# Andreas M. Antonopoulos

> Andreas M. Antonopoulos is a British-Greek computer scientist, author and educator who helped explain Bitcoin and open blockchains through books, talks, podcasts and freely available videos. His technical titles include Mastering Bitcoin, Mastering Ethereum and Mastering the Lightning Network. In 2026 the Human Rights Foundation named him the third Finney Freedom Prize laureate for work connecting Bitcoin education with human rights.

- **Role:** Independent author and educator; retired from public life in 2025
- **Organizations:** Nemertes Research, Blockchain.info, University of Nicosia, Speaking of Bitcoin, Crypto Currency Certification Consortium
- **From:** London, United Kingdom
- **Nationality:** British-Greek
- **Education:** Computer science and data communications, networks and distributed systems, University College London
- **Known for:** Authored Mastering Bitcoin, now in its third edition., Co-authored Mastering Ethereum and Mastering the Lightning Network., Published the three-volume Internet of Money series.

## Career timeline

- **2003-2011** — Senior vice president and founding partner at Nemertes Research, working on network and security research.
- **2011** — Read the Bitcoin white paper and began examining the design of its decentralized network.
- **2014** — Joined Blockchain.info as chief security officer; later that year testified before Canada's Senate banking committee.
- **2014** — Organized a donation campaign for Dorian Nakamoto after an intrusive media identification.
- **2014** — Published Mastering Bitcoin; later editions expanded the technical text.
- **2016-2019** — Published the three volumes of The Internet of Money.
- **2018** — Co-authored Mastering Ethereum.
- **2021** — Co-authored Mastering the Lightning Network.
- **2025** — Retired from public life; his official site became an archive of his work.
- **2026** — Named the Human Rights Foundation's third Finney Freedom Prize laureate.

## Achievements

- Authored Mastering Bitcoin, now in its third edition.
- Co-authored Mastering Ethereum and Mastering the Lightning Network.
- Published the three-volume Internet of Money series.
- Built an archive of more than 600 free educational videos.
- Testified before the Canadian Senate banking committee in 2014.
- Named the third Finney Freedom Prize laureate by the Human Rights Foundation in 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Human Rights Foundation named him the third Finney Freedom Prize laureate; he said he intended to donate half the monetary award to Creative Commons.

## Links

- Website: https://aantonop.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amantonopoulos/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/aantonop
- GitHub: https://github.com/aantonop
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/aantonop
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amantonop/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AndreasMAntonopoulos/

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