Blockchain vs. Bullshit: Thoughts on the Future of Money [Classic Bitcoin & Open Blockchain Talk]
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN commenters recommend it as a corrective to enterprise blockchain marketing and as an explanation of what makes Bitcoin distinctive.
What it is
Andreas Antonopoulos explains how to tell Bitcoin-style blockchains from corporate blockchain hype. He argues the goal should be de-banking everyone rather than banking the unbanked.
Recommended by 3 HN commenters across 3 different months, 2017 to 2017.
What Hacker News said
Strong rec dpc_pw · 2017-07 · on “Master Card, Cisco, and Scotiabank Join the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance”
How pointless. The whole point of Bitcoin was to have uncensorable, decentralized asset that can be used to exchange value without any trust etc. That is the only reason we endure this utterly shitty and inefficient blockchain thing, and we exchange money for this otherwise pointless online points. I have no problem with ETH as cryptocurrency / smart contract platform. But this whole Enterprise Ethereum Alliance is just one big BS. Etherum community is trying to pump ETH value by associating with brand names, and corporations are trying to pump their stock value by presenting themselves as innovative. BS - empty words and marketing gimmicks. Just read through that page. Just watch Blockchain
Strong rec tlrobinson · 2017-12 · on “It's Not Just a Bitcoin Bubble – It's Far Worse”
Andreas Antonopoulous has a great talk on this: [this video] Spoiler: nothing, “blockchain” is one piece of what makes Bitcoin interesting.
Recommends Ninn · 2017-08 · on “Blockchain could fix a key problem in China’s food industry”
This sound like just another case of misunderstanding the core technology. I can recommend watching: [this video]