# Mastering Bitcoin

By [Brandon Donnelly](https://brandondonnelly.com) · 2017-12-14

andreas-m-antonopoulos, bitcoin, kevin-rose-show, mastering-bitcoin, mastering-ethereum, podcast, the-internet-of-money, uncategorized

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I’m still in the office right now (wading through Excel models) and I’m late for a Christmas party. So by necessity today’s post is going to be a short one.

Below is a podcast from the Kevin Rose Show called “[Bitcoin’s true potential](https://www.kevinrose.com/single-post/andreas-antonopolous)”. It’s with Andreas M. Antonopoulos, who is the author of a number of books on the topic including: [Mastering Bitcoin](https://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Bitcoin-Programming-Open-Blockchain/dp/1491954388/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&qid=1510611952&sr=8-1&keywords=mastering+bitcoin&linkCode=sl1&tag=thekrose-20&linkId=00fa37c62d8c0553c9fe9aa2f8106ddd), [The Internet of Money](https://www.amazon.com/Internet-Money-Andreas-M-Antonopoulos/dp/194791006X/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=sl1&tag=thekrose-20&linkId=51f87502eeeb9e9b625a7598f91c45ca), and [Mastering Ethereum](https://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Ethereum-Building-Smart-Contracts/dp/1491971940/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=sl1&tag=thekrose-20&linkId=ab72d1e2e798ef741a5d59feb044edd8).

If you’re pressed for time, here are a couple of time stamps that may interest you:

> _18:12 – Global opportunities and challenges for expanded Bitcoin use   
> 28:00 – Why Andreas spends Bitcoin almost every day  
> 29:38 – How reduced volatility will help Bitcoin achieve mass adoption  
> 32:38 – Bitcoin’s potential market capitalization  
> 35:35 – Bitcoin versus Visa for consumer transactions  
> 1:06:10 – The most compelling application areas Andreas is tracking  
> 1:22:54 – The future of cryptography:_ [_ECDSA_](https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Elliptic_Curve_Digital_Signature_Algorithm) _and_ [_SHA-256_](https://www.movable-type.co.uk/scripts/sha256.html)

And if you can’t see the embedded podcast below, [click here](https://www.kevinrose.com/single-post/andreas-antonopolous).  

[https://embed.simplecast.com/bd660142](https://embed.simplecast.com/bd660142)

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*Originally published on [Brandon Donnelly](https://brandondonnelly.com/mastering-bitcoin)*