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9 - Going Bankless with Maker | Mariano Conti Apr 27, 2020

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Episode: #9 April 27, 2020

Ryan & David talk with Mariano Conti about Dai, Maker, & his epic bankless journey. Learn how Maker can help you go bankless through this conversation with Mariano.

We talk:

Mariano's life in midst of Argentina's capital controls
Why Mariano moved from Bitcoin to DAI and Ether
The components of Maker including:
- DAI (stability)
- Vault/CDP (credit)
- Dai Savings Rate (interest)
- Governance (MKR token)
Centralization risks of Maker
Is Maker the last say on decentralized stablecoins?
What's it going to take to see 1m people into DAI?

This is our first of three episodes in the "King Money Protocols Series" where we talk through the three most important DeFi protocols. Stay tuned for the next two episodes! Before the episode begins we also talk about:

The Lendfme hack & what it implies
Insanity of negative oil prices!

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----- Resources discussed:

VIDEO: How I Survive Argentina's 50% Inflation - Mariano
PODCAST: Rise of MakerDAO: A Personal Journey - Mariano
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8 - How to go Bankless Apr 20, 2020

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Episode: #8 April 20, 2020

Where the rubber meets the road... this episode is all about both the mental mindset and the actual tools needed to go Bankless. Bankless is a state of mind! It's a lifestyle centered around independence and freedom! This episode discusses the tools that you can use in your life to support that mindset and enable Bankless growth. How to go bankless:

Start with why (“goals”)
Set a weekly plan (“process”)
Start doing things (“implement”)
Measure outcomes (“measure”)

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Read articles:
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7 - Ether’s Value Mechanisms Apr 13, 2020

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Episode: #7 April 13, 2020

Ether has some native mechanisms that contribute to its scarcity and value. David and Ryan explore these value mechanisms and compare/contrast them with money printer go brrrr.

This episode covers:

1. Scarcity mechanisms and fair games
2. Ether’s value mechanisms
3. How USD will fare vs. ETH

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----- Resources Mentioned:

(Watch) Conway's game of life
(Article) Ether is equity
(Article) The Final Puzzle Piece to ETH's Monetary Policy

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6 - DeFi Trust Spectrum Apr 06, 2020

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Episode: #6 April 6, 2020

Different Ethereum applications require different amounts of trust, depending on how each app is designed. This episode discusses how to think and measure the trustlessness of each app, and where the humans and computers meet.

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----- Resources Mentioned:

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- The Two Faces of Ethereum (Article)
- The Great Protocol Sink (Article)

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5 - Crypto Memes Good Mar 30, 2020

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Episode: #5 March 30, 2020

Most people identify memes are internet images with text, or reaction gifs. Memes are much more than that; they are a tool for information transmission at the largest possible scale. Memes are little packets of data that hop from brain to brain. They can transfer data across the globe and also across time!

Join David and Ryan as they explore the role that memes have in crypto, and some of cryptos best and worst memes!

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4 - Ether: The Triple Point Asset Mar 23, 2020

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Episode: #4 March 23th, 2020

There are three asset "superclasses" - Store of Value - Capital Asset - Commodity Asset

Join Ryan and David as they explore the boundaries between asset types, and discover where Ether lies in relation to these three classes.

Additionally, Ryan and David compare and contrast the economic and financial institutions that make up the world we know, and how they relate to these three classifications.

Links mentioned in podcast:

(Article) Ether: A New Model for Money
(Video) Ether: A New Model for Money

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3 - Economic Bandwidth Mar 16, 2020

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Episode: #3 March 15th, 2020

While the internet revolution is all about data, the crypto revolution is all about value. Scaling the internet is all about scaling data bandwidth, but scaling crypto is all about economic bandwidth.

Join Ryan and David as they explore the concept of economic bandwidth and how it relates to crypto-systems.

Links mentioned in podcast:

(Article) Ethereum is an emergent structure
(Article) ETH and BTC are economic bandwidth
(Article) The trillion dollar case for ETH
(Article) ETH is irreplaceable
(Dashboard) Economic Bandwidth metrics

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2 - The Evolution of Monetary Policy Mar 09, 2020

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March 9th, 2020 Episode: #2

How did money get to where it is today? David and Ryan explore the historical progress of money, and the management of money, across time. We ask questions like "what makes good money" and "how does money get managed" and "who gets to manage money, and why"

We end with a comparison of the different money management policies of each respective crypto-system, and how each system arrived at that conclusion

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Welcome To Bankless Mar 02, 2020

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Date: Monday, March 2nd Episode: #1

Bankless is a podcast about leveraging the revolution in Internet money and internet finance to benefit you as an individual. Join Ryan and David for a journey into the frontier, where both treasure and bandits await!

Bankless is all about replacing the traditional financial system with internet protocols for money and finance. Ryan and David are here to discuss how these protocols work, how they benefit the individual, and how the world may come to adopt and use these systems as they have the internet.

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