The Blockchain Debate Podcast

Richard Yan
The Blockchain Debate Podcast

It seems that the future of blockchain industry can go down very different paths, and each path has its group of hard core believers. They can’t all be right. Perhaps by hearing the experts debate, the rest of us can compare their reasoning and see the future a bit more clearly. Whether you’re a builder or investor, whether you consider yourself blockchain-savvy or blockchain-curious, if you want to hear all arguments before predicting the future of blockchain, this podcast is for you. Follow our twitter at @blockdebate. Host: Richard Yan (@gentso09). See you soon! Consensus optional, proof of thought required.

  1. Motion: Bitcoin mining is good for the grid (Lee Bratcher vs. Ben Hertz-Shargel)

    05/12/2022

    Motion: Bitcoin mining is good for the grid (Lee Bratcher vs. Ben Hertz-Shargel)

    Guests:Lee Bratcher (twitter.com/lee_bratcher)Ben Hertz-Shargel (twitter.com/benhertzshargel)Host:Richard Yan (twitter.com/gentso09)Today’s motion is “Bitcoin mining is good for the grid.”Bitcoin advocates think bitcoin is a good invention for many reasons, one of which is that it makes the power grid more robust. In 2021, Senator Ted Cruz of Texas made the claim that Bitcoin is, and I quote, “a way to strengthen our energy infrastructure.”But is it? How exactly does bitcoin mining make the g...

    1h 16m
  2. Motion: We should always reduce MEV on blockchains (Ed Felten vs. Tushar Jain)

    05/06/2022

    Motion: We should always reduce MEV on blockchains (Ed Felten vs. Tushar Jain)

    Guests:Ed Felten (twitter.com/edfelten)Tushar Jain (twitter.com/TusharJain_)Host:Richard Yan (twitter.com/gentso09)Today’s motion is “We should always reduce MEV on blockchains."Generally speaking, MEV or Miner Extractable Value is a way for miners to derive additional revenue by executing transactions based on information in the mem pool. For instance, say a miner notices a transaction in the mem pool waiting to be included in a block. Maybe this is a transaction to buy up some cheap Ethereu...

    1h 10m
  3. Motion: Web3 is worse than Web2 (Liron Shapira vs. Kyle Samani)

    12/24/2021

    Motion: Web3 is worse than Web2 (Liron Shapira vs. Kyle Samani)

    Announcement: I have a new show called “Crypto This Week.” It’s a weekly, five-minute news comedy satire focused on the world of crypto. Check it out on YouTube here: Crypto This Week with Richard YanGuests:Liron Shapira (twitter.com/liron)Kyle Samani (twitter.com/kylesamani)Host:Richard Yan (twitter.com/gentso09)Today’s motion is “Web3 is worse than Web2.”Web3 is a new buzzword that’s generated a lot of excitement, but also a lot of confusion and division. You’ve got plenty of intelligent an...

    1h 23m
  4. Motion: The industry is growing out of the Fat Protocol Thesis (Jeff Dorman vs. Joel Monegro)

    12/10/2021

    Motion: The industry is growing out of the Fat Protocol Thesis (Jeff Dorman vs. Joel Monegro)

    Announcement: I have a new show called “Crypto This Week.” It’s a weekly, five-minute news comedy satire focused on the world of crypto. Check it out on YouTube here: Crypto This Week with Richard YanGuests:Jeff Dorman (twitter.com/jdorman81)Joel Monegro (twitter.com/jmonegro)Host:Richard Yan (twitter.com/gentso09)Today’s motion is “The industry is growing out of the Fat Protocol Thesis.”The Fat Protocol Thesis was coined by a blog post on Union Square Ventures’ website. The Fat Protocol Thes...

    1h 37m
  5. Motion: DAOs are better than corporations (Kain Warwick vs. Edmund Schuster)

    10/13/2021

    Motion: DAOs are better than corporations (Kain Warwick vs. Edmund Schuster)

    Announcement: I have a new show called “Crypto This Week.” It’s a weekly, five-minute news comedy satire focused on the world of crypto. Check it out on YouTube here: Crypto This Week with Richard YanGuests:Kain Warwick (twitter.com/kaiynne)Edmund Schuster (twitter.com/Edmund_Schuster)Host:Richard Yan (twitter.com/gentso09)Today’s motion is “DAOs are better than corporations.”Crudely speaking, DAOs are chat rooms with a joint bank account. More sophisticated DAOs code up treasury management d...

    1h 17m
  6. Motion: Toxic maximalism is great for Bitcoin (Giacomo Zucco vs. Paul Sztorc)

    08/12/2021

    Motion: Toxic maximalism is great for Bitcoin (Giacomo Zucco vs. Paul Sztorc)

    Guests:Giacomo Zucco: twitter.com/giacomozuccoPaul Sztorc: twitter.com/truthcoinHost:Richard Yan (twitter.com/gentso09)Today’s motion is “Toxic maximalism is great for bitcoin.”I hear many no-coiners say that “the worst thing about bitcoin is the bitcoiners.” They are referring to their negative encounters with staunch bitcoin believers on social media. The criticism is that these bitcoiners are irrational, vicious and annoying, and they attack no-coiners in unison like a coordinated army.&nb...

    1h 35m
  7. Motion: It's a bad idea to make Bitcoin compulsory tender (George Selgin vs. Yves Bennaïm)

    08/06/2021

    Motion: It's a bad idea to make Bitcoin compulsory tender (George Selgin vs. Yves Bennaïm)

    Guests:Yves Bennaïm: twitter.com/ZLOKGeorge Selgin: twitter.com/georgeselginHost:Richard Yan (twitter.com/gentso09)Today’s motion is “It's a bad idea to make Bitcoin compulsory tender.”If you’re somewhat into crypto, you must have heard about El Salvador’s Bitcoin Law that has made Bitcoin a legal tender in addition to USD. With an asterisk. Dictionary definition of legal tender says a legal tender is a money that must be accepted if offered in payment of a debt. But El Salvador goes one step...

    1h 43m
  8. Motion: Algo and fractional stablecoins are flawed (Bennett Tomlin vs. Sam Kazemian)

    07/27/2021

    Motion: Algo and fractional stablecoins are flawed (Bennett Tomlin vs. Sam Kazemian)

    Guests:Bennett Tomlin (twitter.com/bennetttomlin)Sam Kazemian (twitter.com/samkazemian)Host:Richard Yan (twitter.com/gentso09)Today’s motion is “Algo and fraction stablecoins are flawed.”A good stablecoin can sustainably hold its peg, and recover quickly from a premium or discount. This is a basic requirement for stablecoins. An obvious design is the bank coin model, where coins are backed 1-to-1 by fiat. But this creates a single point of failure and incurs compliance overhead. Hen...

    1h 17m
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It seems that the future of blockchain industry can go down very different paths, and each path has its group of hard core believers. They can’t all be right. Perhaps by hearing the experts debate, the rest of us can compare their reasoning and see the future a bit more clearly. Whether you’re a builder or investor, whether you consider yourself blockchain-savvy or blockchain-curious, if you want to hear all arguments before predicting the future of blockchain, this podcast is for you. Follow our twitter at @blockdebate. Host: Richard Yan (@gentso09). See you soon! Consensus optional, proof of thought required.

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  • Creator
    Richard Yan
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2022
  • Episodes
    37
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2024 The Blockchain Debate Podcast
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