serial entrepreneur who has become one of the most well-known and well-respected figures in bitcoin. Follow on Twitter: @aantonop twitter.com/aantonop Website: 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: www.amazon.co.uk/Internet-Money-collection-Andreas… MASTERING BITCOIN: www.amazon.co.uk/Mastering-Bitcoin-Unlocking-Digit… [NEW] MASTERING BITCOIN, 2nd Edition: www.amazon.com/Mastering-Bitcoin-Programming-Open-… Subscribe to the channel to learn more about Bitcoin & open blockchains! If you want early-access to talks and a chance to participate in a monthly LIVE Q&A with Andreas, become a patron: www.patreon.com/aantonop Outro Music: "Unbounded" by Orfan (www.facebook.com/Orfan/) Outro Graphics: Phneep (www.phneep.com/) Outro Art: Rock Barcellos (www.rockincomics.com.br/) Join the aantonop Channel: aantonop.io/joinaantonopyt

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