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“What is Money?” Intro

0:00

How Do We Determine Decentralization?

0:08

Decentralization is Solely for Censorship-Resistance?

6:09

Does Ethereum’s Pre-mine Prohibit its Decentralization?

9:24

The Ethereum Post-DAO Hack Fork

13:08

“Code Is Law”

17:57

Ethereum Is Not Money; It Is Liquid Venture Capital

22:07

Is Ethereum Market-Proven?

26:50

Is Decentralized Exchange a Valid Use Case?

28:33

The Indivisibility of the Bitcoin Social Layer

35:43

What is the Total Addressable Market for Ethereum?

37:57

The “Ultra-Sound Money” Narrative

41:00

The Store of Value Marketplace Dynamics

46:33

Is Lightning Network Decentralized?

51:30

NYDIG

56:53

What is Shapeshift?

58:00

Where is Shapeshift on the Path to Decentralization?

1:04:22

What are Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs)?

1:10:14

Current Law Does Not Contemplate the Existence of DAOs

1:15:45

Are Other Organizations Pursuing the Path of Decentralization?

1:19:10

The Governance Model of Shapeshift DAO

1:23:09

Why Not Build All DAOs on Bitcoin?

1:27:21

The Non-Coercive Politics of Decentralized Protocols

1:30:55

ICOs and Self-Regulation

1:38:40

Can Self-Regulation Work in Practice?

1:43:19

What is the Utility Value of Ethereum?

1:52:30

What is the Endgame of Bitcoin and Decentralization?

1:59:23
An Inquiry into Decentralization with Erik Voorhees (WiM083)
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2021Dec 2
Erik Voorhees joins me to explore the nature of decentralization. Be sure to check out NYDIG, one of the most important companies in Bitcoin: https://nydig.com/ GUEST Erik’s Twitter:   / erikvoorhees   Erik’s Company: https://shapeshift.com/ PODCAST Podcast Website: https://whatismoneypodcast.com/ Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/25LPvm8... RSS Feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/MLdpYXYI Transcript: OUTLINE 00:00:00 “What is Money?” Intro 00:00:08 How Do We Determine Decentralization? 00:06:09 Decentralization is Solely for Censorship-Resistance? 00:09:24 Does Ethereum’s Pre-mine Prohibit its Decentralization? 00:13:08 The Ethereum Post-DAO Hack Fork 00:17:57 “Code Is Law” 00:22:07 Ethereum Is Not Money; It Is Liquid Venture Capital 00:26:50 Is Ethereum Market-Proven? 00:28:33 Is Decentralized Exchange a Valid Use Case? 00:35:43 The Indivisibility of the Bitcoin Social Layer 00:37:57 What is the Total Addressable Market for Ethereum? 00:41:00 The “Ultra-Sound Money” Narrative 00:46:33 The Store of Value Marketplace Dynamics 00:51:30 Is Lightning Network Decentralized? 00:56:53 NYDIG 00:58:00 What is Shapeshift? 01:04:22 Where is Shapeshift on the Path to Decentralization? 01:10:14 What are Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs)? 01:15:45 Current Law Does Not Contemplate the Existence of DAOs 01:19:10 Are Other Organizations Pursuing the Path of Decentralization? 01:23:09 The Governance Model of Shapeshift DAO 01:27:21 Why Not Build All DAOs on Bitcoin? 01:30:55 The Non-Coercive Politics of Decentralized Protocols 01:38:40 ICOs and Self-Regulation 01:43:19 Can Self-Regulation Work in Practice? 01:52:30 What is the Utility Value of Ethereum? 01:59:23 What is the Endgame of Bitcoin and Decentralization? SOCIAL Breedlove Twitter:   / breedlove22   WiM? Twitter:   / whatismoneyshow   LinkedIn:   / breedlove22   Instagram:   / breedlove_22   TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@breedlove22?l... All My Current Work: https://linktr.ee/breedlove22​ WRITTEN WORK Medium:   / breedlove22   Substack: https://breedlove22.substack.com/ WAYS TO CONTRIBUTE Bitcoin: 3D1gfxKZKMtfWaD1bkwiR6JsDzu6e9bZQ7 Sats via Strike: https://strike.me/breedlove22 Sats via Tippin.me: https://tippin.me/@Breedlove22 Dollars via Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/RBree... Dollars via Venmo: https://venmo.com/code?user_id=178435... The "What is Money?" Show Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=328431... RECOMMENDED BUSINESSES Worldclass Bitcoin Financial Services: https://nydig.com/ Join Me At Bitcoin 2022 (10% off if paying with fiat, or discount code BREEDLOVE for Bitcoin): https://www.tixr.com/groups/bitcoinco... Put your Bitcoin to work. Earn up to 6% interest back on Bitcoin with Tantra: https://bit.ly/3CFcOmg Automatic Recurring Bitcoin Buying: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/breedlove/ Buy Bitcoin in a Tax-Advantaged Account: https://www.daim.io/robert-breedlove/ Home Delivered Organic Grass-Fed Beef (Spend $159+ for 4 lbs. free): https://truorganicbeef.com/discount/B...
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