This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io and Circle.
Jon Wu works on growth with Aztec Network and is a deep thinker when it comes to the challenges of privacy in a digital age. In this conversation, he and NLW discuss privacy from a principle and ethics standpoint, zero-knowledge proofs and whether technology could solve problems that many think only publi ... Show More
Nov 2022
BREAKDOWN: Can Elon Musk’s Twitter Challenge the Internet’s Advertising Model?
And is the blue checkmark payment plan less about bots and more about the model?
This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io, Circle and FTX US.
On today’s episode, NLW recaps the first few days following Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter, including who he has fired and brought in, how th ... Show More
21m 45s
Oct 2022
Bitcoin: Breaking Up Money and State
This episode is sponsored by ZenGo.
On today’s show, Will Szamosszegi, CEO and President of Sazmining, takes a look at the power dynamics driving todays problems and why the world may indeed turn to bitcoin before all this is over.
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ZenGo crypto wallet ... Show More
9m 28s
Feb 2022
Crypto’s Challenge: Right-to-Privacy vs. Right-to-Know
On today’s show, Michael J. Casey, CoinDesk's Chief Content Officer, takes a look at the tension between an individual's right to anonymity and journalism's public mission.
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This episode is sponsored by Kava, Arculus and MELD.com.
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Kava lets you mint stablec ... Show More
7m 10s
Jan 2022
The Trojan Horse of Privacy
On today’s show, Daniel Jeffries is an author, engineer, blogger, podcaster, public speaker and Managing Director of the rapidly growing AI Infrastructure Alliance, digs into what could become a renaissance moment for privacy in our lives.
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This episode is sp ... Show More
12m 40s
Aug 2021
Emerging Technologies and China’s Crackdown on Tech — with Josh Wolfe
Josh Wolfe, the co-founder of Lux Capital, joins Scott to discuss his thoughts on the tech regulations coming out of China, and how investors should be thinking about them. He also discusses the sectors he’s keeping tabs on, including space and the metaverse, and the ones that he ... Show More
55m 46s
Jul 2022
BREAKDOWN: After Bitcoin Maximalism
A Twitter debate sparks much reflection.
This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io, Chainalysis and FTX US.
On this week’s “Long Reads Sunday,” NLW reads and reflects on Nic Carter’s “Setting the Record Straight.”
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Nexo is a security-first platform where you can buy, exchange and bo ... Show More
22m 26s