Andreas Markos Antonopoulos | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Antonopoulos presenting at Internetdagarna 2017 in Stockholm | |
| Born | 1972 (age 53–54) London, England |
| Alma mater | University College London |
| Occupation | Tech entrepreneur[1] |
| Website | aantonop |
Andreas Markos Antonopoulos[2] (Greek:Ανδρέας Μάρκος Αντωνόπουλος; born 1972 in London) is a British-Greek[3][4] earlyBitcoin advocate, tech entrepreneur, and author. He is a host on theSpeaking of Bitcoin podcast[5] (formerly calledLet's Talk Bitcoin![6]) and a teaching fellow for theM.Sc. Digital Currencies at theUniversity of Nicosia.[7]
Antonopoulos was born in 1972 in London, UK,[3] and moved to Athens, Greece during theGreek Junta.[citation needed] He spent his childhood there,[4][8] and at the age of 17 returned to the UK.[citation needed] Antonopoulos obtained his degrees inComputer science and Data Communications, Networks and Distributed Systems fromUniversity College London.[3][9][10]
He was Senior Vice President and a Founding Partner with Nemertes Research, from 2003 until 2011.[9] While there, Antonopoulos researched computer security, stating that the greatest threat to computer security was not experienced hackers, but overly complex systems that resulted from rapid change in business.[11]
In 2012, Antonopoulos became enamored withBitcoin. He eventually abandoned his job as a freelance consultant and started speaking at conferences about bitcoin, consulting for startups, and writing articles free of charge.[12]
According to his podcast, Antonopoulos is a consultant on several bitcoin-related startups.[13]
In January 2014, Antonopoulos joinedBlockchain.info as chief security officer.[14] In September 2014, he left the CSO role.
In April 2014, Antonopoulos organised a fundraising campaign forDorian Nakamoto, who was identified in aNewsweek article as the creator of bitcoin,Satoshi Nakamoto. The reporting techniques used in the article were controversial among journalists and Bitcoin community members. The fundraiser, intended to assist Nakamoto after the attention he received as a result of the article, raised 50 bitcoins, worth US$23,000 at the time.[15][16]
On 8 October 2014, Antonopoulos spoke in front of the Banking, Trade and Commerce committee of theSenate of Canada to address the senators' questions on how to regulate bitcoin in Canada.[17]
In March 2016, the first edition ofMastering Bitcoin was released by Antonopoulos, in print and online,[18] followed by a second edition in June 2017.[19]
In December 2017, unsolicited donations of over 100 bitcoins were sent to Antonopoulos by over a thousand followers of his work, afterRoger Ver made a public post toTwitter on 5 December questioning Antonopoulos's investment choices given his "eloquent" public speaking about bitcoin since 2012.[12][20]
So this is, this is great, it's back to my roots. I was a student here in 1990, but i was actually born in London, and i am half British which you won't hear in my accent any more; Brooklyn changed that.
Brian Rose: Are you Greek? Andreas Antonopoulos: Yes, i am. I lived in Greece most of my childhood. I graduated from high school there. My parents are still in Greece, at the moment.
I've been interested in cryptocurrencies since the early 1990s. In many ways, my interest stems from my experiences growing up in Greece. I saw the way a currency crisis could wipe out the wealth of an entire generation, and it had a big impact on me.
He is a Computer Sciences graduate from University College London.
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