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Most layer-1s still fund validators by taxing holders with inflation. Avalanche Foundation economists want inflation at zero — and validators paid from value the chain actually captures. "What if we could lower inflation to zero and give them the value that they captured? That's a structural reason for validators...

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My dear friend, Vlad Tenev, changed the landscape of investing forever! The rise of the retail investor is largely due to Robinhood's success... and in this new Journey Man, we discuss it all... Enjoy! 00:00 - Intro 00:53 - Introducing Vlad Tenev of Robinhood 01:27 - Why Take on Wall Street? 01:54 - Robinhood’s Zero-Fee Origin Story 02:53 - Inspiration from Instagram and Uber 04:24 - Reimagining Trading for Mobile 05:05 - The Challenge of Disrupting Finance 05:42 - Why Everything Is Hard 06:34 - Early Wrong Assumptions 07:42 - Raising Capital with a Small Vision 08:48 - Funding Robinhood on AngelList 09:50 - Early Investors Changed Their Lives 10:38 - The Crypto Explosion Begins 11:07 - Considering a Bitcoin Exchange First 12:17 - Bitcoin’s Early Skepticism and Growth 13:08 - Robinhood Launches Crypto in 2018 14:03 - 2020: Crypto Revenue Surges Overnight 15:04 - The Challenge of Crypto Cyclicality 16:11 - Staffing a Volatile Business 17:10 - Building Robinhood’s Lean Crypto Team 18:46 - Robinhood’s First Crypto Event Coming 19:38 - Where TradFi Meets DeFi 20:34 - Tokenizing Everything 21:09 - Robinhood’s Vision for Crypto + Finance 21:47 - Thoughts on Crypto Options Demand 23:04 - Why Crypto Options Haven’t Taken Off 24:09 - Millennials and the Speculative Economy 25:22 - Democratizing Trading for Everyone 26:08 - Why Buy-and-Hold Doesn’t Work for All 27:15 - Trading vs Investing: A Matter of Wealth 28:01 - Trading as a Skill Anyone Can Build 29:13 - Robinhood’s Role in Onboarding Millions 30:06 - The Fed's Role and Retail Insight 31:03 - The Rise of the Retail Macro Trader 32:17 - Helping Users Succeed with Robinhood Strategies 33:35 - Power of Community and the Hive Mind 34:55 - Will AI Disrupt Community Too? 36:14 - Technological Waves and Investor Opportunity 37:10 - Human Purpose in an AI World 37:52 - Tokenizing Human Connection 38:28 - Creators, Platforms, and Future-Proofing 39:26 - Vlad’s Long-Term View of the Future 40:05 - Financial Services at the Heart of Disruption 41:14 - If AI Replaces Jobs, What Happens to Investing? 42:25 - Entering the Economic Singularity 43:31 - What Happens When AIs Win the Markets? 44:16 - AI's Role in Capital and Markets 45:07 - Will AI Eliminate Human Emotion from Markets? 46:06 - HFT: The Original AI Traders 47:20 - AI and Long-Term Probabilistic Forecasting 48:48 - GPUs, Gaming, and the Origins of AI 50:01 - Nvidia, CUDA, and Wall Street Arms Races 51:04 - Flash Boys and Microwave Trading 51:54 - Will AI Costs Go to Zero? 52:52 - Lower Cost, Higher Usage 53:41 - Robinhood’s UX Won’t Be Just a Chatbox 55:16 - Cortex: AI-Powered Features at Robinhood 56:54 - Tokenization and the Future of Asset Management 57:44 - Crowdsourced, Tokenized Hedge Funds 58:48 - Portability of Tokenized Assets 59:39 - Blockchain as the New Rails of Finance 01:00:09 - The Trump Token and Capital Formation 01:01:00 - Capital Access Unlocks Innovation 01:01:49 - Why Crypto Needs Regulatory Clarity 01:03:17 - From Meme Coins to Real Assets 01:04:17 - Crypto's Path to $100 Trillion? 01:05:15 - The Financial System Will Run on Blockchains 01:06:00 - Platform Layer vs Application Layer Wealth 01:06:29 - AI Raises Money and Launches Tokens 01:07:39 - AIs Creating Software and Capital Formation 01:08:00 - Final Thoughts: A Wild Future Ahead 01:08:20 - When Will Vlad Buy a CryptoPunk? 01:08:51 - Wrapping Up: AI, Crypto, and the Road Ahead

Raoul Pal

172,640 views • 1 year ago

DROPS E30: Flo | Bitpanda Web3 from Vision: Europe Finally Gets Its Own Blockchain! Bitpanda has 7.5 million users and 11 years of regulatory track record. Now they're building the blockchain specifically designed for European finance. Flo is the commercial lead for the whole thing - Web3, Vision Chain and the token. We talk about: - Why Vision Chain uses a Euro stablecoin for gas instead of ETH or its own token - Why Bitpanda built a blockchain specifically for European regulation - Why the best crypto products will eventually hide the crypto entirely - Why Bitpanda's wallet deliberately blocks Wallet Connect to protect Web2 users from getting rugged - The flywheel model targeting three audiences at once And much much more.... Vision Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction 1:58 - First time in Studio 3:42 - Who is Flo and what is Bitpanda Web3? 5:08 - Difference between CeX and Broker 8:02 - Web2 investors vs Crypto natives 10:18 - Partnerships with various football clubs 15:05 - Bitpanda Web3 18:06 - Solving DeFi’s issues 20:22 - User behaviour 22:42 - What is a Vision Chain? 25:53 - Do we need a Layer-2? 26:58 - Europe’s own blockchain 29:29 - Bitpanda & Europe’ blockchain 31:30 - Working of Vision Chain 33:37 - DeFi Mullet philosophy 37:51 - Euro Stablecoin 41:25 - Crypto maxis vs Collaborative finance 44:10 - Vision - “Base of Europe" 45:39 - Favourite football club (except sponsors)
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DROPS E30: Flo | Bitpanda Web3 from Vision: Europe Finally Gets Its Own Blockchain! Bitpanda has 7.5 million users and 11 years of regulatory track record. Now they're building the blockchain specifically designed for European finance. Flo is the commercial lead for the whole thing - Web3, Vision Chain and the token. We talk about: - Why Vision Chain uses a Euro stablecoin for gas instead of ETH or its own token - Why Bitpanda built a blockchain specifically for European regulation - Why the best crypto products will eventually hide the crypto entirely - Why Bitpanda's wallet deliberately blocks Wallet Connect to protect Web2 users from getting rugged - The flywheel model targeting three audiences at once And much much more.... Vision Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction 1:58 - First time in Studio 3:42 - Who is Flo and what is Bitpanda Web3? 5:08 - Difference between CeX and Broker 8:02 - Web2 investors vs Crypto natives 10:18 - Partnerships with various football clubs 15:05 - Bitpanda Web3 18:06 - Solving DeFi’s issues 20:22 - User behaviour 22:42 - What is a Vision Chain? 25:53 - Do we need a Layer-2? 26:58 - Europe’s own blockchain 29:29 - Bitpanda & Europe’ blockchain 31:30 - Working of Vision Chain 33:37 - DeFi Mullet philosophy 37:51 - Euro Stablecoin 41:25 - Crypto maxis vs Collaborative finance 44:10 - Vision - “Base of Europe" 45:39 - Favourite football club (except sponsors)

MR SHIFT 🦁

29,410 views • 6 months ago

LIVE NOW - A New Chapter for Ethereum | EFs Co-EDs Tomasz & Hsiao-Wei Ethereum Foundation's new Co-Executive Directors, Tomasz K. Stańczak and hww.eth | Hsiao-Wei Wang, join Bankless to outline their vision for the future of Ethereum. We explore their backgrounds, the changing leadership at EF, and the roadmap ahead—from accelerating L1 scaling and improving UX to making Ethereum more dynamic and product-focused. This episode offers a rare behind-the-scenes look at how Ethereum plans to stay resilient, decentralized, and mission-aligned in a fast-changing world. TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 8:19 Career Journey 16:22 What Value Are They Providing 23:39 Continuing the Ethereum Legacy 31:11 Ethereum Foundation: Strengths, Gaps & Calls for Leadership 43:41 The Pectra Disaster 1:00:51 Scaling and Improving the Layer 2 1:06:55 The Concept of "Product Centric Ethereum" 1:11:49 Metrics, Accountability & Operational Leadership at Ethereum 1:14:41 What the Ethereum Foundation Isn't Responsible For 1:18:35 Clearing Up EF Misconceptions 1:26:25 Inside Ethereum’s Upgrade Cycle 1:31:17 Closing and Disclosure
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LIVE NOW - A New Chapter for Ethereum | EFs Co-EDs Tomasz & Hsiao-Wei Ethereum Foundation's new Co-Executive Directors, Tomasz K. Stańczak and hww.eth | Hsiao-Wei Wang, join Bankless to outline their vision for the future of Ethereum. We explore their backgrounds, the changing leadership at EF, and the roadmap ahead—from accelerating L1 scaling and improving UX to making Ethereum more dynamic and product-focused. This episode offers a rare behind-the-scenes look at how Ethereum plans to stay resilient, decentralized, and mission-aligned in a fast-changing world. TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 8:19 Career Journey 16:22 What Value Are They Providing 23:39 Continuing the Ethereum Legacy 31:11 Ethereum Foundation: Strengths, Gaps & Calls for Leadership 43:41 The Pectra Disaster 1:00:51 Scaling and Improving the Layer 2 1:06:55 The Concept of "Product Centric Ethereum" 1:11:49 Metrics, Accountability & Operational Leadership at Ethereum 1:14:41 What the Ethereum Foundation Isn't Responsible For 1:18:35 Clearing Up EF Misconceptions 1:26:25 Inside Ethereum’s Upgrade Cycle 1:31:17 Closing and Disclosure

Bankless

19,575 views • 1 year ago