This is by far one of the absolute greatest interviews I have ever had the privilage of watching, and these guys totally answered every question a noob like myself to the world of crypto-currency had and then some!
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The interview is pretty damn (01:31:35) long, but so damn interesting. It answers many of the questions pertaining to the upcoming modifications to Bitcoin in a no bullshit style manner.
To make things easier, I'm going to list the questions in the interview via text hyperlinks, which link to answers in the form of YouTube videos, that start at the very point in which the questions were answered.
Obviously, I could only start the videos at certain times, but not end them, so once a particular question has been answered completely, feel free to hit the back button in your browser, to click on the next question.
Steemit wouldn't allow me to post the video answers organically within the post at certain times in the video, by utilizing the different link start times via YouTube, so this was all I could do folks.
Why do we need Bitcoin scaling in the first place?
What is a user activated softfork, and what is its deadline?
How would you describe SegWit2x?
Can you explain the activation of BIP 91?
What are some of the positive things that could happen once the upgrades go into effect?
What are some of the negative things that could happen once the upgrades go into effect?
What should we do to prepare for August 1, 2017 and beyond?
What is replay and wipe-out, and how do we prepare for it?
What happens 3 months after August 1, 2017?
If the blockchain does split, will we be able to see both versions of our Bitcoin?
When will Bitcoin get the lightning network upgrade?
Why aren't they making Bitcoins blocks larger than 2 megabytes?
Are Bitcoin transaction fees actually determined by the miners?
Does BIP 91 have to be SegWit2X?
How do I contribute directly to the Bitcoin project?
How did you get into crypto-currencies in the first place?
Do you accept donations on your blog?
What do you think of the current (ICO) initial coin offering climate?
How would you describe the Ethereum scaling issue?
What are your thoughts on EOS?
How do you test the new Bitcoin codes?
Will we ever see the implementation of smart contracts on the Bitcoin network?
Could you elaborate more on how the different chains work?
Other than Bitcoin, what other coins or projects do you like?
Do you have anything you want to plug, maybe hype a coin, or anything else before we go?
Are you ever mistaken for being Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson?
Bonus:
Jimmy Song's first rant on (ICO's) initial coin offerings!
Jimmy Song's second rant on (ICO's) initial coin offerings!
Watched it live. Great Show! Very informative. Thank you guys.
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Ha ha, it was epic, and they did indeed do a fantastic job!
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