Andreas Antonopoulos

Bitcoin vs. Quantum Computers: US Government Says Post-Quantum World Is Getting Closer, CISA Warns Contemporary Encryption Could Break

September 20, 2022

According to the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), while quantum computers are incapable of breaking public key encryption algorithms, public and private entities need to prepare for future threats against cryptography that is not quantum resistant. Most of today’s digital communications, including cryptocurrencies, leverage public key encryption and CISA believes when “quantum computers…
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Bitcoin Will Never Be Truly Private Says Andreas Antonopoulos

July 8, 2020

Andreas Antonopoulos says Bitcoin will probably never have privacy features like those in Monero. Bitcoin educator Andreas Antonopoulos says he would like to see more privacy features on Bitcoin, but they’re unlikely to happen anytime soon. In a livestream Q&A on Antonopoulos’ YouTube channel on July 7, he said Bitcoin (BTC) was unlikely to ever…
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Andreas Antonopoulos: Use DeFi Contracts for BTC Passive Income

June 29, 2020

HODLing Bitcoin may pay off eventually, but it means one’s money isn’t working for them now, says Andreas Antonopoulos. Bitcoin educator Andreas Antonopoulos says there are risks behind any current method of earning steady income with one’s Bitcoin holdings, but DeFi offers one of the few ways to do so without “giving your money to…
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Antonopoulos: Drop in Oil Prices Give US Miners a Competitive Edge

June 1, 2020

Crypto miners based in the United States will greatly benefit from the falling electricity prices worldwide, says Andreas Antonopoulos. Bitcoin educator Andreas Antonopoulos sees the recent downturn in oil prices as a net positive for crypto miners worldwide, particularly those at the Bitmain mining facility in Texas. In a video he posted to his YouTube…
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Motions Fly High as Craig Wright Set to Face Kleiman Estate in Court

May 15, 2020

Jockeying for position continues, but it looks like Kleiman v. Wright is going to trial. Still, never say never as most lawsuits settle. The crypto news headlines at the start of May with regard to Kleiman v. Wright were mostly variations on the theme of Craig Wright’s Satoshi case going to trial. The two parties…
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Andreas Antonopoulos: “EARN IT Act Could Be Called: ‘F*ck You Zuckerberg'”

April 29, 2020

Andreas Antonopoulos believes that a proposed bill will f*ck Mark Zuckerberg and violate civil rights. In a recent YouTube stream, Andreas Antolopoulos said that the controversial EARN IT Act might as well be called “Fuck you, Zuckerberg”. The bi-partisan bill was written by Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and if passed, it would:…
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CipherTrace Launches A New Product to Help Banks Eliminate “Blind Spots”

April 28, 2020

CipherTrace seeks to fill the “blind spot” in crypto compliance with the launch of Armada. April 28, CipherTrace launches Armada, a product designed to eliminate risky cryptocurrency blind spots for banks and financial institutions. Unlike other products by CipherTrace and many similar products by its competitors, Armada focuses on the off-chain data instead of on-chain…
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Antonopoulos: Chainalysis Is Helping World’s Worst Dictators & Regimes

April 27, 2020

Andreas Antonopoulos believes that companies like Chainalysis violate the civil rights of millions of individuals. In an interview from April 25, Andreas Antonopoulos compared working at Chainalysis to working for a weapons manufacturer or a company that builds cages for concentration camps. Andreas Antonopoulos, perhaps, the best known Bitcoin (BTC) educator, had very harsh words…
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Andreas Antonopoulos Slams Intuit After Payments Block for Crypto Use

December 4, 2019

Accounting software company Intuit allegedly requested that Antonopoulos distance himself from cryptocurrency while halting his ability to accept credit card payments. American financial software company Intuit has apparently limited the account of one of the cryptocurrency industry’s best-known figures, Andreas Antonopoulos. In a series of tweets on Dec. 4, Antonopoulos stated that Intuit had prevented…
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Antonopoulos: Cash-Settled Bitcoin Futures Traders Face ‘Black Hole’

November 28, 2019

Bitcoin educator Andreas Antonopoulos says that while futures markets may indeed place a damper on the coin’s price, the stakes are different to what you might think. Bitcoin (BTC) educator Andreas Antonopoulos says that while futures markets may indeed place a damper on the cryptocurrency’s price, the stakes are different to what you might think.…
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