Distributed Ledger Technology and the Promise of Consensus | Power, Money and Governance in the 21st Century

Summary: In this Christmas Day release of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas addresses questions related to a documentary about hashgraph and the promise of distributed ledger technology.  How can a patented consensus algorithm replace an open-source blockchain protocol? How can hashgraph be reasonably compared to public blockchain networks like ethereum or bitcoin?  Demetri also shares his thoughts on bitcoin, its uninspiring value proposition, and the mania around cryptocurrencies, altcoins, and ICO's.