What do you think about Ethereum 2.0 and a sharded architecture? What will happen to projects developed on the first chain? Is Ethereum the next Bitcoin? First-mover advantage.
These questions are from the fifth session of MOOC 12 and the October monthly patron session, which took place on October 11th and October 26th 2019. If you want early-access to talks and a chance to participate in the monthly live Q&As with Andreas, become a patron:
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MASTERING BITCOIN, 2nd Edition:
Translations of MASTERING BITCOIN:
THE INTERNET OF MONEY, v1:
THE INTERNET OF MONEY, v2:
Translations of THE INTERNET OF MONEY:
Spanish, ‘Internet del Dinero’ (v1) –
German, ‘Das Internet des Geldes’ (v1) –
German, ‘Das Internet des Geldes’ (v2) –
French, ‘L’internet de l’argent’ (v1) –
Russian, ‘Интернет денег’ (v1) –
Vietnamese, ‘Internet Của Tiền Tệ’ (v1) –
MASTERING ETHEREUM:
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