How will Bitcoin's infrastructure scale to an everyday currency? When will a business model of small retail transactions make economic sense for cryptocurrencies? What stage of grief are the banks at now? This question is from the patron-only live Q&A which took place on December 16th 2017. 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: Where can I buy and spend bitcoin? - https://youtu.be/RPR5dtmXnY8 Job opportunities with cryptocurrencies - https://youtu.be/89_p4pDlQtI Inspiring cryptocurrency projects - https://youtu.be/WW8norCKUbE Who determines the value of bitcoin? - https://youtu.be/DucvYCX1CVI Price volatility, pegging, stability - https://youtu.be/9KPyflyHP6s Inflation and debt systems - https://youtu.be/6CwxHiKf27A Futures markets - https://youtu.be/vGz22l1FZEM What is the roadmap? - https://youtu.be/5Eoj_sKyC90 SegWit adoption - https://youtu.be/KCsTVTRk6I4 SegWit, scaling, and consensus - https://youtu.be/Jc7mrR6AAto Spam transactions and Child Pays For Payment (CPFP) - https://youtu.be/t3c0E4fkSNs How do you choose a wallet? - https://youtu.be/tN6b62sEpsY Decentralised exchanges and counterparty risk - https://youtu.be/hi_jaw0dT9M Decentralised exchanges with fiat - https://youtu.be/3Url8tbQEkA Atomic swaps - https://youtu.be/fNFBA2UmUmg Wealth distribution statistics - https://youtu.be/X2Qsz4eaSPY Criminalisation of ownership - https://youtu.be/5xihdO7bVZE How much bitcoin do you have? - https://youtu.be/DJtM9mR7cOU The Lightning Network - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPQwGV1aLnTurL4wU_y3jOhBi9rrpsYyi Microfinance and streaming money - https://youtu.be/xs6hUcfuX9w Bitcoin and the Banks: Five Stages of Grief - https://youtu.be/43Ucj6_Erb0 Delivering Liberty at Scale - https://youtu.be/AecPrwqjbGw Bitcoin: "Failing to Scale" - https://youtu.be/bFOFqNKKns0 The Courage to Innovate Without Permission - https://youtu.be/ywq6NBETUJ8 Beyond Price: Bitcoin's Impact on the Future - https://youtu.be/rvwVbRQ5Ysc Introduction to the Internet of Money - https://youtu.be/rc744Z9IjhY 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/)