Andreas M. Antonopoulos gave this thought-provoking presentation at the Special Edition of Bitcoin Wednesday held at the Eye Film Museum in Amsterdam on 19 October, 2016.

At 7’25” he says, “Your money is under constant surveillance.” At 20’45” he explains permissioned blockchains like R3’s Corda, which he compared to “a horseless carriage with a horse.”

Below is a detailled listing with timing references of the subjects covered in this talk:

The Advantages of Cash 1’20”

Cash vs. Bitcoin 2’50”

The War on Cash and Why It Matters 3’57”

The Magic of Peer-to-Peer Transactions 4’38”

The Future of Digital Money 6’48”

Money and Surveillance 7’25”

Civil Asset Forfeiture 7’35”

Trust and Elections 8’35”

Democracy Goes Down The Toilet 8’56”

There Is No More Absolute Power Than Control Over Finance 9’15”

Global, Borderless, Uncensorable 9’25”

Not Just About Money 9’38”

Power to Express Value to Others 9’44”

Bitcoin is Not About Money 10’05”

What Gives Trust To Bitcoin As A Currency 10’49”

Who Do You Trust More in Your Life, The Banks Or The Internet? 13’04”

Lightning Network Compared to Proof of Stake 13’37”

Bitcoin and Privacy, Anonymity and Fungibility 14’53”

What is the Effect of Bitcoin Mining Concentration: What Does It Mean When The Bulk Of Bitcoin Mining is Done in China and Iceland? 16’23”

Bitcoin Mining Equipment Has A Shelf Life of 2-3 Months 17’00”

A Re-decentralization of Mining? 17’43”

How Bitcoin Subsidizes Hydro-electric and Other Alternative Energy Sources in China 18’01”

Chinese Mining and Political Power of Chinese Government 19’30”

The Role of Banks in the Future Economy 19’57”

“Horse-Drawn Carriages Didn’t Disappear with the Invention of the Automobile, So Banks Won’t Either.” 20’18”

Permissioned Blockchain : A Horseless Carriage with a Horse 20’45”

Does Bitcoin Support Terrorist Groups? 22’02”

More background about Mr. Antonopoulos can be found here.