Meet the Expert: Jimmy Song on Why Bitcoin Matters
Published by O'Reilly Media, Inc.
How Bitcoin helps bring freedom where money doesn’t work
Watch the video recording of this event.
Why does Bitcoin matter? More than just “nerd money,” Bitcoin is changing the world monetary order in countless ways—and that’s a good thing. For instance, Bitcoin is a godsend for people in many distressed places around the world; it allows them mobility, access, and property rights where there might be none.
Join us for this edition of Meet the Expert with Jimmy Song to learn why Bitcoin is—and will continue to be—a major force for good all over the world. You’ll discover the many ways in which Bitcoin is already changing the world and understand how it will do so in the coming years.
O'Reilly Meet the Expert explores emerging business and technology topics and ideas through a series of one-hour interactive events. You’ll engage in a live conversation with experts, sharing your questions and ideas while hearing their unique perspectives, insights, fears, and predictions.
What you’ll learn and how you can apply it
By the end of this live show, you’ll better understand:
- How Bitcoin supports people in distressed places
- How Bitcoin will help people get out from under oppression
This live event is for you because...
- You want to learn about the fundamental shifts that are transforming the business landscape and customer needs.
- You want to learn from other businesses that have successfully transformed and found solutions to customer problems.
Prerequisites
- Come with your questions for Jimmy Song
- Have a pen and paper handy to capture notes, insights, and inspiration
Recommended follow-up:
- Follow and explore Jimmy Song’s expert playlist, Bitcoin: First Steps
- Read Programming Bitcoin (book)
Schedule
The time frames are only estimates and may vary according to how the class is progressing.
Monday, June 1, 2020, at 9:00am PT / 12:00pm ET
- Introduction and presentation (15 minutes)
- Interactive discussion and Q&A (45 minutes)
Your Guest
Jimmy Song
Jimmy Song is a Bitcoin educator, developer, and entrepreneur. He’s a Bitcoin fellow at Blockchain Capital, an advisor to Bitcoin companies, an author, a lecturer at the University of Texas, a speaker at Bitcoin conferences, and the instructor of a two-day workshop for programmers, Programming Blockchain.