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The Fifth Protocol Sep 23, 2017

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In this episode featuring AngelList and CoinList Co-Founder **Naval Ravikant** , you’ll learn: * Why machines could be a major catalyst for Bitcoin protocol adoption * Why it has taken so long to create the internet’s first protocol for exchanging value, and why it’s here to stay * Why Bitcoin has an advantage as an exchange of value protocol versus incumbents * Why dozens of app coins could proliferate on networks that must allocate resources (storage, cache, and more) * What some of the future real-world applications of blockchain-related protocols could be

Crypto Tokens – A Breakthrough In Open Network Design Sep 23, 2017

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In this episode featuring Andressen Horowitz General Partner **Chris Dixon** , you’ll learn: * How crypto tokens can aid in reversing the trend of internet centralization * Why tokens benefit their users, developers, investors, and entire open source initiatives * Why centralized networks won out versus open networks in Web 2.0, and why crypto tokens may shift the tide back to open networks in the future * How Ethereum is pouring gasoline on this fire with the ERC20 token, inspiring a new wave of token networks

Cryptocurrency’s Netscape Moment Sep 23, 2017

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In this episode featuring **Elad Gil** , you’ll learn: * Why now is the starting gun for broad investment in cryptocurrencies including hedge funds, venture funds, and average consumers * How the current 2017 run-up in cryptocurrency prices and interest feels similar to the bubble in 2013, but how this time it’s different * Why the “store of value” use case of Bitcoin is becoming real * How the proliferation of blockchain-based technologies such as Ethereum, Monero and Zcash are driving developer and investor interest * How crowdfunding (ICOs), investors striking it rich, and general capital inflows are driving up the prices of digital assets

How To Think About Investing In Cryptocurrency: What needs to exist Sep 23, 2017

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In this episode featuring cryptocurrency fund manager **Ari Paul** , you’ll learn: * What investable protocols and services the world needs that are best-suited for blockchain * Why cryptocurrency is not necessarily a winner take all market * Why communities are critical to the long-term success of a cryptocurrency * How shared beliefs of crypto token communities influence development roadmaps and governance, as illustrated by Bitcoin and Ethereum * Why Bitcoin is a serious contender for the “store of value” use case of digital gold, and how being the winner of that niche may mean it that it will be difficult for Bitcoin to succeed as the leading payment crypto token * Why dApps (decentralized applications), privacy coins, and more may have several breakout winners

How To Think About Investing In Cryptocurrency: Why Exceptional Opportunities Exist Sep 23, 2017

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In this special investing episode featuring **Ari Paul** of BlockTower Capital, you’ll learn: * How to explain why cryptocurrency investment is a great opportunity * How investing in cryptocurrencies now could be compared to playing minor league basketball versus playing in the NBA * Why early investors in cryptocurrencies are rewarded for the risks they take that others may be unwilling to, and what some of those risks are * Why many traditional investors have not yet invested in cryptocurrencies

Cryptoeconomics 101 Sep 23, 2017

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In this episode featuring cryptocurrency venture fund founder **Nick Tomaino** , you will learn: * What ‘cryptoeconomics’ is, and why it matters to the ecosystem * The history of decentralized systems including Kazaa and Bittorrent, and why the lack of cryptoeconomic systems stifled them from thriving * How Vitalik Buterin, founder of the Ethereum protocol, is pushing the bounds of cryptoeconomics * How crypto monetary policy influences the trajectory decentralized networks

Fat Protocols Sep 23, 2017

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In this episode featuring **Joel Monegro** , you’ll learn: * How economic value for decentralized blockchain-based networks tends to be distributed to protocols rather than applications * Why shared data, such as user data, in decentralized systems, leads to value creation at the protocol level * Why crypto tokens are an essential incentives layer in blockchain networks * How tokens lead to a feedback loop incentivizing investment, development, entrepreneurship, and healthy speculation

Ethereum is the Forefront of Digital Currency Sep 23, 2017

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In this episode featuring **Fred Ehrsam** , Co-Founder of Coinbase, you’ll learn: * How Ethereum is pouring rocket fuel on digital currency app development * Why no killer apps have emerged for Bitcoin beyond potentially being a store of value * Why Ethereum, with its easy to use programming language, is leading the rise of more diversified decentralized applications * Why some of the fundamental beliefs of the Bitcoin and Ethereum communities lead to different priorities and development outcomes * Why Ethereum has a bright future ahead of it, led by a strong developer community and an emphasis on scalability and growth * How the rate of change in digital currencies is accelerating

A Beginner’s Guide to Tezos Sep 23, 2017

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In this episode featuring early Coinbase employee **Linda Xie** , you’ll learn: * What the Tezos protocol is, who the founders are, and how it compares to Ethereum * How the Tezos approach to upgrading functionality compares to blockchains such as Bitcoin and Ethereum * How developers in the Tezos ecosystem are compensated for their code * The differences and advantages between PoW (Proof of Work) and PoS (Proof of Stake) * How Tezos’ formal verification feature — allowing developers to mathematically prove the correctness of their smart contract code — could be used

Losing Alpha: Why Most New Crypto Funds Are a Sh*t Deal Sep 23, 2017

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In this episode featuring **Ryan Selkis** , you will learn: * Why starting a crypto hedge fund seem like such an attractive pitch including the potential for outsized returns, a steep learning curve, and lack of yield on more traditional investment categories * Why simply outperforming a Bitcoin and Ethereum portfolio over the next 10 years will require ballsy assumptions * Why some tokens could require billions of dollars in capital inflows over the coming years simply to maintain their current token prices * How government intervention — including an SEC crackdown — could influence liquidity and token prices