Video @ https://youtu.be/O9n5r_2aU8k
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.