At first blush, bitcoin appeared to be something for gamblers, says Andreas Antonopoulos, one of the most well-known and respected technologists in bitcoin and author of Mastering Bitcoin and The Internet of Money.
But half way through reading the original bitcoin white paper, he realized the technology is “something very special, very unique, very innovative.” That was in 2012, and now Antonopoulos spends full time educating a wide range of audiences on the subject.
In an interview that was broadcast on WPKN radio (Bridgeport, CT) January 23, show host Jim Motavalli and Alice Horrigan ask Antonopoulos if a payment system with no central authority in charge is perhaps a scary proposition.
“Not really. There are many decentralized things we use on a daily basis,” he responds. “ If you ask, ‘Who owns the internet?’ Well, no one owns the internet…and that’s the beauty of it.” Growing up in Greece, Antonopoulous experienced the ”failings of central authority” repeatedly. “And that kind of informs my attitude.”
