Andreas Antonopoulos, one of the earliest Bitcoin educators, has paused publishing Bitcoin content after 14 years.
The announcement appeared on his Patreon page earlier this week. The team managing the page said the pause is due to health reasons. “For health reasons, Andreas will not be doing any more livestream Q&A or producing any new content,” the team wrote.
However, his Patreon page will remain active. According to the team, this will help cover staff costs and maintain access to Antonopoulos’s existing work, including books, workshops, and videos.
“This Patreon account will remain running for anyone who wants to help pay for staff expenses and the costs of maintaining access to Andreas’ existing work, which includes books, workshops, videos, and more…,” the team wrote.
It’s unclear what the real health reason is that prevents Antonopoulos from continuing his Bitcoin educational journey. But according to news outlets, Antonopoulos said that he has severe migraines with no effective treatment.
Andreas pioneers Bitcoin education
Andreas started introducing people to Bitcoin over a decade ago and mainly focused on the technical details about Bitcoin and open blockchains. According to his website, Antonopoulos has a library of over 600 videos about Bitcoin, Ethereum, and blockchain technology.
The British-Greek Bitcoin advocate has six major published books. His first book, Mastering Bitcoin, was published in December 2014. The book is a technical guide to Bitcoin, with 3 editions published to date.
Andreas’s second book, titled The Internet of Money Volume 1, presents a collection of talks on why Bitcoin matters. The book was on the shelves in August, 2016. Volume 2 of The Internet of Money was published next in November 2017, during the 2017 bull cycle when Bitcoin propelled to almost $20,000.
His other books include Mastering Ethereum, The Internet of Money, Volume 3, and Mastering the Lightning Network.
Antonopoulos was on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast several times. He first appeared on podcast #446 in late January 2014. He explained Bitcoin as “cash on the internet” to Rogan, and underneath it is a shared ledger that records every transaction.
Andreas served as a consultant to several bitcoin companies. He was the chief security officer (CSO) for Blockchain[dot]info, known as Blockchain[dot]com today.
He even started a fundraiser for Dorian Nakamoto, who was suspected to be the creator of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto. The fundraiser was launched to help Dorian Nakamoto after intense media attention. The community successfully raised 50 BTC valued at $23,000 in 2014.
Antonopoulos spoke about regulating Bitcoin. He addressed questions from Canadian senators on the proper way to regulate Bitcoin.
He answered Senators, saying, “I believe that the best way to help Bitcoin is to ensure that there is clarity in the treatment of Bitcoin and that Bitcoin is not essentially forced into contorting itself into regulatory structures that are designed by banks, for banks…”
He added that, “…Recognizing that Bitcoin as programmable money, with capabilities such as digital multi-signature escrow, has many more flexible ways of responding to the needs for consumer protection.”
Other early Bitcoin educators include Gavin Andresen, Roger Ver, Adam Back, Nick Szabo, and Trace Mayer. They introduced broader audiences to the concept of decentralized digital money and helped build the Bitcoin community.
Source: https://www.cryptopolitan.com/andreas-antonopoulos-pauses-content-14-years/
