Introducing The New Blocks, the podcast where we discuss the new building blocks of the decentralized financial system and internet of tomorrow. Each week, we’ll dive deep into one new concept and slowly descend further down into this seemingly endless rabbit hole. (Episode updated on 4/23/2021)

TIMESTAMPS:
3:30​ – Definitions
6:44​ – What problems do cryptocurrencies solve?
10:52​ – Non-level playing field
12:54​ – Lack of transparency
14:18​ – Trust-maximizing
17:15​ – Insecure
19:02​ – Innovation is hard
22:05​ – Slow, inefficient, expensive
29:17​ – Central points of failure
30:47​ – Compete instead of collaborate
34:23​ – We need global coordination tools
36:24​ – Non-speculative usage
39:33​ – Trust machines
40:57​ – Disclaimers