Topic: Andreas Antonopoulos kicked asses at the Canadian SENATE! - page 2. (Read 6181 times)

I have to set aside some time to watch the whole thing.

no kidding... is it just me, or does the US seem WAY more corrupt and politicized than Canada.?

I wish the United States was as open forum as this Canadian forum.   The only thing that the United States cares about is taxation, and money laundering.   If they could charge a tax on money laundering, they wouldn't care about the laundering anymore either...

Absolutely and completely well done. Bravo.

He did a really great job. He was clearly well prepared and was able to discuss bitcoin in detail under pressure!

As always, his explanations are direct and well thought.

Hey, government people all over the free world WANT Bitcoin. Bitcoin will give them a whole lot more freedom to operate covertly than fiat does, They simply don't know how to take down the banks and bankers without disrupting their respective governments, any more than the rest of the people do. It's expected they would cheer.

amazing talk. very good andreas. you killed the canadian bearwhale! 

Epic!

It has to be the first time I see him sit down, whilst he talked about Bitcoin... My guess is they Super glued his shoes to the floor.  

What I did like was the following:

1. He admitted that the bitcoin technology was still in a development phase, and it's not the final product, and might possibly not be for years, because it evolves with change.
2. He highlighted that the security problems are not with the bitcoin protocol, but with the companies interfacing with it. {Exchanges / Wallet providers etc}
3. He was honest with the pro's and the con's of using bitcoin, but he still encouraged the senate to focus on the pro's rather than the few con's.
4. He explained technical concepts in a way, that non-technical people could understand.
5. He gave practical examples to show what "good" regulations will do for Canada and where New York failed.
6. He did not use his ussual "extremist" approach, which in my view, is the only negative side, when you speak to more "moderate" public or the government.

So he was basically spot on, with what his objective was, and it worked.

What I enjoyed the most, was the humble and cool way, the Canadian senate discussed this. Things was said like "Shit Happens" and "I was told by younger people, to keep my old nose out of Bitcoin" and this
shows a government that understand it's role and are humble enough to admit, what they know and where they need help.

In my country, members of parliment drive fancy cars, only speak to the media when it's advantage their career and the normal public is seen as ignorant folk, who has to serve them. This is most certainly a very FRESH change, from what I am used too.

If it was not for the cold weather, I would emigrate to Canada.    

What an excellent human being A A is.

Really, such intelligence, patience and application. Rare and valuable to our species.

Thanks, I can't wait to read it!

He is one of the best front men that Bitcoin can have because he speaks so intelligently and articulately.   He knows how to disagree and make a point without sounding too ignorant or too anarchistic.

Canada seems way more open to the possibilities of Bitcoin, than Lawsky and his cronies...

Good suggestion!

What a spokesperson! That was FUCKING FANTASTIC! Every word he speaks is perfectly selected and precisely placed.




My suggestion to pay him for his work is to pre-order a signed copy of his new book!

https://www.bitcoinbook.info/ you can pay with BTC here

http://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Bitcoin-Unlocking-Digital-Crypto-Currencies/dp/1449374042

The mass has been said
Very good

English auto-google subtitles for "bitcoin"
"Pat Qwiin"
"bed"
"in but"
"bit corny"
"the Queen"
"but Klein"
...

ANNND sometimes
"bitcoins"

Does he get paid for being so awesome?

If not he should be

Great job. 

SO MANY QUOTABLES.

Killed it.  Always on point.

Thank you Andreas.