Uploaded September 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
In this ReImagined Q&A, Andreas explains the correlation between Bitcoin mining's energy consumption and environmental regulations, and why Bitcoin isn't the villain. This Q&A was originally part of the May 2021 Livestream Q&A, made by possible by Patreon Community Builders.
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0:00 What's the real truth about Bitcoin's usage of renewable and non-renewable energy?
1:21 Wasted energy
3:12 Governments need to regulate and tax carbon
5:26 Bitcoin isn't the villain here
6:11 Electric cars
7:02 Regulate and control carbon emissions
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In this ReImagined Q&A, Andreas explains the correlation between Bitcoin mining's energy consumption and environmental regulations, and why Bitcoin isn't the villain. This Q&A was originally part of the May 2021 Livestream Q&A, made by possible by Patreon Community Builders.
Chapters
0:00 What's the real truth about Bitcoin's usage of renewable and non-renewable energy?
1:21 Wasted energy
3:12 Governments need to regulate and tax carbon
5:26 Bitcoin isn't the villain here
6:11 Electric cars
7:02 Regulate and control carbon emissions
WATCH the whole May Q&A Livestream here: youtu.be/5bY4D33o5SU
COMMENT below and let us know what you think of the video. Post your follow-up questions there too!
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LEARN from Andreas in one of his popular Workshops which will teach you practical crypto skills. There’s even a FREE Intro to Bitcoin & Open Blockchains to get you started. aantonop.io/takeaworkshop
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 (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.
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 (if you decide you want to). 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**
Amazon & Kindle: amazon.com/-/e/B00MVAG8Z8
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Website: aantonop.com
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![Decentralized Identity - Bonus Livestream Session
Decentralized Identity. it just sounds cool, right? But what is decentralized identity? Can you use it now? How might it be used in the future? Watch this video to learn about all of this and more!
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0:00 Decentralized Identity Livestream Starts
1:04 Thank you Patrons
6:26 Introduction
8:59 Down the Rabbit Hole: What do the terms identity, identifier, attestation, and role mean in the context of decentralized identity?
14:10 In your opinion, what should be an ideal design of Decentralized Identity system? What are the major challenges in execution of such system?
20:47 Does Decentralized Identity (or any mass adopted PKI) automatically give us end-to-end encrypted communications? Do governments and social media networks actively resist that?
25:08 Microsoft is supporting an open source digital identity project. Please provide info on the project. What do you think of it? Are there other similar projects?
31:56 Have you read the paper Who Watches the Watchmen? by Divya Siddarth et al? Any opinions on Idena or any of the other projects mentioned in the paper?
32:50 What are the current use-cases for decentralized identity? How do such systems avoid Sybil attack?
40:07 How would you explain Decentralized Identity to a newbie to the space?
43:50 Do you see users use current ways to store their ids/keys (custodial, hot wallet for low value ids, HW id wallet etc..)? How would users manage id recovery?
50:50 Why has PGP and GPG never caught on? Never got PGP to really work, and I never met anyone in the real world to exchange keys with?
54:13 Whats the point of decentralized identity if everyones data is still being stored centrally on corporate cloud servers? How do we break free from the cloud?
56:24 What do you think of a project like orbit, combining decentralized identity (Urbit ID) with a peer-to-peer network of personally owned computation (Urbit OS)?
57:24 How can you prevent having duplicate and multiple digital identities?
1:00:01 Will DID help small vendors compete with companies such as Amazon by removing the need for a separate account per website? What might that experience look like?
1:06:25 https://www.patreon.com/aantonop
1:07:21 Are there any digital ids for stateless people? it seems all the block-chain ids require political affiliation for full market participation
How can I ask questions and vote?
Well, this event is over but you’re welcome to ask your question at the next Livestream event. You can find out when it is by subscribing to the channel and turning on notifications or by visiting this playlist [insert link to playlist].
Community Builders who support this free work on Patreon get to ask questions and vote on questions at least a week before the event. YouTube Community Members who support this work get to ask questions and vote an hour before the event starts. Everyone else gets to ask questions and vote on questions when the event starts. Giving early access is a small way Andreas can give something to the people who help to financially support the mission and still include anyone who wants to participate.
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Related Videos:
Cryptocurrency Taxes: Decentralized Exchanges (DEX) in International Waters - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QvAeJiakRI
Are DEXs Actually Decentralized? Is that a DEX or a CEX? 5 Ways to Tell the Difference - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRLVgb9IbtM
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
***Learn More From Andreas’ Workshops, Books & Events**
Amazon & Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00MVAG8Z8
Audible: https://www.audible.com/author/Andreas-M-Antonopoulos/B00MVAG8Z8
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Music: Unbounded by Orfan (https://twitter.com/grassfedbitcoin)
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