In this talk, Andreas examines the morality of technology and the politics of fear, including former President Barack Obama's infamous statement that broad adoption of cryptography and cryptocurrencies would be like having "a Swiss bank account your pocket." He argues that the same fear mongering is being used to target journalists and whistleblowers who use these same tools to expose war crimes. This talk was delivered on June 23rd 2019 for the Bitcoin Association Switzerland's meetup in Zürich, Switzerland: https://www.meetup.com/Bitcoin-Meetup-Switzerland/events/260442996/ RELATED: Libre Not Libra: Facebook's Blockchain Project - https://youtu.be/7S6506vkth4 The Five Pillars of Open Blockchains - https://youtu.be/qlAhXo-d-64 Why Open Blockchains Matter - https://youtu.be/uZPIz3ArQww Blockchain versus Bullshit - https://youtu.be/SMEOKDVXlUo Measuring Success: Price or Principle - https://youtu.be/mPMsbgWl9p4 Bitcoin's Origins and the Genesis Blockade - https://youtu.be/cagoyF3WePo Security versus Complexity - https://youtu.be/M82t5wZG3fc Decentralised Globalisation - https://youtu.be/QoiR4aNbTOw Investing in Education instead of Speculation - https://youtu.be/6uXAbJQoZlE Beyond Price: Bitcoin's Impact on the Future - https://youtu.be/rvwVbRQ5Ysc Decentralized Globalisation - https://youtu.be/QoiR4aNbTOw Black Markets, White Markets: A False Narrative - https://youtu.be/g9Io3z3lYpg Escaping the Global Banking Cartel - https://youtu.be/LgI0liAee4s Money as a System-of-Control - https://youtu.be/FyK4P7ZdOK8 Andreas M. Antonopoulos is a technologist and serial entrepreneur who has become one of the most well-known and respected figures in Bitcoin. He is the author of “Mastering Bitcoin,” “The Internet of Money" series, and "Mastering Ethereum." Follow on Twitter: @aantonop https://twitter.com/aantonop Website: https://antonopoulos.com/ Subscribe to the channel to learn more about Bitcoin & open blockchains; click on the red bell to enable notifications about new videos! MASTERING BITCOIN, 2nd Edition: https://amzn.to/2xcdsY9 Translations of MASTERING BITCOIN: https://bitcoinbook.info/translations-of-mastering-bitcoin/ THE INTERNET OF MONEY, v1: https://amzn.to/2ykmXFs THE INTERNET OF MONEY, v2: https://amzn.to/2IIG5BJ Translations of THE INTERNET OF MONEY: Spanish, 'Internet del Dinero' (v1) - https://amzn.to/2yoaTTq German, 'Das Internet des Geldes' (v1) - https://amzn.to/2LEiyqO German, 'Das Internet des Geldes' (v2) - https://amzn.to/2VCzse5 French, 'L'internet de l'argent' (v1) - https://www.amazon.fr/Linternet-largent-Andreas-M-Antonopoulos/dp/2856083390 Russian, 'Интернет денег' (v1) - https://www.olbuss.ru/catalog/ekonomika-i-biznes/korporativnye-finansy-bankovskoe-delo/internet-deneg Vietnamese, 'Internet Của Tiền Tệ' (v1) - https://alphabooks.vn/khi-tien-len-mang MASTERING ETHEREUM: https://amzn.to/2xdxmlK 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/)