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The Desirability of a "Winner Takes All" Cryptocurrency
1:01:27 - 1:08:00 (06:33)
The speaker shares their belief in human ingenuity and the need for different expressions within the cryptocurrency space, arguing against a monopoly or "winner takes all" scenario.
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The power of the blockchain is essential to building privacy, but it is important to understand how it works and the role of public keys in splitting and changing money in order to fully utilize it as a privacy tool.
1:01:27 - 1:04:10 (02:43)
Blockchain
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The power of the blockchain is essential to building privacy, but it is important to understand how it works and the role of public keys in splitting and changing money in order to fully utilize it as a privacy tool.
ChapterThe Desirability of a "Winner Takes All" Cryptocurrency
Episode#168 – Silvio Micali: Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, Algorand, Bitcoin, and Ethereum
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The idea of a single, dominant digital currency is not desirable as it limits innovation and the expression of different values.
1:04:10 - 1:08:00 (03:50)
Digital Currency
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The idea of a single, dominant digital currency is not desirable as it limits innovation and the expression of different values. While it's important to have the best technology, a world where we only seek to store value and hide it away would be a sad one.