What would a state-sponsored attack look like (technological, financial, political, legal, social, etc.)? What is the geopolitical impact of Bitcoin and other decentralised open blockchains? The first set of questions are from the patron-only live Q&A which took place on December 16th 2017. The second set of questions are from the patron-only live Q&A which took place on February 24th 2018. The third question is from part of a talk which took place at Pebble Beach for the Capgemini CXO Forum on November 1-3rd 2017 in Monterey, California. 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: Money as a System-of-Control - https://youtu.be/FyK4P7ZdOK8 Worse than Useless: Financial Surveillance - https://youtu.be/n4F-h4xuXMk Decentralized Truth - https://youtu.be/XCVaabu3J04 Delivering Liberty, At Scale - https://youtu.be/AecPrwqjbGw Bitcoin: Where the Laws of Mathematics Prevail - https://youtu.be/HaJ1hvon0E0 Fake News, Fake Money - https://youtu.be/i_wOEL6dprg The Currency Wars and Bitcoin's Neutrality - https://youtu.be/Bu5Mtvy97-4 The Courage to Innovate Without Permission - https://youtu.be/ywq6NBETUJ8 Beyond Price: Bitcoin's Impact on the Future - https://youtu.be/rvwVbRQ5Ysc Decentralised exchanges and counterparty risk - https://youtu.be/hi_jaw0dT9M The war on cash and crypto - https://youtu.be/BAlRKfvBnvw Regulation and the bank boycott - https://youtu.be/8ypH69Cb1l0 What is the biggest threat? - https://youtu.be/1-XUbH1F0Os Criminalisation of ownership? - https://youtu.be/5xihdO7bVZE Separation of money and state - https://youtu.be/jGmtRA9S7_Y Net Neutrality and open blockchains - https://youtu.be/yahjdULhtlc Why running a node is important - https://youtu.be/oX0Yrv-6jVs Will governments ban cryptocurrencies? - https://youtu.be/LIQkuF_I5Xo Could a state-sponsored 51% attack work? - https://youtu.be/KUd8ZGgm6Qo Decentralised immunity from state-sponsored attacks - https://youtu.be/ZBuHOGufW14 Could governments take over exchanges? - https://youtu.be/9PrJQeKl9w4 The Switzerland of currencies - https://youtu.be/pV83Qmy578c Global financial crisis (GFC) - https://youtu.be/JU3gNC_ZPKM A voluntary alternative to mandatory currencies - https://youtu.be/5ogv3Eya9nQ 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/)