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True Price Discovery with Adam Jackson Nov 18, 2021

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My guest today is Adam Jackson, founder & CEO of Freelance Labs, builders of Braintrust. Braintrust is the first decentralized talent network that connects skilled, vetted knowledge workers with the world’s leading companies. The community that relies on Braintrust to find work are the same people who own and build it, ensuring the network always serves the needs of its users, instead of a centrally-controlled corporation. And because the community of knowledge workers and contributors earns ownership and control of Braintrust through its native BTRST token for its contributions to the network and its growth, new talent and jobs have participated in the network at record speeds. By creating a blockchain-based alternative, Braintrust aims to remedy the extractive model of traditional freelance platforms by aligning incentives of users and clients to benefit both parties. Instead of generating value for the network operator, this value is given back to talent and companies, who enjoy no fees (talent) or much lower fees (companies) than on traditional platforms. Adam is a serial technology entrepreneur and investor that has spent his career creating and deploying capital into software systems that make complex tasks simple and intuitive. He's started 4 VC-backed companies and an asset management company over the last 16 years. Since August 2017, he has served as Managing Partner & CTO of Cambrian Asset Management, a blockchain asset management company. He is also co-founder and CEO of Freelance Labs, Inc., the company building a new tokenized talent network called Braintrust which raised a $5m seed round in 2018. He is an angel investor in 45+ companies/projects, including LTSE, Seated, Bolt, Placer, Aktana, Skale Labs, Protocol Labs, JCTurbo, Apero Health, Rapportive, MyTime, Automatic, Womply, Superhuman, and Zenefits. In our conversation, we discuss the evolution of marketplaces on the web, Braintrust, Web2.0 vs Web3.0 Networks, supply-demand dynamics, communities/ownership, and much more. We begin our conversation by discussing the evolution of web marketplaces from Web1.0 to Web3.0. Adam does an excellent job at explaining the various innovations and drawbacks as marketplaces on the web evolved. We discuss the importance of Craigslist in the evolution of marketplaces. The conversation naturally flows to Braintrust and Web3's unique value proposition. Our conversation transitions to supply-demand dynamics and the tokenization of traditional assets. Adam does an excellent job at explaining the challenges of creating a valuation framework for Web3. We continue our conversation on crypto networks and tokenization by discussing the moral responsibility felt by large stakeholders of the network. The evolution of property rights and the broadening of the definition of the medium of exchange. Our conversation flows into a discussion about inflation and store-of-value. We finish our conversation by discussing Braintrust and how they are disrupting traditional talent networks. Please enjoy my conversation with Adam Jackson.

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Tampa: The Next Bitcoin Mecca with Gabe Higgins Nov 16, 2021

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My guest today is my friend, Gabe Higgins, the Co-founder and Managing Director of BlockSpaces, a blockchain technology center for education, coworking, and development located in South Tampa. Founded in 2017, BlockSpaces, Inc., is a software company headquartered in Tampa, Florida that provides blockchain integration software for connecting applications and data. The company’s founders have deep roots in the global blockchain ecosystem since 2013 and remain actively involved in both legislative and community affairs that impact the technology through their work with the Florida Blockchain Business Association. The core team aligns innovative blockchain expertise with decades of enterprise software and infrastructure experience. With a wide range of technology partnerships and industry associations, BlockSpaces is known as a trusted source and market leader in blockchain integration. Gabe is a Certified Bitcoin Professional through the CryptoCurrency Certification Consortium(C4), Founder of CryptoEdge Solutions, a cryptocurrency consulting group, organizer of the Tampa Bay Bitcoineers/Blockchain Enthusiasts, Tampa’s largest and longest-running meetup group for cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology. As a true believer in this technology, he is convinced it will disrupt a variety of industries and antiquated centralized systems to make a freer and more equitable world. Gabe is always open to connecting with startup founders, technologists, investors, & mentors who are passionate about disrupting industries by properly leveraging blockchain, which is why he also currently advises startups and VC-funded blockchain companies with strategic partnerships and technical direction. Gabe was also a co-author of the iconic book, "Thank God for Bitcoin: The Creation, Corruption and Redemption of Money", 2020, which provides a moral argument for sound money. Our conversation was a fireside chat at the Florid Bitcoin and Blockchain Summit where we discussed the Tampa Bitcoin/crypto community, BlockSpaces, and Enterprise adoption, Web3 and the Metaverse, Bitcoin, and much more. We begin our conversation by discussing our personal journeys in Bitcoin/crypto. Our conversation naturally flows to a discussion about the growth and adoption within Tampa of Bitcoin and Blockchain technology. Gabe discusses how he and his co-founders at BlockSpaces helped lay the foundation for the burgeoning Tampa crypto community. We continue our discussion about BlockSpaces by discussing how Gabe and his team provide a suite of products to enable traditional enterprise businesses to integrate blockchain technology. We continue our conversation by discussing the emergence of Web3 and the importance of creating decentralized infrastructure. Our conversation pivots to Bitcoin where we begin discussing the philosophy underpinning Bitcoin. Gabe emphasizes how Bitcoin empowers people by preventing them from time theft. We discuss the ongoing money printing and inflation as drivers for Bitcoin's adoption. We finish our conversation by discussing the evolution of money and why Bitcoin matters. Please enjoy my conversation with Gabe Higgins

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What's after Layer-1s? with Mitja Goroshevsky Nov 11, 2021

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My guest today is Mitja Goroshevsky, CTO of TON Labs. TON Labs is a core developer of the Free TON blockchain protocol and TON OS (operating system). Free TON is a fast, secure, and scalable blockchain and network project, capable of handling millions of transactions per second if necessary, and both user-friendly and service provider-friendly. One might think about Free TON as a huge distributed supercomputer, or rather a huge "super server", intended to host and provide a variety of services. Free TON is based on a flexible multi-blockchain platform called TON Blockchain, which is capable of processing millions of transactions per second, with Turing-complete smart contracts, upgradable formal blockchain specifications, multi-cryptocurrency value transfer, support for micropayment channels and off-chain payment networks. Before Co-Founding TON Labs in 2018, Mitja spent over two decades in the IT industry, establishing various successful businesses such as DeltaThree Communications, the first international voice over IP provider; Internet Telecom, a telecoms and enterprise-grade IP solution provider; and BrainsMatch, a Machine Learning company. Following a productive stint in the telecoms and IT space, Mitja ventured into the world of blockchain and served as the Chief Architect for US-based ShelterZoom. Aside from his expertise in entrepreneurship, IT, and blockchain, he also participated in various research projects and has co-authored several patents in distributed computing. All of this to say, Mitja is incredibly knowledgeable and provides and wealth of knowledge. In our conversation, we cover Free TON and Ton Labs, unlocking the power of DeFi, scaling blockchains, decentralization, and much more. We begin our conversation with Mitja going over his personal history within crypto and how the founding of TON Labs and Free Ton. We discuss the importance of learning multiple programming languages and Mitja gives his advice to developers about which smart contracts language he would recommend learning and why. Our conversation transitions to the discussion about scaling and how traditional telecom companies approached their scaling problem over a decade ago. We continue our conversation about scaling by focusing on best practices and approaches to scale blockchains. We pivot our conversation by discussing the future of DeFi and the impact on Layer-1s as the projects built on top of them begin gaining mainstream adoption. The looming Ethereum schism and the implications on the broader community. Our conversation continues by discussing the TON Blockchains and the evolution of blockchain infrastructure. Mitja does an excellent job at explaining sharding. Our conversation flows into the importance of interoperability to create money legos. We finish our conversation by discussing the future of stablecoins. Please enjoy my conversation with Mitja Goroshevsky.

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Smart Cities: DAOs and Data Transparency with Dave Connor Nov 09, 2021

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My guest today is Dave Connor, a DAO member at API3. API3 is a platform for decentralized API services targeted at the web3 infrastructure. Data feeds are served and governed in a decentralized manner. In the standard internet web, API3’s stated goal is to allow decentralized versions of APIs to be built, managed, and monetized at scale. As blockchain technology plays an even bigger role in the economy — from decentralized finance to supply chain management — the team behind this project says it has never been more important for smart contracts to provide “timely, reliable real-world data.” Oracles are a form of middleware that sits in between APIs and smart contracts — increasing costs and centralization. API3 intends to get around this problem by enabling API providers to operate their very own nodes. Dave is an experienced operations lead, having experience as a VP Of Business Development with a demonstrated history of working in the information technology and blockchain industry. Our conversation covers API3 and decentralized oracles, Smart Cities, real-world examples of the integration of blockchain and data. We begin our conversation by discussing API3 and decentralized oracles. Dave dives deep into oracles, the oracle problem, and the current limitations with on-chain data. We continue our conversation about oracles by discussing API3 and their approach to scaling a decentralized oracle. We finish our conversation about oracles by discussing the importance of providing superior data transparency all the way to the factual data source level to have a truly robust system. This naturally leads our conversation to how this technology is fundamental to building "Smart Cities." We begin our conversation about Smart Cities by discussing the lego blocks that trusted decentralized data can enable, we discuss for example how a developer could build a decentralized version of Uber with roughly 3 APIs. Our conversation continues by discussing how this technology can be extrapolated and applied at a larger scale like in cities. Dave also stresses the importance of building these systems with the necessary precautions to protect individual liberties and maintain individual data sovereignty to truly unlock the potential of Web3. We finish our conversation on Smart Cities by discussing how society will benefit from removing friction and creating a more interconnected society through the amalgamation of these services by this technology. We finish our discussion by discussing real-world examples of the integration of blockchain and data. We begin our conversation by discussing parametric insurance contracts. Dave does an excellent job at explaining the complexities of insurance contracts and why the insurance industry will be dramatically disrupted by blockchain and Web3. We also discuss how DAO's will disrupt Venture capital and HOAs. We continue our conversation by stressing the importance of providing superior data transparency all the way to the factual data source level to build systems that provide enough infrastructure to begin merging the traditional world with the crypto-world. Dave closes the conversation by discussing how DAOs are innovating governance and the differences between DAOs and traditional companies.

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The scarcest asset is exceptional people with Vinny Lingham Nov 04, 2021

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My guest today is my friend, Vinny Lingham, prolific venture capitalist, serial entrepreneur and thought leader. Vinny is currently a GP at Multicoin Capital and Newton Partners. He was a seed investor in Solana and Filecoin Vinny was one of Co-Founder & CEO at Civic Technology. He is also a GP at Multicoin Capital He was the founder and CEO of Gyft. He is also the founder of Yola.com, a web development and hosting company that enables users without prior programming knowledge to develop websites. Vinny is the recipient of numerous awards, including Top Young ICT Entrepreneur in Africa (2006) and was also a finalist for Men’s Health Best Man (2009) and ICT Personality of the Year in South Africa (2008). He also previously founded Clicks2Customers, which also won the Top Technology Company award in South Africa in 2006. In our discussion we cover exceptionalism and investing fundamentals, why DAO's will eat the world, the cultural significance of NFTs and the Digital Renaissance, and much more. We begin our conversation by discussing the early days of Bitcoin and marvel at how much things have in such a short amount of time. We discuss why Crypto is such a unique industry and the evolution from a nascent industry to global asset class. We continue our discussion of technological revolution and investing by discussing Vinny's unique approach to investing and how that is informed by his understanding of the world. We discuss the importance of the individual and how one person can have an asymmetric impact on society. This insight has driven Vinny to change his investing strategy from betting on the idea to betting on the person. We discuss how this mindset guided Vinny's decision to invest in Solana and Filecoin at the Seed stage. We continue our conversation by discussing what makes a person exceptional and why Vinny calls these people "species changers." We go on to discuss examples of species changers from history like Einstein, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos. We finish our discussion on game changers by discussing the importance of perseverance and grit. One of the main talking points throughout our conversation is the emergence of the metaverse in the consciousness of the general public. We discuss the metaverse, how it is all encompassing, why traditional tech companies are beginning to pivot toward the metaverse, and much more. Our conversation flows to the discussion on DAOs. We discuss the impact DAO's will have on disrupting traditional finance and Wall St, empower community building, and enhance the digital experience to heights unknown. We move from DAO's to NFTs where Vinny explains why we are still in the early days of NFTs and their importance and implications on broader society. He continues his discussion on NFTs by elaborating on his broader vision for the future of NFTs and how he believes the market dynamics. We continue our discussion by talking about how we are living through the beginning of a Digital Renaissance. We finish our discussion on NFTs by discussing the future use cases of NFTs and the integration with AR and VR. We finish our conversation by discussing the bull case for Solana, the developer battle between Solana and Ethereum, and the joy of building new technology. Please enjoy my conversation with my friend Vinny Lingham.

Ledn provides financial products to help you unlock the power of digital assets. With a secure and easy-to-use platform, it’s the simplest way to earn interest, borrow, and trade your BTC and USDC.

For maximum accountability, Ledn offers Proof of Reserves attestations to give you peace of mind while you make the most of your Bitcoin.

Untold Stories listeners can receive $50 in free BTC when you create a new loan. More info at https://untoldstories.link/LEDN

This podcast is powered by Blockworks. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworks.co

Thank you for listening to The Charlie Shrem Show. For more free content and access to over 400 episodes, visit www.CharlieShrem.com.

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Decentralized Data Almanac with Nicholas Fett Nov 02, 2021

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My guest today is Nicholas Fett, CTO of Tellor. Tellor was launched in 2019 by a U.S.-based team with the aim to address the oracle problem on the Ethereum (ETH) blockchain. Tellor is an Ethereum-based, decentralized, secure oracle for decentralized finance (DeFi) decentralized applications (DApps). Tellor is a decentralized oracle that provides price data on Ethereum. Tellor uses game theory and crypto-economic incentives to maintain the security of the system, similar to how layer ones have harnessed the power of these methods to reach consensus. Tellor is decentralized and currently provides a price feed every 10 minutes. The speed and potential costs are the areas of concern, but it is decentralized and expensive to censor or manipulate the data. The economic incentives are also set up properly to provide a proper liveness guarantee even in times of stress on the Ethereum network. Nicholas Fett is an economist, developer, and founder at Tellor, a decentralized oracle on the Ethereum network. Former positions include an economist at the US CFTC, the federal regulator for derivatives and cryptocurrencies, where he studied market structure of derivatives markets and implications of new technologies. He then went on to found Daxia, a derivatives protocol focusing on a truly decentralized architecture. He received an Ethereum foundation grant in 2018 to study security features of oracles and their potential uses in scaling and financial products. He then used this knowledge to build Tellor, a crypto economically secured, censorship-resistant focused oracle. In our conversation we cover Tellor, decentralized oracles and the importance of data, the rising cost of goods, how the CFTC works, and much more. We begin our conversation by discussing how Nick got into crypto and his time at the Bureau of Labor Statistics. We continue our conversation by discussing the CFTC and why Bitcoin is regulated by the CFTC. We also discuss the power struggles between government agencies for regulatory oversight and the impact that has on broader society. A very interesting topic of discussion we talked about centered around how the rising cost of goods will impact the derivatives markets and forecasting models. Our conversation flows into what are oracles and Tellor. Nick discusses the importance of data and oracles to DeFi and how Tellor is prioritizing decentralizing data collection. Nick does an excellent job at explaining how oracles work and the current vulnerabilities of oracles. Another topic of discussion that was very interesting was how oracles will facilitate more granular data sets to give a clearer picture to real-world problems like inflation. Our final discussion topic centered around the applications of bringing real-world data on-chain.

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Privacy-Preserving Systems with Dan Doney Oct 28, 2021

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My guest today is Dan Doney, the CEO of Securrency, Inc, a RegTech/FinTech company that democratizes access to capital markets. Securrency is a FinTech platform that monetizes excess capacity in assets – the engine of the sharing economy. Securrency was formed in 2015 by US national security and technology experts to enable the free trading of previously illiquid asset classes through compliance and unparalleled interoperability. Securrency has developed a unique Compliance Aware Token™ that embeds regulatory and transactional rules in a compliance layer to facilitate legally-compliant securities offerings in the United States and globally. Securrency’s protocol can be utilized on the Ethereum, Stellar, Ripple, EOS, and other distributed ledgers, as well as on legacy systems, allowing for seamless on-chain and off-chain movement of tokens. Securrency’s Know Your Wallet™ tools can detect money laundering and other nefarious activity, thereby minimizing the risk of bad actor participation in secondary trading. Dan has been an innovator in a wide variety of fields (process automation, enterprise architecture and software development, financial modeling, organization theory, robotics, and signal processing) drawing on his background in social systems, control theory, software engineering, and artificial intelligence. He is an avid software developer and architect staying current with cloud computing, microservices, containerization, and blockchain development. We begin our conversation by discussing Securrency and what drove Dan to co-found Securrency. The conversation flows into a discussion about the differences between privacy and anonymity. Dan did an excellent job at explaining the nuances between privacy and anonymity. He also discusses how he can create systems that are regulatory compliant but privacy-preserving and elaborates how Securrency is helping build the tools for such a system. We go on to discuss how Securrency is empowering companies to diversify their income by tokenizing their cash flow in a manner that is regulatory compliant. Dan goes on to discuss how zero-knowledge proofs work and why they are integral for building privacy-preserving systems that are regulatory compliant. We also discuss putting the justice system on-chain and why that would be beneficial to society. Another major talking point in our conversation was how DeFi is democratizing financial access across the world by giving everyone access to capital at Western interest rates. We finish our conversation by discussing the importance of semantically rich objects. Please enjoy my conversation with Dan Doney.

Ledn provides financial products to help you unlock the power of digital assets. With a secure and easy-to-use platform, it’s the simplest way to earn interest, borrow, and trade your BTC and USDC.

For maximum accountability, Ledn offers Proof of Reserves attestations to give you peace of mind while you make the most of your Bitcoin.

Untold Stories listeners can receive $50 in free BTC when you create a new loan. More info at https://untoldstories.link/LEDN

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The Last Fiat Domino with Mauricio di Bartolomeo Oct 26, 2021

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My guest today is Mauricio di Bartolomeo, the co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Ledn.io. Ledn provides financial products with a mission to help clients across the globe unlock the power of digital assets to build wealth for the long term. Operating in over 100 countries, Ledn offers interest-bearing savings accounts and Bitcoin-backed loans, enabling clients to access dollars or additional Bitcoin without needing to sell any of their existing holdings. Ledn has active clients in 105 countries, and has exceeded $1 billion in assets on its platform. Since the start of 2021, Ledn has tripled its team while growing its total lending book by over 800% and savings products by 280%. Ledn remains an industry leader when it comes to transparency and accountability standards, being the first-ever lending platform to undergo a formal proof-of-reserves attestation by Armanino LLP, a top public accounting and consulting firm and a recognized global leader in digital asset assurance solutions. Mauricio grew up in Venezuela where he and his family learned about Bitcoin. Now based in Canada, Mauricio holds HBA and MBA degrees from the Richard Ivey School of Business in London, Ontario in Canada. Mauricio is also the author of Why Proof of Reserves is Important to Bitcoin published in Bitcoin Magazine. Mauricio provides a wealth of knowledge about the current financial situation facing the west and how anyone can build Bitcoin wealth. In our discussion, we cover Ledn and Bitcoin-backed loans, Latin America and Bitcoin, hyperinflation, Proof-of-Reserves, and much more. We begin our conversation by discussing Mauricio's personal bitcoin journey and what led him to start Ledn. Our conversation transitions into Ledn and how Ledn empowers Bitcoiners with a variety of financial services to easily manage their Bitcoin wealth. We go on to discuss the best way to orange-pill family members and what it means to live on the Bitcoin standard. A great conversation topic was Mauricio's detailing the living conditions of living through hyperinflation and why the West should be wary. We also discuss the current nihilism within the system and the feeling from large swaths of the population that are being left behind. We finish our conversation by discussing the dangers of CBDCs and the importance of Proof-of-Reserves. Please enjoy my conversation with Mauricio di Bartolomeo.

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Why Bet on Missionary Founders with Han Kao Oct 21, 2021

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My guest today is my friend Han Kao, the CEO of Sanctor Capital, a thesis-driven investment manager that focuses on early-stage blockchain and distributed ledger projects. Their investment philosophy centers on identifying business opportunities with transformative potential, led by people who can demonstrate excellence in their field. They have a very founder-friendly ethos. They invest more than just capital into each project because for them this is about more than just money. Their hands-on approach frees innovators to focus on what they do best, building groundbreaking technologies Han Kao is the founder of Crypto Briefing and has been analyzing and investing in the blockchain space since 2013. He is a serial entrepreneur with international experience, multiple successful exits, and 20+ years in IT and media. Han grew up in New York City and graduated from Columbia University with a B.A. in Economics. He is a serial entrepreneur and enjoys building amazing products and growing tech businesses from 0 to 1. He is an active blockchain and cryptocurrency investor. In his spare time, he enjoys rock climbing, golfing, and investing in reading up on crypto and blockchain. Han is a wealth of knowledge who gave incredible insights into the crypto market for both investors and founders. We discuss Sanctor Capital, going from 0 to 1 as a startup, EVR Nightclub, sensible regulation, and Bitcoin and inflation. We begin our conversation by discussing Sanctor Capital and their recent Trubo Demo Day. Han discusses the importance of founder-market fit and why missionary founders are more likely to succeed. Han does an excellent job at explaining from personal experience the importance of perseverance and simply surviving as a startup until you find product-market-fit. Han goes on to discuss how he got into tech and his entrepreneurship journey. We go on to discuss how Han got introduced to Bitcoin and how his work experience allowed him to understand the value proposition of Bitcoin before it was mainstream. We also discuss EVR Nightclub, the first bar in NYC to accept Bitcoin. We also discuss the importance of cross-chain compatibility and interoperability. Han stresses the importance of interoperability to unlock the true power of DeFi. We continue our conversation by discussing the importance of sensible regulation to help foster the growth crypto industry within America. We go on to discuss taking a startup from 0 to 1 and the early product iteration stage. We finish our conversation by discussing Bitcoin, inflation, and the rising financial burden on average Americans. Please enjoy my conversation with Han Kao.

Ledn provides financial products to help you unlock the power of digital assets. With a secure and easy-to-use platform, it’s the simplest way to earn interest, borrow, and trade your BTC and USDC.

For maximum accountability, Ledn offers Proof of Reserves attestations to give you peace of mind while you make the most of your Bitcoin.

Untold Stories listeners can receive $50 in free BTC when you create a new loan. More info at https://untoldstories.link/LEDN

This podcast is powered by Blockworks. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworks.co

Thank you for listening to The Charlie Shrem Show. For more free content and access to over 400 episodes, visit www.CharlieShrem.com.

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Blockchain Singularity with Dominic Williams Oct 19, 2021

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My guest today is Dominic Williams, the CEO and chief scientist of DFINITY, the company behind the Internet Computer Protocol (ICP). DFINITY aims to replace the traditional IT stack and disintermediate large tech companies with its Internet Computer — a public blockchain network hosted by a collection of independent data centers around the world. The standard behind DFINITY’s Internet Computer — the Internet Computer Protocol (ICP) — allows software to run on the internet in a distributed manner, as opposed to using servers controlled by large companies. This means that according to DFINITY, the Internet Computer Protocol will be the first scalable, cloud-like blockchain platform able to host internet services, websites, and financial systems built exclusively utilizing smart contracts (and with no external complimentary private systems). The Internet Computer is designed to store data, facilitate application development, and enable network interoperability. This makes it possible to develop applications that no one entity owns, controls, or censors, thus creating the opportunity to rebuild popular internet services like social media applications in an open, decentralized fashion. Dominic is a crypto theoretician and entrepreneur. His recent research includes Threshold Relay and PSC chains, Validation Towers and Trees, and USCIDs, and he proposes new ideas such as "The 3 E's of Sybil Resistance". Previously he ran a venture-backed MMO game using his own distributed systems that hosted millions of users. In our discussion we cover the company behind the Internet Computer Protocol (ICP), DFINITY and ICP, optimizing systems for decentralization, smart contracts and new tools of truth, and much more. We begin our conversation by discussing the current problem facing all proof-of-stake chains. We also discuss how DFINITY designed ICP without this single point of failure facing proof-of-stake blockchains. We go on to discuss the similarities and differences between the internet boom of the late 90s and crypto. We talk about how Bitcoin and blockchain are building out a new kind of internet. We also discuss how to build and think about decentralized systems. Dominic does an excellent job at explaining how smart contracts remove the friction within systems and how this will drive innovation within society. Dominic also explains Blockchain Singularity and why it is inevitable that smart contracts will disrupt how society functions. We go onto discuss the governance structure of ICP and how they have created an advanced form of liquid democratic governance. We finish our discussion by discussing why entrepreneurs should begin building on ICP and the importance of Web3.0.

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