CORE MAGAZINE January 2018 | Page 14

SPECIAL ARTICLES bitcoin investor with over 335K followers on Twitter, tweeted: revealed, through a series of posts on Twitter and Patreon, that he had been struggling with his finances, his followers sent millions of dollars worth of bitcoins to his bitcoin address. Erik Voorhees, CEO of ShapeShift, a leading blockchain digital asset exchange, had one of the best possible tweets: Erik Voorhees Although Roger Ver praised and acknowledged Andreas’s competence as a speaker on bitcoin, he didn’t forget to point out that Andreas didn’t invest in bitcoin during its early days. Of course, had he done so, he would be a millionaire. Andreas Antonopoulos replied, in the most humble manner possible, that he had essentially been working for free. Most people are motivated by money and focus on acquiring as much of it as they can their entire lives. Andreas, however, is one of the very few members of our society who sincerely follow their passions and concentrate more on helping other people instead. Soon 14 after Andreas Core Magazine Antonopoulos The contributions Andreas Antonopoulos has made to the world of cryptocurrency are truly remarkable. The University of Nicosia, which has the unique distinction of being the very first university to develop a Masters Degree program for Digital Currency, sought the help and expertise of Andreas Antonopoulos. Andreas was the main person responsible for designing the curriculum for this Masters program and he even does some co-teaching for the university. After deciding to dedicate nearly all his time and attention to bitcoin and the