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Aug 2018
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Muneeb Ali: Abuse of Power through Centr...

Anthony Pompliano
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Muneeb Ali is the Co-Founder of Blockstack, a new internet for decentralized apps.  In this conversation, Anthony Pompliano and Muneeb discuss the problems with today’s internet giants, why you should care about decentralization, and what scares him about the future built on a blockchain.  

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