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OUTLINE:

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(00:00) – Introduction

(08:55) – Blockchain

(11:52) – Cryptocurrency

(14:42) – Money

(18:56) – Scarcity

(20:37) – Scalability, Security, and Decentralization

(24:03) – Algorand

(40:36) – Bitcoin

(43:39) – Ethereum

(45:10) – NFTs

(48:34) – Decentralization of power

(52:42) – Intelligent adaptation

(55:25) – Leaders

(58:31) – Freedom

(1:01:31) – Privacy

(1:04:15) – Bitcoin maximalism

(1:08:01) – Satoshi Nakamoto

(1:12:39) – One-way function

(1:16:52) – Pseudorandomness

(1:21:34) – Free will

(1:23:39) – Will quantum computers break cryptography?

(1:28:44) – Interactive proofs

(1:35:38) – Mechanism design

(1:43:04) – Favorite meal

(1:46:18) – Book recommendations

(1:53:15) – Advice for young people

(1:55:48) – Fear of death

(1:58:29) – Meaning of life