What is a fork? What is the difference between a client fork and a network fork? How do hard forks create new coins? What are examples of consensus forks? Does Bitcoin ever go down for maintenance? How does the community come to consensus, particularly regarding soft forks? These questions are from the MOOC 9.5 session which took place on March 16th, 2018. Andreas is a teaching fellow with the University of Nicosia. The first course in their Master of Science in Digital Currency degree, DFIN-511: Introduction to Digital Currencies, is offered for free as an open enrollment MOOC course to anyone interested in learning about the fundamental principles. 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: Forkology: A Study of Forks for Newbies - https://youtu.be/rpeceXY1QBM What is Consensus: Rules Without Rulers - https://youtu.be/2tqo7PX5Pyc Decentralized Truth - https://youtu.be/XCVaabu3J04 The Lion and the Shark: Divergent Evolution in Cryptocurrency - https://youtu.be/d0x6CtD8iq4 What happens during a fork? - https://youtu.be/XBk8hBJ1xVo Lessons from the Ethereum hard fork -https://youtu.be/hnAWAVNnGCw Hard forks and the cultural mulligan - https://youtu.be/KT-7APasANI The dangers of hard forks in protocol evolution - https://youtu.be/vxEHRvhJKvA Honest nodes and consensus - https://youtu.be/KAhY2ymI-tg Why running a node is important - https://youtu.be/oX0Yrv-6jVs How do I choose a wallet? - https://youtu.be/tN6b62sEpsY SegWit adoption - https://youtu.be/KCsTVTRk6I4 How do I secure my bitcoin? - https://youtu.be/vt-zXEsJ61U Airdrop coins and privacy implications - https://youtu.be/JHRnqJJ0rhc Inflation and debt systems - https://youtu.be/6CwxHiKf27A TheDAO: Why failure is a necessity for learning - https://youtu.be/2KZTx8IYc9s 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/)