Human 3 with Brom and Sam

1: cryptocurrency, smart contracts, decentralized applications and non-fungible tokens

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Brom hasn't researched cryptocurrencies in a few years. This week, for the inaugural episode of the System 2 podcast, he takes a deep dive into the cryptosphere and tries to answer questions like:   

  • have bitcoin and etherium lived up to their original promises? 
  • what is decentralized finance, and is it providing anything of value? 
  • what is the oracle problem?  has it been solved?   
  • why aren't there any popular decentralized, blockchain-based social media platforms?  this seems especially surprising given the recent controversies involving free speech, twitter, aws and parler.  
  • what in the world is an nft?   
  • can non-fungible tokens and decentralized nft trading venues unlock a new way for independent artists to monetize their work? 
  • can spotify and onlyfans be replaced by blockchains? 
  • will people spend $20k on digital art to hang in their virtual reality living rooms?  
  • how is Logan Paul benefiting from work done by Vitalik Buterin   crypto is a wild world, but it's here to stay, and that means we need to try and understand it.  
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