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'''Andreas M. Antonopoulos''' is a California-based computer security expert, tech-entrepreneur, author and speaker. He is a public speaker, permanent host of the ''Let's Talk Bitcoin'' podcast,<ref>{{cite web | author1 = Bailey Reutzel | title = A Q&A with Serial Bitcoin Entrepreneur Andreas Antonopoulos | url = http://www.paymentssource.com/news/a-q-and-a-with-serial-bitcoin-entrepreneur-andreas-antonopoulos-3014626-1.html?zkPrintable=1&nopagination=1 | publisher = SourceMedia | work = PaymentsSource | accessdate = 14 November 2014 | date = 9 July 2013}}</ref> teaching fellow for the master in science Digital Currencies at the [[University of Nicosia]],<ref>{{cite web | author1 = Elias Hazou | title = UNIC launches bitcoin course | url = http://cyprus-mail.com/2014/04/11/unic-launches-bitcoin-course/ | accessdate = 14 November 2014 | date = 11 April 2014 | publisher = CyprusMail | work = Business}}</ref> and author of the [[O’Reilly Media]] book ''Mastering Bitcoin''.<ref>{{cite web | author1 = Kyt Dotson | title = Bitcoin Weekly 2014 October 15: Bitcoin breaks $400, Antonopoulos speaks to Canadian Senate, Butterfly Labs vs. FTC | url = http://siliconangle.com/blog/2014/10/15/bitcoin-weekly-2014-october-15-bitcoin-breaks-400-antonopoulos-speaks-to-canadian-senate-butterfly-labs-vs-ftc/ | accessdate = 14 November 2014 | date = 15 October 2014 | publisher = siliconANGLE}}</ref>
'''Andreas M. Antonopoulos''' is a California-based tech-entrepreneur, author and speaker. He is a public speaker, permanent host of the ''Let's Talk Bitcoin'' podcast,<ref>{{cite web | author1 = Bailey Reutzel | title = A Q&A with Serial Bitcoin Entrepreneur Andreas Antonopoulos | url = http://www.paymentssource.com/news/a-q-and-a-with-serial-bitcoin-entrepreneur-andreas-antonopoulos-3014626-1.html?zkPrintable=1&nopagination=1 | publisher = SourceMedia | work = PaymentsSource | accessdate = 14 November 2014 | date = 9 July 2013}}</ref> teaching fellow for the master in science Digital Currencies at the [[University of Nicosia]],<ref>{{cite web | author1 = Elias Hazou | title = UNIC launches bitcoin course | url = http://cyprus-mail.com/2014/04/11/unic-launches-bitcoin-course/ | accessdate = 14 November 2014 | date = 11 April 2014 | publisher = CyprusMail | work = Business}}</ref> and author of the [[O’Reilly Media]] book ''Mastering Bitcoin''.<ref>{{cite web | author1 = Kyt Dotson | title = Bitcoin Weekly 2014 October 15: Bitcoin breaks $400, Antonopoulos speaks to Canadian Senate, Butterfly Labs vs. FTC | url = http://siliconangle.com/blog/2014/10/15/bitcoin-weekly-2014-october-15-bitcoin-breaks-400-antonopoulos-speaks-to-canadian-senate-butterfly-labs-vs-ftc/ | accessdate = 14 November 2014 | date = 15 October 2014 | publisher = siliconANGLE}}</ref>


==Early career==
==Early career==

Revision as of 19:08, 20 December 2014

Andreas M. Antonopoulos
Born1972 (age 51–52)
Nationalityhalf-Greek and half-British[1]
Alma materUniversity College London
Occupation(s)author, entrepreneur, public speaker, computer technology expert
Known forcriticizing Mt. Gox for mismanagement, renewing trust after its definite failure, speeches explaining bitcoin design and prospects

Andreas M. Antonopoulos is a California-based tech-entrepreneur, author and speaker. He is a public speaker, permanent host of the Let's Talk Bitcoin podcast,[2] teaching fellow for the master in science Digital Currencies at the University of Nicosia,[3] and author of the O’Reilly Media book Mastering Bitcoin.[4]

Early career

Antonopoulos obtained his degree in Computer Science and Data Communications and Distributed Systems from the University College London. He consulted business on open source and open networks as early as 1990. In his personal blog he mentions that he "literally grew up with the Internet, starting his first company, an early BBS and proto-ISP, as a teenager in his home in Greece."[5] He gained expertise ranging from hardware, electronics, open source software, networking, business consulting, and has authored more than two hundred articles published in print and syndicated worldwide.[6][7][8][9] As a partner at Nemertes Research, Antonopoulos researched computer security, stating that the greatest threat to computer security was not experienced hackers, but overly complex systems that resulted from rapid change in business.[10]

Bitcoin involvement

Antonopoulos is a consultant on several bitcoin-related startups and permanent host of the popular Let’s Talk Bitcoin podcast.[11] He has contributed to many open source projects, including Buttercoin, and bitaddress.org, an online bitcoin wallet generator, registering 259 GitHub code commits during the year ending in November 2014. Antonopoulos served as head of the Bitcoin Foundation's anti-poverty committee until 2014, resigning due to disagreements with its management. In a statement explaining the reasons for his resignation, he said "I can no longer have even the smallest association with the Bitcoin Foundation, because of the complete lack of transparency."[12] Antonopoulos's decision was criticized by lead bitcoin developer Gavin Andresen, who questioned whether the Foundation was as "opaque" as Antonopoulos portrayed it.

In January 2014, Antonopoulos joined Blockchain.info as Chief Security Officer.[13] In September 2014 he left the CSO role and became an advisor to the board.[14]

Andreas M. Antonopoulos publicly criticized Mt. Gox as "a systemic risk to bitcoin, a death trap for traders and a business run by the clueless" since April 2013.[15] In February 2014, following the Mt. Gox final failure, Antonopoulos wrote public statements explaining his view on the Mt. Gox cause,[16] and reviewing the security of funds managed by Coinbase[17] to rebuild some of the trust. In reaction to his public statements, he was interviewed by BTC Journal,[18] IEEE Spectrum,[19] Bloomberg L.P.,[20][21][22] Australian Broadcasting Corporation,[23] Forbes,[24] CoinTelegraph,[25] Upstart Business Journal,[26] International Business Times,[27] Ars Technica,[28] Wired UK,[29] Pando Daily,[30] Entrepreneur,[31] Social Media,[32] Red Herring,[33] Motherboard,[34] South China Morning Post,[35] PC World,[36] The Independent,[37] Mashable,[38] Reuters,[39] Business Insider,[40] and cited by CoinDesk,[41] and The Economist.[42]

In April 2014, Antonopoulos organized a fundraising campaign for Dorian Nakamoto, who was identified in a Newsweek article as the creator of bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto. The reporting techniques used in the article were controversial among journalists and bitcoin community members. The fundraiser, intended to assist Nakamoto after the attention he received as a result of the article, raised 50 bitcoins, worth $23,000 at the time.[43][44]

On October 8, 2014, Antonopoulos spoke in front of the Banking, Trade and Commerce committee of the Senate of Canada to address the senators' questions on how to regulate bitcoin in Canada.[45] In his testimony, he warned senators against premature regulation of bitcoin, stating "Wait until the technology is better understood by all of us ... there are many applications based on this model -- would stifle this technology in its early days."[6]

Antonopoulos is known for his speeches explaining bitcoins at trade shows, conferences, and cryptocurrency gatherings and is well-regarded in the bitcoin community for explaining the complex concepts involved in cryptocurrencies in easy-to-understand language.[46]

References

  1. ^ Victoria van Eyk (21 June 2014). "Inside Antonopoulos I/III: "I'm broke, but I'm happier than I've ever been."". Bitcoin Magazine. Coin Publishing Ltd. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  2. ^ Bailey Reutzel (9 July 2013). "A Q&A with Serial Bitcoin Entrepreneur Andreas Antonopoulos". PaymentsSource. SourceMedia. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  3. ^ Elias Hazou (11 April 2014). "UNIC launches bitcoin course". Business. CyprusMail. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  4. ^ Kyt Dotson (15 October 2014). "Bitcoin Weekly 2014 October 15: Bitcoin breaks $400, Antonopoulos speaks to Canadian Senate, Butterfly Labs vs. FTC". siliconANGLE. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  5. ^ Andreas M. Antonopoulos. "About Andreas M. Antonopoulos". Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  6. ^ a b "Issue 15 - Evidence - October 8, 2014". Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce. Parliament of Canada. 8 October 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  7. ^ "Andreas Antonopoulos". Radar. O'Reilly Media. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  8. ^ "Articles by Andreas M. Antonopoulos". PC World. International Data Group. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  9. ^ "Articles By Andreas Antonopoulos". IT World Canada. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  10. ^ John Schwartz (12 September 2007). "Who Needs Hackers?". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  11. ^ David Morris (2014-01-21). "Bitcoin is not just digital currency. It's Napster for finance". Retrieved 2014-10-16.
  12. ^ Carlo Caraluzzo (10 July 2014). "Andreas M. Antonopoulos Leaves Bitcoin Foundation: Not Happy with Management". CoinTelegraph. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  13. ^ Kyt Dotson (29 January 2014). "Bitcoin Weekly, January 29, 2014: TigerDirect on board, CEO of BitInstant arrested, Antonopoulos joins Blockchain.info". siliconANGLE. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  14. ^ Jon Southurst (1 September 2014). "Antonopoulos Leaves Blockchain Security Role to Become Board Advisor". CoinDesk. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  15. ^ Andreas M. Antonopoulos (11 April 2013). "Ann Mt. Gox". Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  16. ^ Andreas M. Antonopoulos (25 February 2014). "Statement on Mt.Gox". Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  17. ^ Andreas M. Antonopoulos (25 February 2014). "Coinbase Review". Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  18. ^ Scott Morgan (10 February 2014). "Mt.Gox Statement - Protocol Blamed, Appears Andreas Antonopoulos was correct". BTC Journal. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  19. ^ Morgen Peck (13 February 2014). "What You Need to Know About Mt. Gox and the Bitcoin Software Flaw". IEEE Spectrum. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  20. ^ Carter Dougherty and Grace Huang (28 February 2014). "Mt. Gox Seeks Bankruptcy After $480 Million Bitcoin Loss". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  21. ^ Carter Dougherty and Grace Huang (28 February 2014). "Mt. Gox Files for Bankruptcy After $470 Million Bitcoin Loss". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  22. ^ Carter Dougherty (26 February 2014). "Mt. Gox Shutdown Prompts Bitcoin Damage Control Efforts". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  23. ^ Will Ockenden (12 February 2014). "Bitcoin price slides on technical glitch". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  24. ^ Andy Greenberg (28 February 2014). "Bitcoin Shrugs Off Mt. Gox's Death Rattle". Security. Forbes. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  25. ^ Armand Tanzarian (23 April 2014). "Nakamoto and Rogan: It was a feel good Tuesday, courtesy of Andreas Antonopoulos". CoinTelegraph. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  26. ^ Michael del Castillo (11 February 2014). "World's biggest Bitcoin exchange shuts down services". Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  27. ^ Alistair Charlton (26 February 2014). "Cryptocurrency News Round-Up: Bitcoin Recovers 30% Despite Mt Gox Website Closure". Technology. International Business Times. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  28. ^ Dan Goodin (11 February 2014). "Bitcoin exchanges buckle under strain of phantom transactions". Ars Technica. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  29. ^ Robert McMillan (11 February 2014). "Exchange Halts Payouts as DDoS Attack Pummels Bitcoin". Wired UK. Condé Nast. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  30. ^ "Why bitcoin's trust issues are about more than Mt. Gox". Pando Daily. 27 February 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  31. ^ Kim Lachance Shandrow (18 March 2014). "Glitch Sparks Ongoing Blockchain Outage; Mt. Gox Resurrects Site to Let Users Check Balances". Bitcoin. Entrepreneur. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  32. ^ Ian DeMartino (25 February 2014). "The Biggest Names In Bitcoin React To Mt. Gox Shutdown On Twitter". Social News Daily. Social Media. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  33. ^ "Bitcoin's volatility continues as cryptocurrency suffers turbulent fortnight". Red Herring. 21 February 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  34. ^ Patrick McGuire (25 February 2014). "Better Bitcoin Exchanges Could Balance Out the Destruction of Mt. Gox". Motherboard. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  35. ^ Danny Lee (13 February 2014). "Hackers cripple bitcoin exchanges". Business. SCMP. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  36. ^ Tim Hornyak (26 February 2014). "Mt. Gox Bitcoin exchange's epic fall from grace draws government attention". PC World. International Data Group. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  37. ^ James Vincent (10 February 2014). "Trouble on Mt. Gox: 'Another nail in the coffin' as Bitcoin's oldest exchange suspends payouts". The Independent. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  38. ^ Todd Wasserman (10 February 2014). "Bitcoin Bug Prompts Pricing Freefall". Business. Mashable. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  39. ^ Emily Flitter (12 February 2014). "Cyber attack on bitcoin a big warning to currency's users". Reuters. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  40. ^ John Heggenstuen (12 February 2014). "Square And Whole Foods Team Up To Speed Up Checkouts". Tech. Business Insider. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  41. ^ Daniel Cawrey (25 February 2014). "Bitcoin Price Resilient as Antonopoulos, Andreessen Weigh in on Mt. Gox Debacle". CoinDesk. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  42. ^ P.H. (25 February 2014). "Bitcoin's woes: Mt Gone". The Economist. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  43. ^ Kevin Collier (22 April 2014). "Dorian Nakamoto thanks Bitcoin community for $23,000 donation". The Daily Dot. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  44. ^ Oscar Williams-Grut (17 March 2014). "Bitcoins raised for 'inventor' Dorian Nakamoto". The Evening Standard. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  45. ^ Michael Carney (9 October 2014). "Bitcoin evangelist Andreas Antonopoulos wows Canada's Senate Committee on Banking". PandoDaily. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  46. ^ Dylan Love (13 March 2014). "Forget Satoshi Nakamoto — These Are The Names In Bitcoin That Actually Matter". Business Insider. Retrieved 11 November 2014.

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