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Web 3 is Going Great with Molly White | E1396


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First, Molly Wood quickly sums up crypto donations flowing to Ukraine (2:03). Then, Jason and Molly chat with Molly White, the creator of the website "Web 3 is Going Great." We discuss the problems she identified with Web 3, speculation vs. building, DAOs, decentralization and more (7:01).


(00:00) Molly intros today’s episode, crypto in Ukraine, Jason and Molly interview guest Molly White

(02:07) The ways crypto has been used to help Ukraine

(07:01) Molly and Jason interview guest Molly White

(10:32) Mercury - Banking built for startups. See more at https://mercury.com/twist

(12:02) Molly White talks about her website, web3isgoinggreat.com

(14:07) Molly White talks about newer technologies in web3 and their future

(17:06) Grifting in web3

(18:35) What it takes to truly understand web3

(20:38) RealGoodFoods - Go to https://realgoodfoods.com and use code TWIST for $15 off!

(22:06) Bitcoin toxicity, brigading, and wash trading

(25:34) Melania chimes in

(25:43) Categories of grift in NFT’s

(30:47) Ourcrowd - Check out the deal of the week at https://ourcrowd.com/twist

(32:03) Jason predicts NFT lawsuits in 2023

(33:06) Toxicity in the bitcoin cult

(35:00) What are good uses for blockchains and the web3 shift

(35:55) Jason’s defense of bitcoin

(36:42) Molly White’s counter to Jason’s defense of bitcoin

(38:17) Problems with energy consumption in bitcoin

(40:22) Can bitcoin help store monetary value in authoritarian countries?

(42:39) Are DAOs (decentralized autonomous organizations) a good idea?

(48:27) Questions companies need to be able to answer in the life of their product

(49:39) The downfall of Enron: “How does this company make money?”

(52:16) The caveats of being ok with true decentralization

(55:10) Doxxing in crypto

(01:04:03) Brigading in crypto and social media


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