Ethan Buchman is Co-founder of Cosmos, CEO of Informal Systems, and Founder Cycles Protocol

Ethan is a leading figure in blockchain technology and has worked at the Interchain Foundation, Tendermint, and his consultancy CoinCulture CryptoConsulting.

His academic background in Biophysics from the University of Guelph informs his interdisciplinary approach, evident in his research contributions across institutions like the University of California, San Francisco. Ethan's innovative mindset and expertise continue to drive advancements in decentralized systems.

In this conversation, we discuss:
- Blockchains' killer app is money
- What is money? To denominate and discharge debt
- The history of money and blockchain
- Cycles protocol
- The inception of Cosmos ecosystem
- Community computers - the ethos of blockchain
- Collaborative Finance, blockchain's missing promise
- Money isn't just about storing value; it's about accounting and exchange
- Traditional banking's power lies in clearing debts
- Clearing more debt with less money
- Crypto in Canada and Ethereum in Toronto

Cosmos
Website: cosmos.network
X: @cosmos
Telegram: t.me/cosmosproject

Ethan Buchman
X: @buchmanster
LinkedIn: Ethan Buchman

 
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