In this talk, Andreas points to the killer apps in the open blockchain ecosystem: sound money and governance. He also addresses arguments by finance tycoons that they "don't need cryptocurrencies" as fundamentally elitist, failing to consider the broader needs of the other six billion (or even their butlers). This talk was delivered for the Coinscrum meetup on June 13th 2019 at Monzo Bank HQ in London: https://www.coinscrum.com/event/coinscrum-presents-andreas-antonopoulos/ 33:15 - Will transaction fees ever be $100, as price increases? 39:09 - Does proof-of-work pollute the planet? 41:48 - Are you concerned about Facebook's GlobalCoin? 48:58 - Are SegWit and Lightning the best scaling solution? 53:42 - Will the U.S. or U.K. ban Bitcoin? What will happen? 57:23 - To what extent do we have a right to financial privacy? 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 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 Investing in Education instead of Speculation - https://youtu.be/6uXAbJQoZlE 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. 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. 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 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 (Q4): https://amzn.to/2xdxmlK 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/)