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What if the information anarchy of the internet spells the downfall of liberalism?
Economist Noah Smith and Ethereum Founder Vitalik Buterin join us for a fascinating discussion on why Authoritarianism might be the answer to the current information warfare. Yes, you heard that right.
We start the episode by defining liberalism, how it has brought excessive polarization and why totalitarianism might be the only solution left. We then steelman the case against this same argument and how blockchains and crypto could play a role in all this.
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
8:53 Defining Liberalism
21:50 Information Warfare
42:17 Summarizing the Argument
55:09 Could the Thesis be Wrong?
1:11:12 Information Leviathans
1:34:13 The Role of Blockchains
1:38:22 Closing & Disclaimers
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RESOURCES
Vitalik Buterin
https://x.com/VitalikButerin  
Noah Smith
https://x.com/Noahpinion  
Noahpinion Blog
https://www.noahpinion.blog/  
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Why should we fight for Freedom of Speech?
That’s the question that Free Speech Lawyer and Writer Greg Lukianoff helps us answer today.
Using first principles, Greg goes deep into the importance of Freedom of Speech, “Free Speech Culture”, what happens to Free Speech when new technologies like the printing press and the internet are introduced, and how all this intersects with blockchains and crypto.
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
6:19 Defining Free Speech
15:59 Free Speech Origins
19:43 The Printing Press
37:11 The Constitution
39:50 Free Speech Culture
47:48 What Protects Free Speech
55:57 Generational Differences
1:09:17 Censorship Societies
1:16:29 The Internet
1:21:04 AI & Free Speech
1:23:04 Web2 Censorship
1:27:17 Freedom to Transact
1:36:38 Privacy
1:38:30 How to Get Involved
1:40:49 Closing & Disclaimers
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RESOURCES
Greg Lukianoff
https://x.com/glukianoff 
The Eternally Radical Idea Newsletter
https://greglukianoff.substack.com/  
FIRE
https://www.thefire.org/  
Support FIRE Today!
https://www.thefire.org/donate  
The Canceling of the American Mind
https://www.amazon.com/Canceling-American-Mind-Undermines-Threatens-ebook/dp/B0BTZT9PLM/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=8-1  
Free Speech: A History from Socrates to Social Media 
https://www.amazon.com/Free-Speech-History-Socrates-Social/dp/1541600495/ref=sr_1_1?sr=8-1  
Revolution in the Age of Social Media
https://www.amazon.com/Revolution-Age-Social-Media-Insurrection-ebook/dp/B00GVZJWAM  
Free Speech, The People's Darling Privilege
https://www.amazon.com/Free-Speech-Peoples-Darling-Privilege/dp/0822325292  
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Bankless Friday Weekly Rollup 
3rd Week of June 2024

The SEC drops all charges against Ethereum 2.0—could it now be recognized as a commodity? Plus, hints surface about the launch date of the ETH ETF!

Airdrop season is still alive and well! LayerZero and zkSync tokens launched recently. Find out if you’re eligible and the market’s reaction.

And, did Baron Trump really launch a DJT memecoin on Solana? We unpack the latest buzz and drama. Tune in for all the details and so much more!

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TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES

0:00 Intro

2:55 MARKET
https://x.com/WhalePanda/status/1802958996392870368 
https://www.theblock.co/data/crypto-markets/bitcoin-etf/spot-bitcoin-etf-flows 
https://x.com/CryptoDonAlt/status/1802743515941609572 
https://www.tradingview.com/chart/?symbol=AMEX%3ASPY 
https://x.com/saylor/status/1803763490928119950 

9:35 ETH Price & ETH ETF Going Live 
https://x.com/EricBalchunas/status/1801725292404261308 

13:03 Total Crypto Market Cap

13:46 L2Beat
https://dune.com/hildobby/blobs 
https://dune.com/sealaunch/dex-metrics-on-base?Select+Date+Granularity_ed0f38=week&Select+Timeframe_ed47bb=365 
https://imgur.com/YuXZfAv 
https://x.com/WazzCrypto/status/1803858912166449480 
https://twitter.com/wbnns/status/1803217959479025857 
 
18:40 Combo ETH + BTC ETF
https://x.com/NateGeraci/status/1803080047303036971 
https://x.com/Matt_Hougan/status/1803767324605886515 
https://x.com/matthew_sigel/status/1801342560977190937 
https://youtu.be/T2Ur8Dhc3uQ?si=Obqn5eY89sEUEdwi 
https://youtu.be/KUMGYEKIiGw?si=fS4pae1N_rr1f0C0  

21:35 AIRDROP Season in full swing
Bankless Claimables and AIrdrop Hunter
https://www.bankless.com/claimables/reveal 
https://x.com/LayerZero_Fndn/status/1803744985029788042 
https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/layerzero 
https://x.com/LayerZero_Fndn/status/1803742303204323494 
https://layerzero.foundation/claim 
https://www.theblock.co/post/300389/zksync-live-mcap-airdrop 
https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/zksync 
https://x.com/TheZKNation/status/1802626483770265991 
https://x.com/TheZKNation/status/1801378349442269345 
https://docs.zknation.io/zk-token/zk-token-faq 
https://x.com/nansen_ai/status/1803003153820082270  
https://x.com/cobie/status/1803071393484939602 

31:58 MOTHER + DADDY Update 
https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/mother-iggy 
https://x.com/IGGYAZALEA 
https://x.com/jimcramer/status/1800893795346637193 
https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/daddy-tate 

37:21 What’s going on with $DJT? 
https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/trumpcoin-2 
https://x.com/PirateWires/status/1802825492405669930 
https://www.newsweek.com/crypto-djt-barron-trump-martin-shkreli-1915147 
https://x.com/ArkhamIntel/status/1803161788164288875 
https://x.com/ArkhamIntel/status/1803471430727901455 
https://x.com/zachxbt/status/1803240784436797871 
https://x.com/zachxbt/status/1803371615524364503 
https://x.com/jmgramke/status/1803792368388264399 
https://x.com/WatcherGuru/status/1803759609808564306 
https://x.com/MartinShkreli/status/1803821631279612367 

50:38 U.S. SEC closes investigation in Ethereum!
https://x.com/Consensys/status/1803230653120659641 
https://x.c

Sam Jernigan, the “Unofficial ETH Maxi of Wall Street”, has been evangelizing Ethereum to institutional funds and billionaires from inside the house for the past five years.
Having the perfect blend of deep Ethereum knowledge and the full Wall Street experience, Sam guides us through how he became an ETH Maxi, why the lack of understanding of ETH in TradFi is the most bullish case for the asset and what the future holds for ETH institutional adoption.
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
7:47 Defining TradFi
20:05 Ethereum’s P/E Ratio
23:49 Sam’s Background
40:44 Becoming an ETH Maxi
52:57 The State of ETH in TradFi
57:38 ETH Bull Case
1:06:11 The Flippening
1:12:11 ETH ETF
1:19:26 Security vs Commodity Debate
1:24:00 TradFi: Friend or Foe?
1:34:39 Regulation
1:46:07 Closing & Disclaimers
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RESOURCES
Sam Jernigan on X
https://x.com/sjerniganiv  
Sam Jernigan on LikedIn
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In this episode, David Hoffman is joined by Matthew Sigel, Head of Digital Assets Research at VanEck, to unpack VanEck's groundbreaking ETH 2030 report. They discuss the $154,000 bull case, $22,000 base case, and $340 bear case for Ethereum, and the factors behind these predictions. 
Matthew dives deep into the role of ETH ETFs and shares insights into ETH's evolving narrative in institutional portfolios. He also provides interesting analogies and comparisons between ETH and Web 2.0, explaining how VanEck will help traditional investors understand and invest in ETH using these narratives and real market data. 
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7:16 VanEck Vibe Check ?
8:11 VanEck ETH 2030 Price Prediction Report 
12:31 Last Year’s Report vs. Present Report 
15:10 Ethereum Narrative For Retail
19:14 Pitching ETH To Customers
25:15 Parameters For Bear, Base & Bull?
28:49 What If ETH Reaches $154,000 
32:31 ETH’s Most Bearish & Bullish Scenarios 
33:40 Solana’s MEV vs. ETH’s MEV
41:28  BTC & ETH Allocation In Portfolio 
45:59 Can Data Help Matthew Convince Customers?
49:30 $15B In ETF Assets
50:30 Closing & Disclosures 
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RESOURCES:
Matthew Sigel
https://x.com/matthew_sigel 
VanEck
https://www.vaneck.com/us/en/ 
https://www.vaneck.com/us/en/blogs/digital-assets/matthew-sigel-eth-2030-price-target/ 
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Now that CZ is gone, who’s going to fill his shoes?
His name is Richard Teng, the new Binance CEO. He’s joining the podcast today to not only share the story of how he got here, but also to define his vision for the future of Binance.
We ask him:
Who is Richard Teng?
What was it like to work with CZ?
Why Crypto?
What is going on in Nigeria?
Bull Market Predictions?
If you want to know who’s taking charge in the next era of Binance, this episode is for you. 
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
7:16 Who’s Richard Teng
15:54 The Last 2 Years
24:30 Filling CZ Shoes
34:58 The Future of Binance
48:33 What is Going on in Nigeria?
54:31 Why Crypto?
1:03:33 BNB Chain
1:05:48 Richard Teng’s Routine
1:08:25 Bull Market Predictions
1:14:21 Advice for Investors
1:16:17 User Fund Security
1:19:31 Closing & Disclaimers
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RESOURCES
Richard Teng
https://x.com/_RichardTeng  
Tigran Gambaryan Article
https://www.binance.com/en/blog/leadership/from-richard-teng-binance-ceo-tigran-gambaryan-is-innocent-and-must-be-released-3634612934164622056  
Binance Proof of Reserves
https://www.binance.com/en/proof-of-reserves  
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