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OUTLINE:
0:00 Introduction
1:59 Blockchain
4:56 Cryptocurrency
7:45 Money
11:59 Scarcity
13:41 Scalability, Security, and Decentralization
17:06 Algorand
33:40 Bitcoin
36:43 Ethereum
38:14 NFTs
41:38 Decentralization of power
45:46 Intelligent adaptation
48:28 Leaders
51:35 Freedom
54:34 Privacy
57:18 Bitcoin maximalism
1:01:04 Satoshi Nakamoto
1:05:42 Oneway function
1:09:55 Pseudorandomness
1:14:38 Free will
1:16:43 Will quantum computers break cryptography?
1:21:48 Interactive proofs
1:28:41 Mechanism design
1:36:08 Favorite meal
1:39:21 Book recommendations
1:46:18 Advice for young people
1:48:52 Fear of death
1:51:33 Meaning of life

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