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How cryptocurrency can help startups get investment capital | Ashwini Anburajan

Published on Oct 30, 2018

We're living in a golden era of innovation, says entrepreneur Ashwini Anburajan -- but venture capital hasn't evolved to keep up, and startups aren't getting the funding they need to grow. In this quick talk, she shares the story of how her company became part of an entirely new way to raise capital, using the powers of cooperation and cryptocurrency.
 

Anthony Pompliano: Bitcoin | Lex Fridman Podcast #171

Mar 25, 2021

Anthony Pompliano is an entrepreneur, investor, writer, and podcaster on topics of decentralized finance.

Outline:

0:00​ - Introduction
2:31​ - Army
10:12​ - Iraq
17:51​ - Will there always be war?
25:04​ - Bitcoin maximalism
33:33​ - Money is a belief system
36:04​ - Bitcoin
39:40​ - Censorship
44:13​ - Bitcoin as main currency
53:04​ - Scarcity creates value
54:45​ - Money is time
1:03:11​ - Eric Weinstein vs Bitcoin Community
1:17:01​ - Ray Dalio
1:34:08​ - Bitclout
1:37:20​ - How to get Bitcoin
1:48:05​ - Investing
1:58:42​ - Volatility
2:11:45​ - Philosophy of the meme
2:21:40​ - Dogecoin
2:31:10​ - NFTs
2:36:58​ - Virtual reality
2:41:54​ - AI
2:47:55​ - Bitcoin resources
2:52:21​ - Book recommendations
2:54:59​ - Can money buy happiness?
2:56:53​ - Meaning of life
 

Nic Carter: Bitcoin Core Values, Layered Scaling, and Blocksize Debates | Lex Fridman Podcast #173

Apr 1, 2021

Nic Carter is a financial researcher, investor, writer, and podcaster on topics of decentralized finance.

Outline:

0:00​ - Introduction
7:57​ - Can humans fully understand reality?
10:26​ - The dollar system
16:36​ - Bitcoin
18:12​ - Opendime
22:14​ - Core values of Bitcoin
30:43​ - Who is Satoshi Nakamoto?
36:31​ - How Bitcoin works
44:54​ - Bitcoin blocksize wars
57:19​ - Layered scaling of Bitcoin
1:02:17​ - Lightning network
1:05:17​ - Schnorr/Taproot update to Bitcoin
1:10:10​ - Criticisms of Bitcoin
1:19:56​ - Bitcoin failure modes
1:27:59​ - Bitcoin vs Ethereum
1:31:55​ - Vitalik Buterin
1:34:49​ - Creative destruction
1:39:43​ - Future of Bitcoin
1:43:30​ - Tesla, Elon Musk, and Dogecoin
1:51:36​ - NFTs
1:58:52​ - Bitcoin maximalism
2:05:29​ - On writing
2:11:30​ - Writing a book on Bitcoin
2:16:00​ - Bitcoin resources
2:18:49​ - Book recommendations
2:20:48​ - Advice for young people
2:24:05​ - Meaning of life
 

Sergey Nazarov: Chainlink, smart contracts, and Oracle Networks | Lex Fridman Podcast #181

May 1, 2021

Sergey Nazarov is the CEO of Chainlink, a decentralized oracle network that provides data to smart contracts.

Outline:

0:00 - Introduction
1:33 - Hedgy
1:59 - Digital vs physical world
9:53 - Definitive truth
14:08 - Decentralized finance
22:37 - Smart contracts
28:53 - Hybrid smart contracts and oracle networks
45:39 - Applications of smart contracts
1:03:45 - AI and smart contracts
1:11:17 - What agreements can be turned into smart contracts?
1:22:19 - Privacy
1:32:38 - Trust
1:48:12 - Bitcoin
1:56:26 - Satoshi Nakamoto
2:03:46 - Ethereum
2:09:36 - Chainlink design decisions
2:22:04 - Dogecoin
2:26:21 - Book recommendations
2:38:31 - Advice for young people
2:50:35 - Meaning of life
 
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Michael Saylor: Bitcoin, Inflation, and the Future of Money | Lex Fridman Podcast #276

Apr 14, 2022

Michael Saylor is the CEO of MicroStrategy and a prominent holder and proponent of Bitcoin.

Outline:
0:00 - Introduction
1:43 - Grading our understanding
14:01 - Inflation
33:37 - Government
54:47 - War and power
1:05:57 - Dematerializing information
1:37:18 - Digital energy and assets
1:48:56 - Oil barrel vs Bitcoin
1:58:16 - Layers of Bitcoin
2:15:27 - Bitcoin's role during wartime
2:20:11 - Jack Dorsey
2:36:31 - Bitcoin conflict of interest
2:43:13 - Satoshi Nakamoto
2:48:38 - Volatility
3:01:03 - Bitcoin price
3:13:19 - Twitter verification
3:22:16 - Second best crypto
3:27:58 - Dogecoin
3:32:31 - Elon Musk
3:38:00 - Advice for young people
3:49:27 - Mortality
3:52:32 - Meaning of life
 
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Saifedean Ammous: Bitcoin, Anarchy, and Austrian Economics

May 11, 2022

Saifedean Ammous is an Austrian economist and author of The Bitcoin Standard and The Fiat Standard.

Outline:
0:00 - Introduction
1:33 - Money
14:38 - Gold standard
27:49 - Collective hallucination
33:39 - Austrian vs Keynesian economics
1:06:00 - Free market
1:22:29 - Monarchy
1:28:03 - Fiat money
2:14:53 - SWIFT system
2:27:43 - Bitcoin
2:34:00 - Satoshi Nakamoto
2:41:44 - Criticisms of Bitcoin
2:56:56 - Football/soccer
3:00:38 - Criticisms of Bitcoin continued
3:10:57 - Bitcoin Maximalism
3:23:20 - Proof of stake
3:40:26 - Central bank digital currency
3:51:39 - Michael Malice
3:53:52 - Advice for young people
4:00:01 - Palestine
4:11:40 - Mortality
 
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