About this episode
Brad Mills talks about the issues he sees in the current Web3 landscape and venture capital’s role in shaping it. He discusses how NFTs, DeFi yield farming, and memecoins are a potential blackhole for uninformed investment money in the long-term. Preston Pysh and Jeremy Rubin join and provide commentary on their positions when it comes to Bitcoin and its relation with DeFi. The group discusses the future of Bitcoin and altcoins within the current world economic framework before opening the floor to questions from listeners.
Time Stamps
00:00:10 - Introduction
00:01:07 - VC in Web3
00:08:00 - Dying Money
00:16:30 - Bitcoin is the Lifeboat
00:19:48 - Guest Introductions
00:22:52 - Preston Pish Introduces Himself and His Views
00:28:00 - Jeremy Rubin Introduces Himself and His Views
00:33:15 - Bitcoin DeFi?
00:38:00 - Preston and Jeremy Talk About Lightning Network
00:43:50 - Why Build DeFi on Bitcoin?
00:45:15 - Long-term Probabilities and Short-term Noise
00:53:00 - Yield in Crypto Lending vs. Legacy Options
00:57:51 - Collateralization of Crypto
00:59:53 - Jeremy Talks About DeFi
01:03:34 - Q&A Intro
01:05:16 - Ethereum Transition to 2.0
01:06:14 - Banks and Bitcoin
01:10:16 - What Preston Pays Attention to in DeFi
01:12:28 - What to Invest in Other than BTC?
01:16:51 - Cheering on the Demise of the Dollar
01:20:02 - Next Countries to Adopt BTC
01:21:40 - BTC Developers Leaving Bitcoin
01:26:58 - Bitcoin E-Waste in Future
01:30:04 - Macro Signals
01:34:50 - Closing Remarks
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The Price of Tomorrow by Jeff Booth
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