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The Crypto Renaissance

Episode #63: Josh Rosenthal explores the parallels between the classic renaissance and the modern digital age.

This is Ryan and David's favorite episode they've ever recorded.

Artwork generated from the sound wave at 1:18:06 - 1:18:16: "We've never had a technology that allows for the rise of a sovereign individual"

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The Crypto Renaissance #39

Episode #3 in the Bankless Collectibles Genesis Collection. 

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The Ownership Economy | Li Jin

Episode #101 - The Ownership Economy is a thesis on how crypto empowers communities to own and co-create alongside their favorite creators. They should share in their upside.  

Her thesis on the Ownership Economy and 100 true fans was the inspiration for us on our web3 journey. Collectibles offer a way for our audience to own the work that we create while Bankless DAO enables the community to co-create and contribute to the Bankless Mission. 

Artwork generated from timestamp 49:41 - 49:53 where Li states: The recipe to do this, I outlined, was comprised of giving fans more than appealing to their altruism. It really needs to be about fan benefit rather than creator benefit. 

10% of proceeds donated to [GiveDirectly](https://app.endaoment.org/orgs/27-1661997), an organization making unconditional, direct cash transfers to those in need.

The Ownership Economy | Li Jin #20

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The Genesis Infinity Gauntlet is an NFT that was airdropped to holders of all 5 Genesis Collection pieces before the snapshot that was taken on May 30, 2023 at 12pm PST

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The Stand with Crypto commemorative NFT is a symbol of unity for the crypto community seeking sensible crypto policy. The NFT features a blue shield, representing a collective stand to protect and promote the potential of crypto. The blue shield not only shows your support for the cause but also that youre part of a growing community who believes in the future of crypto. This is a purely commemorative NFT with an open mint and has no intended utility or value.
 

We stand united with the crypto community in our effort to advocate for sensible crypto policy. 

Show your support for the cause and become a part of a growing community that believes in the future of crypto:

Step 1: Mint your free Stand with Crypto commemorative NFT
Step 2: Add a shield emoji next to your Twitter display name 
Step 3: Sign up to become a Crypto435 advocate: https://actnow.io/z31xN5P

Any mint fees associated with the Stand With Crypto NFT collection will be donated to vetted organizations through a Crypto Advocacy Round with Gitcoin.

Stand with Crypto

The Stand with Crypto commemorative NFT is a symbol of unity for the crypto community seeking sensible crypto policy. The NFT features a blue shield, representing a collective stand to protect and promote the potential of crypto. The blue shield not only shows your support for the cause but also that youre part of a growing community who believes in the future of crypto. This is a purely commemorative NFT with an open mint and has no intended utility or value.
 

We stand united with the crypto community in our effort to advocate for sensible crypto policy. 

Show your support for the cause and become a part of a growing community that believes in the future of crypto:

Step 1: Mint your free Stand with Crypto commemorative NFT

Step 2: Add a shield emoji next to your Twitter display name 

Step 3: Sign up to become a Crypto435 advocate: https://actnow.io/z31xN5P

Any mint fees associated with the Stand With Crypto NFT collection will be donated to vetted organizations through a Crypto Advocacy Round with Gitcoin. Mint unlimited NFTs and raise more funds to support crypto advocacy.

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Get Your Bitcoin and Get Out!

After Balaji rang the BitSignal, Arthur Hayers, the Founder of BitMex, outlines how were in one of the most chaotic and pivotal times in the macro landscape that weve seen, at least since 2008. 

While not fully agreeing with Balaji on his $1M Bitcoin Bet, Hayes agrees directionally. Theres going to be a massive amount of money printed, the government is going to crack down, and the need for self-sovereign digital assets will be critical.

His advice? 

Get your Bitcoin, and get out. 

Artwork generated from the timestamp [52:52 - 53:15] Theres all these things that the average person needs, that the government cant print. If theres just going to not allocate the losses from all this debt, which is essentially Im going to take the future and spend it today. So we spent the future  theres no more future. We have to pay for it. So if you have money inside the system, you will have to pay for it.

Get Your Bitcoin and Get Out! #11

AI Alignment Problem

Paul previously ran the language model alignment team at OpenAI, the creators of ChatGPT. How now runs the Alignment Research Center, a non-profit research organization whose mission is to align future machine learning systems with human interests.

Were on a mission to calm our fears on AI. 

This episode explores the solution-landscape to the AI Alignment problem, and hoping Paul can guide us on that journey.

Does humanity have a chance? 

Artwork generated from when Paul states The most likely way we die involves not from AI comes out of the blue and kills us everyone, but involves we have deployed a lot of AI everywhere. And you can just look and be like oh ya if for some reason, god forbid, all of these AI systems would try and kill us, they will definitely kill us. 

10% of proceeds go to Bankless DAO.

AI Alignment Problem #21

MEV Burn

Ethereum is getting yet another economic upgrade! The scarcity engine is getting a massive level up with the advent of the MEV Burn.

With Justin Drake and Dom, a core developer at the Ethereum Foundation, they walk us through the research and reasoning behind this next major upgrade.

Just when we thought we couldnt get any more bullish

ETH will become even more ultra sound.

Art generated from the quote at [1:25:30 - 1:26:00] where Justin Drake describes how ETH needs to become pristine collateral in order to fulfill its roll as money in the internet of value. 

10% of proceeds donated to ultrasound.eth

MEV Burn #21

The $1M Bitcoin Bet

Balaji Srinivasan is an investor, founder, the former CTO of Coinbase, GP at a16z, and author of The Network State.

Hes making a  bold claim - that Bitcoin will reach $1M in 90 days due to the U.S. dollar going into hyperinflation. With these dire predictions and a track record of strong takes, we needed to hear him out. 

Hes pulling the fire alarm for the end of the fiat world. 

Will he be right? 

Artwork generated from the clip [1:32:44 - 1:32:57] We want the decentralized center. We want to have the free world. And really this is the moment, so take everything that you guys have said seriously over the last 5 years. You got all the right concepts. And help your guys go Bankless.

The $1M Bitcoin Bet #87

Society's Biggest Problem

Society is off track. We all feel it. Whats wrong? How do we fix it without throwing out all the good parts? Tim Urban answers these questions.

Tim Urban is a blogger, writer, and illustrator, who is best known for his blog "Wait But Why. 

Started in 2013, Wait But Why covers various topics, from science and technology to social issues and human behavior. 

Tim recently wrote a book titled: What"s Our Problem?: A Self-Help Book for Societies, which Ryan and David think offers a roadmap for the tribal crypto communities battling in the Web3 landscape.

This is another episode on our journey exploring AI alignment. 

Artwork generated from the quote We are a survival species. We are a bunch of survivors. And that doesnt mean there hasnt been horrible tragedies, genocides and awful things in the past. And we also have never faced a full kinds of existential threat. But I do think humanity has a knack for surviving. And that if we get scared enough, I think maybe that will be reason to prevail out of pure fear and pure survivor instinct.  

10% of proceeds go to Bankless DAO.

Society"s Biggest Problem #21

Jim Bianco is the Head of Bianco Research. Hes our go-to source on macro analysis from someone who knows crypto. He always gives us a pragmatic take. 

Jim was early and loud about the initial Fed pivot into rising interest rates, all the way back in March of 2022, before much of the crypto industry really understood how significant interest rates can be. In this episode, he discusses the Balaji $1M BTC bet, the state of the financial system, and answers whether or not the banks are insolvent (or just unprofitable).

Artwork generated from the timestamp [37:00 - 37:23] Let me put this in Balaji terms - I agree Balaji $1M dollars for Bitcoin and I agree in 90but maybe not days, maybe its weeks, maybe its months, maybe its quarters, but its not going to be 90 days. Its going to occur a lot slower, but it will occur overtime. 

10% of proceeds go to Biancoresearch.eth

Are the Banks Insolvent? 

Are the Banks Insolvent?  #17

We're Not Going to Die

We"re not going to die from AI. 

Back in February 2023, Eliezer Yudokowsky painted a chilling and grim picture of a future where AI ultimately kills us all. Robin is here to provide a different perspective. He explains why he believes Eliezer is wrong. Its not all sunshine and rainbows though  we might just become their pets instead. 

Most importantly, Robin highlights his concerns about AI regulation and why he believes it"s a greater threat than AI itself.

This is the counter-argument to Eliezers infamous episode Were all going to die. 

Artwork generated from the quote [51:48 - 52:22] One of the most striking features of our world is the mechanisms we use to keep that peace and coordinate among those divergent and conflicting things. And one of the moves that often AI people often make is to assume that AIs have none of that. AIs do not need to coordinate. They do not have conflicts between them. They dont have internal conflicts. They dont have any issues on how to organize and how to keep the peace between them. None of that is a problem for AIs, by assumption. They are just these other things that have no such problems. And of course that leads to scenarios like they kill us all. 

10% of proceeds go to Bankless DAO.

We"re Not Going to Die #11

Why Crypto Is Underrated

Tyler Cowen is an American economist, columnist, and blogger. Hes also a professor at George Mason University, where he also produces the Conversations with Tyler podcast with guests like Vitalik Buterin, Marc Andreessen, and Ray Dalio.

In this episode, Tyler shares why he thinks regulators should pause and wait before passing crypto regulation in the wake of FTX, how FTX and Enron are similar, why he calls himself a crypto-hopeful (*even though he thinks Balajis Network State idea is utterly wrong*). 

And finally, we play Tyler"s favorite gameOverrated vs. Underratedabout everything relevant in 2023: Crypto AI, Inflation, America, China, Social Media, Wealth Inequality, and more.

Artwork generated from the quote at [3:05 - 3:11] where he states that crypto feels underrated by most intellectually honest people. 

10% of proceeds go to Bankless DAO.

Why Crypto Is Underrated #1

The Price of Time

Edward Chancellor is a financial historian, journalist, and author of, "Devil Take the Hindmost: A History of Financial Speculation" and his latest, The Price of Time: The Real Story of Interest

The two books link together the history of money and finance, and human culture.

In todays episode, we explore the ways in which money and finance are embedded deeper in our lives than we may have previously thought.

Art generated from the quote at [51:00 -] Time is money. Once you realize that time has value, then it should start becoming, immediately clear, that taking interest ratesthe price of time down to zero is highly unnatural. It would be like depriving an animal of oxygen. And taking them to negative becomes almost insane. [51:27]

10% of proceeds go to Bankless DAO. 

As a reminder, this Monday Mint episode marks the end of Phase I of Bankless Collectibles. This is the last Monday Mint episode in 2023.

The Price of Time #20

Macro is confusing and we need help navigating these chaotic waters.

Thats why we bring on Lyn Alden. She gives us a wholistic view on the current macro environment, from inflation to bank runs and insolvency, to how crypto fits into all of this. 

Lyn has the answers and she always hits the market.

Artwork generated from timestamp [1:08:02 - 1:08:17] I think the long arc of time points to this becoming relevant on a global scale. Its already relevant for people. Its relevant for individual Nigerians, its relevant for individual Argentinians. Individual people in Lebanon. Its already a global money for people. 

10% of proceeds donated to Bankless DAO.

Bitcoin: The People's Global Money

Bitcoin: The People"s Global Money #24

The Coinbase Long Game 

In this episode, we go over everything you wanted to know from Brianhis reflections on 2022 and his outlook on crypto moving forward. We cover the regulatory situation in America, how SBF infiltrated our halls of power, why Coinbase launched a chain in the worst regulatory environment weve ever seen, Wall Streets understanding of Coinbase, and Brians best advice for the settlers and builders sticking around during this crypto winter.

The last time we had Brian on the podcast was in November of 2021. Weve come such a long way since thenand more recently, he also hopped into a livestream with us in the middle of the FTX collapse last November. It was so good to have him back on, enjoy!

Artwork generated from [26:45 - 27:02]: Crypto is going to outlast any administration, any official, that has the wrong idea. We can go through good periods and bad periods, as long as we keep building. The people who are engaged enough on the civic side who want to do it, thats great, and the people who just want to build, that also great. We need both. I think well get there eventually. 

10% of proceeds are donated to Bankless DAO.