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Bitcoin Q&A: Scaling methods and adoption


What are the scaling trade-offs within the so-called “block size debate”? Moore’s Law, rising capability via extra layers, and the 2 engineering methods: make the pipe greater vs. make the content material smaller (compression). Are we in a “honeymoon” interval by way of innovation potential with out patents? Does Ethereum face extra scaling challenges than Bitcoin? Will open blockchains compete or cooperate with banks, equivalent to… providing fractional reserve companies?

This query is from a chat which passed off on May 18th 2018 for the WeAreBuilders World Congress at Austria Center Vienna in Vienna, Austria: https://www.wearedevelopers.com/speakers/

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RELATED: Decentralised Globalisation – https://youtu.be/QoiR4aNbTOw Investing in Education as a substitute of Speculation – https://youtu.be/6uXAbJQoZlE Beyond Price: Bitcoin’s Impact on the Future – https://youtu.be/rvwVbRQ5Ysc The Lion and the Shark: Divergent Evolution in Cryptocurrency – https://youtu.be/d0x6CtD8iq4 Wallet design and mass adoption – https://youtu.be/WbZX6BDZJHc Mass adoption and peer-to-peer commerce – https://youtu.be/n9qIAEFS-Qs Lightning Network scaling – https://youtu.be/4KiWkwo48k0 Layered scaling and privateness – https://youtu.be/4w-bjUhpf_Q Scaling complicated programs – https://youtu.be/dm9m1oQr6Ks Scaling, belief, and trade-offs – https://youtu.be/vCxmHwqyJWU Scaling is a shifting goal – https://youtu.be/pT9kJq_Ogrk Price volatility and retailer of worth – https://youtu.be/wzzZT95ijTo Why I earn bitcoin as a substitute of shopping for – https://youtu.be/Ci7TyD8jETY Job alternatives with cryptocurrencies – https://youtu.be/89_p4pDlQtI Inspiring cryptocurrency tasks – https://youtu.be/WW8norCKUbE From barter to summary cash – https://youtu.be/KYsppZoHguQ Crossing the chasm of theoretical vs. actual want – https://youtu.be/yIR0OBEAaUE Remittances and smuggling in Venezuela – https://youtu.be/RRXecXfWARw How lengthy till mainstream adoption? – https://youtu.be/y3cKBDBabtA What is the most important adoption hurdle? – https://youtu.be/jHgyHF3F2TI Bitcoin as on a regular basis forex – https://youtu.be/xYvvSV4mjH0 Hyperbitcoinization – https://youtu.be/AB5MU5fXKfo

Andreas M. Antonopoulos is a technologist and serial entrepreneur who has grow to be one of the well-known and revered figures in bitcoin.

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He is the writer of two books: “Mastering Bitcoin,” revealed by O’Reilly Media and regarded the most effective technical information to bitcoin; “The Internet of Money,” a guide about why bitcoin issues.

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