Bitcoin Q&A: Is bitcoin a good investment?

Can bitcoin be a good store-of-value while still being a risky investment? Why is it a bad idea to over-emphasize the investment aspect while undervaluing education about the technology?

This talk was delivered on June 19th 2019 for the Scottish Blockchain Meetup at Craiglockhart Campus in Edinburgh, Scotland: https://aantonop.com/event/community-event-edinburgh/

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THE INTERNET OF MONEY, v1: https://amzn.to/2ykmXFs
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German, 'Das Internet des Geldes' (v1) - https://amzn.to/2LEiyqO
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French, 'L'internet de l'argent' (v1) - https://www.amazon.fr/Linternet-largent-Andreas-M-Antonopoulos/dp/2856083390
Russian, 'Интернет денег' (v1) - https://www.olbuss.ru/catalog/ekonomika-i-biznes/korporativnye-finansy-bankovskoe-delo/internet-deneg
Vietnamese, 'Internet Của Tiền Tệ' (v1) - https://alphabooks.vn/khi-tien-len-mang

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