Uploaded January 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
In this short video excerpt from aantonop's January 2024 Q&A session, Andreas explains that there's no one magic tool to make you 100% secure. Instead security is a matter of probabilities, balancing people, process, and tools.
If you'd like to learn more about self custody, check out aantonop's Path to Self Custody Workshop Bundle, with a 14 day money back guarantee. You'll learn about people, process, and tools and get a hands-on demonstration of how to initialize, backup, test, and restore a hardware wallet. aantonop.com/workshop
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About aantonop: Andreas isn't promoting a company or an organization; he's paid by the community (people who support this work on Patreon and YouTube) and provides an unbiased look at open blockchain technologies, what they can do for our societies, and how to get involved. Learn more at aantonop.com
From Andreas: You may already know that my mission is to educate as many people as possible about #Bitcoin and open blockchain technologies. Watching these videos and sharing them with others is a big part of that. Thank you for being part of this mission.
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In this short video excerpt from aantonop's January 2024 Q&A session, Andreas explains that there's no one magic tool to make you 100% secure. Instead security is a matter of probabilities, balancing people, process, and tools.
If you'd like to learn more about self custody, check out aantonop's Path to Self Custody Workshop Bundle, with a 14 day money back guarantee. You'll learn about people, process, and tools and get a hands-on demonstration of how to initialize, backup, test, and restore a hardware wallet. aantonop.com/workshop
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You can also learn from one of aantonop's many books. Andreas has written three technical books for developers about blockchain technology, Mastering Bitcoin, Mastering Ethereum, and Mastering the Lightning Network published by O’Reilly Media. He’s also written The Internet of Money Series books, which explain why bitcoin, ethereum, and open blockchains matter.
About aantonop: Andreas isn't promoting a company or an organization; he's paid by the community (people who support this work on Patreon and YouTube) and provides an unbiased look at open blockchain technologies, what they can do for our societies, and how to get involved. Learn more at aantonop.com
From Andreas: You may already know that my mission is to educate as many people as possible about #Bitcoin and open blockchain technologies. Watching these videos and sharing them with others is a big part of that. Thank you for being part of this mission.
***Learn More From Andreas’ Workshops, Books & Events**
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![Bitcoin and Open Blockchain Open Topic Livestream with Andreas - Audio Only - August 2021
Looking for an entertaining, trustworthy, unbiased opinion on bitcoin and open blockchains? This is it. During this livestream Andreas will answer questions about bitcoin and open blockchains, like ethereum and the lightning network. Andreas never talks investment but if you want to learn about the technology then dont miss this event.
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Chapters
0:00 Welcome to the Open Livestream!
1:36 My girlfriend always gets your name wrong: Andrew Populous, Anthony Aponoligous, Andrei Polygamoulos, etc... She also doesnt like BTC. Can you tell her why its so much better than cash and why its the future?
4:31 Could you please explain in plain English what is meant by a computer program being or not being Turing complete. [Alan Turing was a great man]
10:09 How can I explain to my 12 year old where Bitcoin comes from?
11:01 Good story share time
13:44 What is Eltoo? What problems does it solve? Is it a no-brainer upgrade? Do you think the soft fork needed to implement it might be controversial? [Giovanni]
18:15 Is paper wallet still safe for long cold storage? In term that physical damage and lost is not an issue.
19:24 Post-Taproot— What are the top 1 or 2 important proposals that will come to Bitcoin? What are they, how do they work, and what will they change for users?
24:48 One can use a single list of 24 words for all cold wallets for BTC, ETH, ADA, etc. and a 2nd list of 24 for all hot wallets. If a person is properly organized and secure, will they ever need more than these 2 different lists of 24 words?
31:43 Why is everyone so obsessed with the price of Bitcoin? How can I convince my friends who see it as an investment that its so much more than that?
36:11 When is Mastering LN going to be available? Id like to use your books to teach others, How do you feel about that? I dont want to offend or use anything outside of your Creative Commons license.
39:53 Dubstep version of Mastering Bitcoin
40:30 Operators on LN are manipulating their channel fees to encourage flow in a direction or another to avoid rebalancing. High fees to encourage inbound, low fees to encourage outbound. Could someone infer payment flows from this behavior?
42:41 Story about Andreas Denial-of-servicing himself via fees
46:11 What are the security and privacy comprises someone makes if they use a LSP- (lightening service provider) is it comparable to a custodial wallet? Isnt using an LSP the easiest way to have many channels open with just 1 connection?[swiss road to crypto]
55:19 Thank you to the helpers, and Happy Birthday Emoji Storm for Jessica
56:35 Youve written Mastering Bitcoin, Mastering Ethereum, Mastering the Lightning Network. Whats next?
59:21 Whats you opinion on COMIT Networks BTC-XMR atomic swap? is that a game changer or too little to late?
1:02:22 What is an atomic swap?
1:04:33 What are Bitcoin covenants? How could they be used?
1:09:13 Wrap-up, thank you, and upcoming events
You can also learn from one of aantonops many books. Andreas has written three technical books for developers about blockchain technology, Mastering Bitcoin, Mastering Ethereum, and Mastering the Lightning Network (2021) published by O’Reilly Media. He’s also written The Internet of Money Series books, which explain why bitcoin, ethereum, and open blockchains matter. Learn more at https://aantonop.com Bitcoin and Open Blockchain Open Topic Livestream with Andreas - Audio Only - August 2021](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/aaPAfKUPMrA/mqdefault.jpg)
![Crypto in the Couch Cushions: Finding Bitcoin & other Cryptocurrencies [HIDDEN Goal at the End]
When crypto prices go down, often were left with dust or values that are so small we cannot move them to new wallets or its just not worth our time to do so. When the prices of crypto skyrocket, those bits of dust can end up being pretty valuable. What will you find in your crypto couch cushions? Watch for ideas on where to look.
0:00 Down the Rabbit Hole Introduction
0:33 How do I gift myself a gift to myself that I receive myself?
1:08 When was the last time you went through your back up stash?
2:31 Go look for the crypto you forgot about
3:10 Hidden Goal
4:00 Dont import your cold storage into a hot wallet just to see if theres loose change
Gifting crypto is great but what if you could gift YOURSELF crypto?!?! If youve been into crypto for awhile, chances are youve got some loose sats or wei floating around. Given the recent price increases, now is a great time to go searching for it. Have you recently found some crypto? Let us know in the comments.
This video is an excerpt from the Gifting Cryptocurrencies livestream special that Andreas delivered on November 12, 2020. Watch the entire livestream here: https://youtu.be/SsGBYJcV12k
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DONT gift them crypto [funny video] https://youtu.be/ghIVEBZN0Hg
Can someone guess my private key? https://youtu.be/2eZ5DP2P5As
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About aantonop: Andreas isnt promoting a company or an organization; hes paid by the community (people who support this work on Patreon and YouTube) and provides an unbiased look at open blockchain technologies, what they can do for our societies, and how to get involved (if you decide you want to). Learn more at https://aantonop.com
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![Earn it: The Most Decentralized Cryptocurrency Exchange [Why Earning is BETTER than Buying]
What is the most decentralized cryptocurrency exchange? What is the most anonymous way to obtain some crypto? In this edition of Down the Rabbit Hole Andreas asks himself this question and discusses the most free, open, available decentralized crypto exchange available today Earn It.
0:00 Decentralized cryptocurrency exchanges
0:34 The most decentralized exchange
0:58 The labor market
1:18 Earn It exchange
Many people today want to get cryptocurrency but they dont want to buy it from an exchange. Decentralized exchanges have been popping up all over the DeFi and crypto world but we often overlook the exchange we already know! The one where we exchange our own labor for crypto. Before there were formal exchanges, there were exchanges of labor for crypto. Like our friend who sold baklava for bitcoin in the very early days, you too can sell baklava or whatever else you like, for cryptocurrency. When you think of decentralized exchanges, dont forget about earning it!
This question is from the bonus livestream on Decentralized Exchanges, which took place on August 15th 2020: https://youtu.be/ugPa1r2OdIU.
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Bonus Livestream Session - How to Earn and Sell for Crypto - https://youtu.be/OA08wZNvN8c
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About aantonop: Andreas isnt promoting a company or an organization; hes paid by the community (people who support this work on Patreon and YouTube) and provides an unbiased look at open blockchain technologies, what they can do for our societies, and how to get involved (if you decide you want to). Learn more at https://aantonop.com
From Andreas: You may already know that my mission is to educate as many people as possible about #Bitcoin and open blockchain technologies. Watching these videos and sharing them with others is a big part of that. Thank you for being part of this mission.
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![Taproot, Mastering Bitcoin, Coinjoin, & More with Andreas Antonopoulos - November 2021
In this Livestream, Andreas talks about Taproot, Mastering Bitcoin, and Coinjoin. He also talks about Monero, Private Keys, what happens if you lose your mnemonic phrase, and more!
Chapters
0:00:00 Start of Stream
0:06:45 Do you think Bitcoin could become the fuel to make the Tor network more decentralized? I would be happy to pay a few sats to have private communications while financially supporting Tor relays. [Giovanni]
0:11:10 Channel update: we just passed 300,000 subscribers on YouTube
0:11:41 With taproot, we are getting several upgrades to the Bitcoin protocol, the first after 4 years. Are you planning to update Mastering Bitcoin to include the details? It would be a great excuse to read the whole book again [zeycus]
0:15:06 Could you explain how coinjoins work? How many types are there? Is it possible to have a completely decentralized coinjoin? [Giovanni]
0:24:48 The next version of Wasabi, with a new Coinjoin, is about to be released. Developers claim amounts mixed will not need to be equal, but that nevertheless transactions are still as hard to trace. How is that possible? [zeycus]
0:28:25 Chat comment: Bitcoin is about store of value; for privacy use Monero [Ian]
0:30:35 Aantonop workshops, bundles, shop, holiday ornaments and more!
0:34:40 What the heck is signed with your private key in a bitcoin transaction? [Donald Triumph]
0:39:51 What new kinds of signature aggregation are possible now that Taproot is active? [Bitcoin Jesus]
0:45:07 What are you most thankful for this year? [Mike]
0:46:40 related to 24-word recovery phrases: When I get a 24-word phrase from a hardware wallet and loose it, could I enter them into a software wallet to move them in an emergency? please help explain again the different standards [Michael Schmitz]
0:50:20 Thank you to patrons, supporters and amazing staff
0:54:04 Are there security risks to consider when running a node? [Walter]
0:57:41 If I have app based on 24 words but my phrase has 12 words, do I just put in the first 12 words and leave the rest of the spaces open? [PianoCat]
0:58:38 When I make a transaction on chain, I have transaction ID and everyone can go check that it exists in case of a dispute with merchant. How do I prove that the payment happened over the lightning network in case of dispute or support ticket? [pleb]
1:00:05 Wrap-up and thank you
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