In this talk, Andreas examines the sensationalist debate over "fake news," the rising tide of faith-based nation states declaring bitcoin as "fake money," and alternative mechanisms we can build to fill the void left by retired fact-checking departments & central bank authorities.

This talk took place at the Silicon Valley Bitcoin meetup on April 11th 2017 at the Plug and Play Tech Center (@PlugandPlayTC) in Sunnyvale, California: https://www.meetup.com/Silicon-Valley-Bitcoin-Users/events/233760417/?eventId=233760417

TOPICS:Fake news happens on both sides; cheerleaders for war 0:21When did the debate over fake news begin? 1:39The rise of churnalism 4:04Fact-checking depending on trust in authority of institutions 5:28"The internet is fake news!"; decentralising critical thinking 6:47Tribalism, propaganda, and the myths of money 8:29When hollow reality returns to "full faith" money 11:36Bitcoin as an alternative to faith-based financial systems 15:13"Drug dealers! Terrorists! Pornographers! Criminals!" 19:04Discerning fake vs. real money in a world without authority 21:09Demonetisation and price premiums in India 22:58Final thoughts 24:53

QUESTION & ANSWER:Altcoins and the scaling debate - https://youtu.be/slbpdW-H3ykBitmain and the ASICBoost allegations - https://youtu.be/t6jJDD2Aj8kUnstoppable code - https://youtu.be/AQx3E3F8Kz4The token ICO explosion - https://youtu.be/vdaW8NtJXuQ

RELATED:The Stories We Tell About Money - https://youtu.be/ONvg9SbauMgThe Currency Wars and Bitcoin's Neutrality - https://archive.org/details/TheInternetOfMoney-Volume2/2-07-TheCurrencyWarsAndBitcoinsNeutrality.mp3Bitcoin drilling holes in the financial system dam - https://youtu.be/aTnmrS8s8JwWhen will the scare stories stop? - https://youtu.be/yhKIKB6cn6wThe War on Cash and Crypto - https://youtu.be/BAlRKfvBnvwDivisibility and deflationary monetary policy - https://youtu.be/xhLgxX_wU6EWhat is the biggest threat? - https://youtu.be/1-XUbH1F0OsSomeone said bitcoin is "dead". What do you say? - https://youtu.be/_osg3W7VI-QWill Bitcoin survive global government intervention & regulation? - https://youtu.be/_QS-wCxnqr0

ABOUTAndreas M. Antonopoulos is a technologist and serial entrepreneur who has become one of the most well-known and well-respected figures in bitcoin.

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He is the author of two books: “Mastering Bitcoin,” published by O’Reilly Media and considered the best technical guide to bitcoin; “The Internet of Money,” a book about why bitcoin matters.

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Originally published as a YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_wOEL6dprg&index=4&list=PLPQwGV1aLnTu0KFDbHk4AUiiyce0xLX7p