Video - Bitcoin Q and A Can Patent Law Slow Down Bitcoin

In this talk, Andreas looks at scaling as an ongoing process. Using the example of the Internet which has "failed to scale, gracefully for 25 years", Andreas discusses the scaling debate and looks at how bitcoin will scale over the next several years. Can patent law slow down Bitcoin? Patent law can slow down Bitcoin companies but not slow down Bitcoin. Why enforcing patent law becomes difficult with a global decentralised pseudo-anonymous network. Trademarking 'The Internet of Money.'

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Written by Andreas M. Antonopoulos on April 29, 2016.