Internet Computer Report

Long-standing issues related to blockchain governance are about to be battle-tested with the upcoming release of DFINITY's Network Nervous System (NNS). This episode asks long-standing questions about how blockchains are to distribute the decision-making power of institutions, and runs through some of the far-reaching implications for DFINITY and Blockchain Technologies in general.

Timestamps:

00:00......................................................................Intro

01:55......................................................................Vili's Paradox

03:30......................................................................Blockchain Governance Today

07:00......................................................................Where Governance Applies Today

12:15......................................................................Technical Risks

17:55......................................................................Social Risks

20:30......................................................................NNS Explained

24:30......................................................................Idealized Blockchain Governance

28:40......................................................................Meshing Democratic Systems

30:20......................................................................Problems DFINITY's Governance

32:55......................................................................The Future of Blockchain Governance

Can blockchains take on AWS? ICP might be the first blockchain that can. This episode discusses each of their pros and cons, and how an early-stage DFINITY vs. AWS battle would play out.

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Topics:

01.30.......................................................the importance of the topic

03:20.......................................................what you need to rival the cloud

05:50.......................................................Ethereum's problem

08:10.......................................................Web3 blockchain problems (Polkadot)

11:05.......................................................AWS vs. Blockchain (DFINITY)

15:45.......................................................AWS vs. ICP costs (pros & cons)

23:10.......................................................Closing

In compiling all the new DFINITY releases/hints in 2021, this episode covers IC Identities, Chain Key Technology, and top community threads/discussions.

Topics:

01:10........Opening

02:10........Community outreach

03:10........Open vs. Community Source Controversy

07:40........Comunity opinions on the issue

09:30........DFINITY's Overall Ethos

14:30........The team's transparency or lack thereof

16:20........Token Distribution Details

22:20........DFINITY ID as Primitive

28:00........New Terminology

31:30........Nodes on DFINITY and Chain-Key Tech

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As we wait on documentation from DFINITY foundation, we cover the recent news as it's been too good to pass up. We chat about and explain the Wall Street Bets, Gamestop, and Robin Hood fiasco and why it is ultra bullish for Web3/DFINITY ICP.

The chat led us to wealth inequality and how DFINITY's ecosystem and DeFi would evolve finance into something more fair and inclusive.

What's driving this bull run? DeFi, Web3 coins, or Crypto IPOs? What can historical crypto bubble cycles and the current narrative tell us about where this is going? How will the circumstances of the crypto markets impact the DFINITY launch? All that and more in this episode.

00:00....................................................intro

01:20....................................................why are crypto valuations growing

04:45....................................................what phase are we in & some history

07:00....................................................changing narratives and why this cycle is different

11:50....................................................preferred coins and strategies for this cycle

14:40....................................................Web3 vs. DeFi for the future

19:20....................................................DFINITY vs. Ethereum for the long term

27:00....................................................Speculating on DFINITY's ICP "cycle"

In recent weeks, we've seen an all time high as it relates to censorship. The president of the United States was banned from twitter and a number of free speech platforms were taken off the cloud.

Andrew & Evan discuss the impact open platforms like the Internet Computer can have on censorship.

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The initial public launch of the Internet Computer has occurred. This release came along with a 67min medium article from DFINITY founder Dominic Williams. Right now, the "public" launch is visible only behind closed doors, making what it means for the community a bit cryptic. This episode runs through the major milestones that lead us to the Mercury launch and all the new information and timeline for what's coming.

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Two organizations, both led by free-thinking innovators with products initiating a sector-wide paradigm shift. Tesla in 2005 shares a striking resemblance to Dfinity in 2020.

Price data from Dfinities early funding rounds are hard to find and vary based on what currency or cryptocurrency it is compared to. In this episode, we cover all the prices and market cap valuations for Dfinity over the course of its history. We also explain DFN(IOU), the futures coin for Dfinity which is the only tradable "token" around.

The two biggest and most legitimate Web3 projects around today are Polkadot and Dfinity. Decentralizing the Internet is the goal of both these projects but each has mutually exclusive philosophies on how to do it. This podcast does an overview of each to figure out which crypto/blockchain project has the right idea.

Check out the deep dive version with Evan here:

https://youtu.be/J8tXcy3dW0o

00:00.......................................................Intro

01:20.......................................................What is Polkadot

03:50.......................................................What Dfinity does instead of Polkadot

04:52.......................................................Polkadot shards and Substrate

06:35.......................................................Open vs. Closed-source ethos

10:10.......................................................Performance comparisons

13:20.......................................................Are these centralized or decentralized projects?

15:20.......................................................Business perspective on Polkadot