In this talk, Andreas addresses the speculation about what will be the "next Bitcoin" or the "next Ethereum." Echoing previous talks like 'Invest in Education Instead of Speculation,' he argues that the focus on searching for the best investment or time to buy amid a sea of pump-and-dump schemes is a worse way to spend your time than gathering knowledge about how these systems work. He also tells the story about how he bought bitcoin for the first time, why it is not the get-rich-quick scheme you may think it is, and the ways they could fail. This talk was delivered at the Athens' Bitcoin and Blockchain Tech meetup on July 12th 2019 in Athens, Greece. 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: Investing in Education instead of Speculation - https://youtu.be/6uXAbJQoZlE Facebook's Libra Blockchain - https://youtu.be/OjTQAkem-VU 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 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://twitter.com/grassfedbitcoin) Outro Graphics: Phneep (http://www.phneep.com/) Outro Art: Rock Barcellos (http://www.rockincomics.com.br/)