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The Rise of MakerDAO: A Personal Journey
Episode 167
Mariano Conti of MakerDAO, head of smart contracts at MakerDAO, reads from his essay about his personal experience with cryptocurrency, particularly …
5 years, 11 months ago
The Most Forkable DeFi Protocols on Ethereum
Episode 166
Kyle Samani of Multicoin Capital reads from his essay on how defensible each of the major DeFi protocols on Ethereum are, and what that says about Et…
5 years, 11 months ago
Why Decentralization Isn’t as Important as You Think
Episode 165
In this essay, Haseeb Qureshi of Dragonfly Capital explains why he thinks the focus on decentralization can be overhyped. He looks at why decentraliz…
5 years, 11 months ago
Teetering on the Edge: How Black Thursday Exposed the Flaws in the Crypto Markets
Episode 164
Kyle Samani, managing partner at Multicoin Capital, dissects Black Thursday, March 12, the day the crypto markets plunged twice amid the wider sell-o…
5 years, 11 months ago
Chris Burniske: A Blank Slate of State
Episode 163
In this essay, Chris Burniske of Placeholder Capital talks about what kind of world crypto entrepreneurs are creating and want to be creating with th…
6 years ago
Why Africa Is Poised to Be the Next Hub for Crypto Development
Episode 162
Soona Amhaz, general partner at Volt Capital, and Yele Bademosi, founder of Microtransaction, explain why they believe Africa is poised to become a h…
6 years ago
ETH Denver Fireside Chat With 2 of the Most Crypto-Friendly Governors in the Nation
Episode 161
In this fireside chat from ETH Denver, crypto-friendly governors Jared Polis of Colorado and Mark Gordon of Wyoming discuss how they each became inte…
6 years ago
The bZx Attacks: Unethical or Illegal? 2 Experts Weigh In
Episode 160
Maya Zehavi, blockchain consultant, and Zubin Koticha, cofounder and CEO of Opyn, discuss the two recent bZx attacks, whether they were hacks or arbs…
6 years ago
Democracy in the Age of Cryptography
Episode 159
Santiago Siri, the cofounder and president of Democracy Earth, reads from his essay on how governance and identity change in the age of cryptography.…
6 years, 1 month ago
Alex Gladstein on a World Without Bitcoin
Episode 158
Alex Gladstein, chief strategy officer at the Human Rights Foundation, reads his essay, A World Without Bitcoin.
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