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The Chopping Block: A Network State in 10 Years? Balaji Srinivasan Says Yes - Ep. 379
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Welcome to The Chopping Block! Crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, and Tarun Chitra chop it up about the latest news in the digital asset industry. In this episode, Balaji Srinivasan discusses his latest book, “The Network State, how different digital tools like crypto will help empower network states, and analyzes how crypto fits into the current political environment.
Show topics: why Balaji wrote a book and why he is so enthralled with a digitized future
what a “network state” is, and what components of crypto are embedded into the idea
why Balaji is interested in “re-centralization”
why Balaji believes that networks states need to be recognized by real nations
what makes a network state better than a physical nation or digital community
why Balaji thinks a community of people who eat a keto diet could be the first network state
why Balaji thinks the network states will be a good thing
where Bitcoin maximalism fits into the left vs. right political divide, woke culture, and Christianity
what the overlap between politics and crypto will be going forward
what is the best way to learn, read, and debate “The Network State”
where crypto tools and communities have gone wrong so far and how the industry can improve going forward
what lessons Balaji learned from the tech bubble in the early 2000s
what Balaji’s over-under is for when the first network state will arrive
Balaji’s pitch for a 50:50 BTC/ETH portfolio (note: not investment advice)
Hosts Haseeb Qureshi, managing partner at Dragonfly Capital
https://twitter.com/hosseeb
Tom Schmidt, general partner at Dragonfly Capital
https://twitter.com/tomhschmidt
Tarun Chitra, managing partner at Robot Ventures
https://twitter.com/tarunchitra
Robert Leshner, founder of Compound
https://twitter.com/rleshner
Guest: Balaji Srinivasan Twitter: https://twitter.com/balajis
Episode Links
The Network State
https://thenetworkstate.com/
Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital
https://www.amazon.com/Technological-Revolutions-Financial-Capital-Dynamics/dp/1843763311
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Welcome to The Chopping Block! Crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, and Tarun Chitra chop it up about the latest news in the digital asset industry. In this episode, Balaji Srinivasan discusses his latest book, “The Network State, how different digital tools like crypto will help empower network states, and analyzes how crypto fits into the current political environment.
Show topics: why Balaji wrote a book and why he is so enthralled with a digitized future what a “network state” is, and what components of crypto are embedded into the idea why Balaji is interested in “re-centralization” why Balaji believes that networks states need to be recognized by real nations what makes a network state better than a physical nation or digital community why Balaji thinks a community of people who eat a keto diet could be the first network state why Balaji thinks the network states will be a good thing where Bitcoin maximalism fits into the left vs. right political divide, woke culture, and Christianity what the overlap between politics and crypto will be going forward what is the best way to learn, read, and debate “The Network State” where crypto tools and communities have gone wrong so far and how the industry can improve going forward what lessons Balaji learned from the tech bubble in the early 2000s what Balaji’s over-under is for when the first network state will arrive Balaji’s pitch for a 50:50 BTC/ETH portfolio (note: not investment advice)
Hosts Haseeb Qureshi, managing partner at Dragonfly Capital https://twitter.com/hosseeb Tom Schmidt, general partner at Dragonfly Capital https://twitter.com/tomhschmidt Tarun Chitra, managing partner at Robot Ventures
https://twitter.com/tarunchitra Robert Leshner, founder of Compound
https://twitter.com/rleshner
Guest: Balaji Srinivasan Twitter: https://twitter.com/balajis
Episode Links
The Network State
https://thenetworkstate.com/
Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital
https://www.amazon.com/Technological-Revolutions-Financial-Capital-Dynamics/dp/1843763311
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices