Should we take any of the Bitcoin fork coins seriously? Are they "free money"? What are the privacy and operational security risks involved with claiming airdrop / fork coins? When taking advantage of airdrop coins, most people will naively aggregate UTXOs and effectively associate addresses on both chains. Remember: the data analysts are watching! This is a question from the patron-only live Q&A which took place on February 24th 2018. If you want early-access to talks and a chance to participate in the monthly live Q&As with Andreas, become a patron: https://www.patreon.com/aantonop RELATED: The price of losing privacy - https://youtu.be/2G8IgiLbT_4 Fungibility, privacy, anonymity - https://youtu.be/y3s8c7YDtXU What happens during a fork? - https://youtu.be/XBk8hBJ1xVo What happens to our bitcoins during a hard fork? - https://youtu.be/sNR76fWd7-0 The dangers of hard forks in protocol evolution - https://youtu.be/vxEHRvhJKvA Are chain splits a governance failure? - https://youtu.be/2pJEEVEmEVw How do I choose a wallet? - https://youtu.be/tN6b62sEpsY HODLing and the "get free" scheme - https://youtu.be/MhOwmsW1YNI Altcoins and specialisation - https://youtu.be/b_Yhr8h6xnA Reflections on the last five years - https://youtu.be/NoCi64uaFT0 Worse than Useless: Financial Surveillance - https://youtu.be/n4F-h4xuXMk ADISummit: Self-Sovereign Identity Panel - https://youtu.be/DZbyiJqKT8c Forkology: A Study of Forks for Newbies - https://youtu.be/rpeceXY1QBM Delivering Liberty, At Scale - https://youtu.be/AecPrwqjbGw What is Consensus: Rules without Rulers - https://youtu.be/2tqo7PX5Pyc Decentralized Truth - https://youtu.be/XCVaabu3J04 Andreas M. Antonopoulos is a technologist and serial entrepreneur who has become one of the most well-known and respected figures in bitcoin. Follow on Twitter: @aantonop https://twitter.com/aantonop Website: https://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: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Internet-Money-collection-Andreas-Antonopoulos/dp/1537000454/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8 [NEW] THE INTERNET OF MONEY, v2: https://www.amazon.com/Internet-Money-Andreas-M-Antonopoulos/dp/194791006X/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8 MASTERING BITCOIN: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mastering-Bitcoin-Unlocking-Digital-Cryptocurrencies/dp/1449374042 [NEW] MASTERING BITCOIN, 2nd Edition: https://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Bitcoin-Programming-Open-Blockchain/dp/1491954388 Subscribe to the channel to learn more about Bitcoin & open blockchains! 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/)