Uploaded December 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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Watch this video where Andreas delivers 30+ minutes of crypto comedy on topics like, why do people buy xrp & conspiracy theories and bitcoin. Everyone has had an awkward holiday conversation about cryptocurrency, let's talk about what you should have said. This entire video is comedy, you will learn nothing!

0:00 Awkward Holiday Conversations about Cryptocurrency starting soon
0:53 Introduction
2:32 Aantonop Workshops
4:50 What's the best strategy to deal with an older family member with an advanced business degree that says things that are often quite wrong about bitcoin (e.g. it's vaporware designed by criminals and mostly used to sell drugs on the darknet)?
6:17 I'm dating someone new and haven't yet mentioned my love affair with bitcoin. I want to give them a few sats for Christmas. How do I make this not an awkward holiday conversation?
9:45 Is it the right time to sell bitcoin? What do you say to someone to whom you've gifted bitcoin previously that asks if it's the right time to sell every time bitcoin is in the news?
11:30 How should I respond when my distant half-drunk cousin who I don't really like asks (in front of everyone), "So when are you gonna give us all some of those bitcoins you got?" I don't even have one bitcoin yet but I don't want to tell them that.
15:02 NoCoiners think that when the number goes up we get excited & watch the charts more. It's nice but if you're really in it, you're watching more when it goes down!
16:55 Is there an elegant way to make a backup for someone that really wants bitcoin as a gift, but is unlikely to follow directions related to custody and security?
19:48 In my experience, giving BTC away leaves the perception it holds no real value, and people will often end up losing it. Whereas everyone I paid BTC to (for say plumbing / selling their music) equate their effort with value & keep it safe. Is teaching security & how to buy and transfer to a wallet a better gift?
21:30 I once gifted bitcoin to someone that later asked me if it was ok for them to use it to buy drugs online before pot was legal in Canada. What would you have said?
25:03 I helped most of my family buy bitcoin during the 2017 hype. Then a few months ago I bought it all from them because I felt they kinda blamed me for losing money. Now they're freaking out because they could've sold now and not lost any money & some of them could've profited a little. What should I do?
27:09 As a noob in 2017, I advised everyone to buy Bitcoin. Of course, they didn't. Now, they think I am a millionaire. How do I tell them I am still down 7% on my investment?
30:56 I "foolishly" brought up the subject of cryptocurrency and how I own a bit of Bitcoin at a lunch. One of the friends asked me how much Bitcoin I had. I stammered. How should I have responded?
32:40 Why people buy XRP? Sister asked me if it was wiser to buy XRP since that was the coin the banks trusted (Christmas 2017). What should I have said?
36:26 Keeping your bitcoin holdings secret. I paid someone a small debt with bitcoin. However, the transaction featured a large amount moving from my address, with a large portion given back as change. The recipient now knows how much bitcoin I have. What is the best way to prevent this?
39:25 Ungrateful kids and crypto gifts: As a small gift in Christmas of 2018, I gave paper wallets with 10 EUR. 1 of the kids asked "Only 10 EUR?" I wanted to answer inflation, store of value & Bitcoin halving but since he was only 6 I just smiled. What could have I answered, for the adults to listen?
41:28 Conspiracy theories and bitcoin: A friend believes in conspiracy theories, he thinks bitcoin is on the side of banks and evil elites. What can I say?

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