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Dec 2021
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34: Square Becomes BLOCK, Future Of Twit...

Bilal Zaidi, Jack Butcher, Trung Phan
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Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.


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Timestamps:

  • 0:00:00 – Jack Dorsey Leaves Twitter + Square Becomes BLOCK
  • 0:02:59 – Web 3 Twitter
  • 0:12:49 – Virgil Abloh DAO + New Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal
  • 0:17:59 – Twitter, FB, Instagram, Google + TikTok
  • 0:32:09 – Will Square Build Ethereum 2.0
  • 0:34:45 – Future of Twitter Without Dorsey, Square + BLOCK
  • 0:44:12 – Bitcoin Maxi Jack Dorsey
  • 0:49:13 – Bilal Down the DeFi Rabbit Hole
  • 0:50:57 – Digital Gold Narrative + Bitcoin Meme
  • 0:57:27 – BLOCK’s Mission + Sound Money Argument
  • 1:03:59 – Adidas Metaverse Teaser
  • 1:09:28 – Jack Dorsey Appreciation

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