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BobJonkman: Categorized: KWNPSA Meeting Notes

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 ===== How does the blockchain determine "truth"? =====
-** The longest chain wins
+* The longest chain wins
 * "Rolling back the chain"
 ** database
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 ===== Quantum computers?=====
-** Will change the game!
+* Will change the game!
 * Winkelvoss brothers
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 ===== Other blockchain technologies =====
-** Don't trust ''The Cloud''?
+* Don't trust ''The Cloud''?
 ** Authentication
 ** Filesystems

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 {{:Blockchains}}
-'''Video''': [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cz-vqDxfyc Familiarization with Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies] (courtesy of [https://www.meetup.com/NetSquared-Kitchener-Waterloo/members/16643951/ Gheorghe Curelet])
+==== Video ====
 * Today we're joined by guest Kris Stinson ([https://twitter.com/stinsonkris @StinsonKris] on Twitter)
 * Lots of media attention, "blockchain this, blockchain that", they're trying to sell you  a database
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 * Legal (tax) ramifications: Capital Gains.
-==== Video ====
+===== Video =====
-* We  watch a video with Andreas Antonopolis: Foremost educator on Bitcoin
+* We  watch a video with Andreas Antonopolis: Foremost educator on Bitcoin [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9nUMvpT2rM Blockchain for Beginners - YouTube]
-** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9nUMvpT2rM Blockchain for Beginners - YouTube]
+{{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9nUMvpT2rM | dimensions=480 | alignment=center}}
-==== Types of blockchain currency ====
+===== Types of blockchain currency =====
 * [https://coinmarketcap.com/      CryptoCurrency Market Capitalizations]
 * [https://augur.net/ Augur] - a "betting" site; deals with contracts
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 ** "The mining network" determines whether a fork of the blockchain can happen
-==== How does the blockchain determine "truth"? ====
+===== How does the blockchain determine "truth"? =====
 ** The longest chain wins
 * "Rolling back the chain"
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 ** miners
-==== Quantum computers?====
+===== Quantum computers?=====
 ** Will change the game!
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 ** This is a problem, they can determine the validity of transactions
-==== Wallets ====
+===== Wallets =====
 * Wallets are Public/Private Key encryption containers
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 *** Just copy 'n' paste your public wallet address
-==== Other blockchain technologies ====
+===== Other blockchain technologies =====
 ** Don't trust ''The Cloud''?
 ** Authentication

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 {{:Blockchains}}
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-What's a blockchain? Is this all about math? How do I make Bitcoin payments? How can I receive Bitcoin donations on my Website? Are there other blockchain currencies? What services exist for blockchain currency exchange? Is blockchain technology good for more than just Bitcoin? What blockchain tools exist for Non-Profit organizations?
+'''Video''': [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cz-vqDxfyc Familiarization with Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies] (courtesy of [https://www.meetup.com/NetSquared-Kitchener-Waterloo/members/16643951/ Gheorghe Curelet])
 * Today we're joined by guest Kris Stinson ([https://twitter.com/stinsonkris @StinsonKris] on Twitter)

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	90 minutes was far too short to cover all aspects of Blockchain Technology; we'll invite Kris Stinson back someday.		90 minutes was far too short to cover all aspects of Blockchain Technology; we'll invite Kris Stinson back someday.
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	* We watch a video with Andreas Antonopolis: Foremost educator on Bitcoin		* We watch a video with Andreas Antonopolis: Foremost educator on Bitcoin
	** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9nUMvpT2rM Blockchain for Beginners - YouTube]		** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9nUMvpT2rM Blockchain for Beginners - YouTube]
		+	* Types of blockchain currency: [https://coinmarketcap.com/ CryptoCurrency Market Capitalizations]
		+	** [https://augur.net/ Augur] - a "betting" site; deals with contracts
		+	** Based on [https://www.ethereum.org/ Ethereum]
		+	* DAO - Decentralized Autonomous Organization
		+	** eg. Ethereum
		+	** A decision by this DAO split Ethereum into Ethereum and [https://ethereumclassic.github.io/ Ethereum Classic]
		+	** Now there are miners working on both branches of the blockchain
		+	** "The mining network" determines whether a fork of the blockchain can happen
		+
		+	* How does the blockchain determine "truth"?
		+	** The longest chain wins
		+	* "Rolling back the chain"
		+	** database
		+	** miners
		+
		+	* Quantum computers?
		+	** Will change the game!
		+
		+	* Winkelvoss brothers
		+	** Own over 50% of bitcoin?
		+	** This is a problem, they can determine the validity of transactions
		+
		+	* Wallets are Public/Private Key encryption containers
		+
		+	* How to get a '''Bitcoin Donation''' buttton on our Non-Profit Organization website?
		+	** Just need to publish your wallet's Public Key, no "button" required
		+	** But [https://info.shapeshift.io/tools/shifty-button Shifty Button \| ShapeShift \| The fastest way to swap cryptocurrencies. No account required]
		+	*** This will generate a button for multiple currencies;
		+	*** Just copy 'n' paste your public wallet address
		+
		+	* Other blockchain technologies
		+	** Don't trust ''The Cloud''?
		+	** Authentication
		+	** Filesystems
		+
		+	90 minutes was far too short to cover all aspects of Blockchain Technology; we'll invite Kris Stinson back someday.

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	* Today we're joined by guest Kris Stinson ([https://twitter.com/stinsonkris @StinsonKris] on Twitter)		* Today we're joined by guest Kris Stinson ([https://twitter.com/stinsonkris @StinsonKris] on Twitter)
		+	* Lots of media attention, "blockchain this, blockchain that", they're trying to sell you a database
		+	** Microsoft, IBM, governments (even Canada: Cancoin)
		+	* Banks are threatened, unregulated currency (scary!)
		+	* Japan has approved Bitcoin as a currency (legal tender)
		+	* Legal (tax) ramifications: Capital Gains.
		+
		+	* We watch a video with Andreas Antonopolis: Foremost educator on Bitcoin
		+	** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9nUMvpT2rM Blockchain for Beginners - YouTube]

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−	* Today we're joined by guest Kris Stinson ([https://twitter.com/stinsonkris @~~StinsonCris~~] on Twitter)	+	* Today we're joined by guest Kris Stinson ([https://twitter.com/stinsonkris @StinsonKris] on Twitter)