Nothing like Bitcoin has ever happened before, that's not just an extreme statement; it's absolutely true.
The idea of a trusted decentralized network that allows an individual anywhere in the world to transmit value or establish ownership over digital assets and transmit that in a matter of seconds anywhere in the world transparently, safely and almost instantaneously. That has never happened before and we don't know what uses that will be put to yet, I can think of a thousand different interesting uses.
This is the lecture segment of a presentation by Andreas on bitcoin's security as a payment mechanism, compared to credit cards. Recorded at the Melbourne Tech Center in Australia.
Andreas is the author of three 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 and coming soon "Mastering Ethereum: Building Smart Contracts and Dapps"
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This video was originally published under a creative commons licence by the aantonop YouTube channel on 8 Jun 2016 and can be found here: Bitcoin Q&A: Will compliance with regulation benefit Bitcoin?