Uploaded January 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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Is bitcoin in a bubble? Can you tell us about general security measures we can take to improve our online security? What about stablecoins? In this video, Andreas, one of the most trusted, unbiased resources in crypto, answered questions about those things and so much more. Holy Chuckie Cheese! (You'll get this reference if you watch the video)

Chapters
0:00 Thank you Patrons
2:01 Introduction
4:56 Do you think crypto is in a bubble? Why or why not?
12:46 Would you please share your advice on "general internet security setup", meaning which browser you would recommend, would you recommend using VPN and which one, etc.
21:39 I foolishly bought my crypto on Robinhood. I want to withdraw it, but the issue is volatility risk since it would take several days to withdraw it and rebuy it on an exchange to then store on my hardware wallet. What could I do?
26:39 What is your opinion on the rollout of Strike in 200 countries. Is it not just an improvement of the legacy banking system using Lightning as a rail? Seems to be fully KYC and not censorship resistance.
34:02 What's your opinion on various stablecoins? Besides MKR DAI, are there any that match our community focused, fair and equitable ethos? Are there any stablecoin projects that deserve our support?
36:40 How is the Mastering the Lightning Network coming along? I'm loosely following the GitHub but it would be great if you gave us a brief summary!
40:12 Not taking sponsorships or using affiliate links helps boost integrity of your message. However some of us want to help spread message and also benefit from things like affiliate links. What are your thoughts on these, referrals, etc.
42:04 Aantonop workshops and new stuff.
44:03 Did you make any new year resolutions?
44:52 Is it necessary to move to new a seed phrase periodically? The scenario would be if the seed is unknowingly compromised, but the funds not yet stolen (due to being protected by a passphrase).
50:25 Should I generate a new seed if I lose one of my previous seed backups since I'm using a BIP39 passphrase protection?
54:14 Some people like Michael Saylor say that the rate of inflation in the US is not percent, as the government claims, but more like 15%. Could you speak a little bit to your view of the actual inflation rate?
57:06 What's the biggest regulatory threat for crypto in 2021
58:29 Blockseer is going to censor transactions by filtering out OFAC blacklisted wallet addresses and that this will be used as an example to force on other mining pools, perhaps inciting retaliation (China etc) What do you think? Balkanization?
1:03:07 Is there any privacy development happening to Bitcoin? Like Monero style properties?
1:05:20 Is there a way to make a replace-by-fee transaction with blockchain.com wallet?
1:05:35 What is a Layer 2 scaling solution for Ethereum? Is there any threat from those to Ethereum?
1:06:40 Would you recommend using multiple wallets to HODL?
1:07:38 What's going on with Tether? Is there something we should be concerned about?
1:08:06 What are your thoughts about the Lightning Network?
1:09:11 What are you most looking forward to in 2021?
1:09:43 How was the vr holiday party with the community builders from patreon?
1:10:26 Do you think the Coinbase IPO and things like the bitcoin ETF can "steal" bitcoin market cap and its potential to grow up?
1:11:18 Will you be updating your book Mastering Bitcoin to cover the changes in libraries since publishing?
1:12:26 Would you consider doing mastering decentralized exchanges next?
1:12:55 How can I verify a mobile wallet uses the Secure Element of Android? Can you give some examples of wallets that use it?
1:14:42 How is the famous headline stored inside of the genesis block?
1:15:48 What are your suggestions for novice developers entering Ethereum blockchain for developing dApps or smart contracts?
1:16:24 How do you use Instagram and Facebook without compromising your privacy and security? Can a keylogger read the data in my password manager (bitwarden)?
1:18:07 Conclusion and upcoming events

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