Best The Blockchain Socialist Podcasts (2024)

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Is crypto a scam or FINDOM fetish? 1:12:39

1h ago1:12:39

1:12:39

There seems to be an ever increasingly thin line between crypto, scams, and financial domination. I spoke Steve Pikelny, CEO, CTO, CFO, COO of http://FastCashMoneyPlus.biz and Jesus pamphlet collector aka steviep about his newest art project FinSexy to explore the uncomfortable intersection between findom and crypto. If you liked the podcast be sur…

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The role of decentralization in Web3, AI and cloud computing (feat. Theta Network) 44:16

3h ago44:16

44:16

Theta Labs head of strategy Wes Levitt shares his views on the role of decentralization within cloud computing and artificial intelligence. Levitt also gives insights into how corporate clients view cryptocurrencies and decentralization, along with the role AI, LLMs and cloud computing play in academia. The Agenda is brought to you by Cointelegraph…

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Bitcoin’s early days and the future of mass adoption (feat. Jeff Garik) 45:58

12h ago45:58

45:58

Jeff Garzik, an OG Bitcoin developer and the co-founder of Hemi Network, sits down to share his earliest Bitcoin memories and explain why layer-2 protocols are the future of BTC mass adoption. He also shares his thoughts on the balance between crypto’s cypherpunk roots and institutional adoption, as well as the importance of open-source technologie…

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Metaverse or omniverse, AI will be there — Should we be afraid? (feat. Tracverse) 50:25

15d ago50:25

50:25

Tracverse founder Amos Thomas explores the importance of storytelling and protecting content creators’ IP rights from AI LLMs. In addition to explaining Tracverse’s role in creating an “omniverse,” Thomas stresses the need for businesses and content creators to balance the future potential for AI rights with human IP rights. (00:00) Introduction to…

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Tokenization Trap: How You Could Lose Everything on the Blockchain (Feat. Daylea Duvall Camp) 20:39

1M ago20:39

20:39

Welcome to the Emerging Issues Show - the show where we talking about topics that are popping up on the peripheries of society and public policy. Today, we are diving into a concept that is reshaping the financial landscape—“tokenization.” It’s being talked about as a way to give more people access to markets, but could it come with some hidden ris…

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Exposing the Ranked Choice Voting Scam (feat. Brady Smith) 22:17

1M ago22:17

22:17

Welcome to the Emerging Issues Show - the show where we talking about topics that are popping up on the peripheries of society and public policy. Today, we are talking about a proposed overhaul to our voting system called Rank Choice Voting. Supposedly, this new voting system will allow for better representation and result in fairer outcomes, but i…

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Bitcoin finds new use case in life insurance industry (feat. Meanwhile) 55:21

16d ago55:21

55:21

Meanwhile director of wealth management Danny Baer explains how Bitcoin has found a new use case in the life insurance industry, and how BTC holders can use life insurance to enhance the tax efficiency of their investment portfolio. The Agenda is brought to you by Cointelegraph and hosted/produced by Ray Salmond and Jonathan DeYoung. Follow Cointel…

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Public Health Emergency Authority Act (feat. Kendyl Turner) 15:15

2M ago15:15

15:15

Welcome to the Emerging Issues Show - the show where we talking about topics that are popping up on the peripheries of society and public policy. Today, we dive into what should be a very controversial piece of proposed legislation that could grant governors immense emergency powers over society, circumventing individual liberty in the name of “pub…

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Who Controls the Killswitch? 1:04:22

1M ago1:04:22

1:04:22

I spoke to Eric Alston again! Eric is a professor at University of Colorado and recently completed a fellowship with the Summer of Protocols studying the governance of killswitches. His report is titled "Killswitch Protocols: Or On Engineering Recursive System Death" and co-authored with Seth Killian and Garrette David. During the interview we disc…

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How blockchain improves international aid and empowers communities (feat. Mercy Corps) 52:08

30d ago52:08

52:08

Mercy Corps chief investment officer Scott Onder explains how the international NGO uses blockchain to streamline aid relief and breaks down its strategy for investing in crypto projects in emerging markets, particularly in the Global South, to help build community resilience and fight climate change. The Agenda is brought to you by Cointelegraph a…

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Tech Workers Coalition: Adapting the Labor Movement for the Digital Age 1:06:15

2M ago1:06:15

1:06:15

For this episode I spoke to Simone Robutti. Simone works as an organization designer, adversarial researcher, and teacher. Formerly a software developer, he has been part of different chapters of Tech Workers Coalition since 2018. During the interview we discussed how to start a labor union at your tech company, innovative ways to go on strike, and…

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Humanity will be better off if AI is decentralized and democratized (feat. Dr. Ben Goertzel) 46:47

2M ago46:47

46:47

Dr. Ben Goertzel, CEO and chief scientist at SingularityNET, explains why decentralizing AI is critical to the development of artificial general intelligence. He also explores AI’s potential to solve human aging and shares his thoughts on what sentience might look like in an artificial general intelligence. The Agenda is brought to you by Cointeleg…

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Islamic Economics: Solving Wealth Inequality by Mixing Libertarianism with... SOCIALISM?? 57:43

1M ago57:43

57:43

For this episode I spoke to Ahmed Gatnash, the Executive director of Kawaakibi Foundation. He is also a Strategy Advisor at the Albert Einstein Institution, and is the co-author of Middle East Crisis Factory, a primer on systemic crises and a vision for a positive future for the MENA region. During the discussion we spoke about the context of the p…

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Biometric verification doesn’t have to be a privacy nightmare (feat. Privado ID) 42:42

3M ago42:42

42:42

Sebastian Rodriguez, chief product officer at Privado ID, breaks down how services and users alike can verify their identities while maintaining privacy in a trustless environment using blockchain technology. He also explains how Privado ID differs from Worldcoin, how it can help fight misinformation online, and the security risks of biometric data…

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Genomic data value is ‘infinitely higher’ than most people think (feat. Genomes.io) 49:30

3M ago49:30

49:30

Aldo de Pape, co-founder and CEO of Genomes.io, joins The Agenda podcast to discuss the genomic mapping industry’s privacy challenges and their impact on users, including why people should be more cautious with their genetic data amid an atmosphere of hacks and companies selling your DNA data. The Agenda is brought to you by Cointelegraph and hoste…

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1 year later: Catching up with CryptoHarlem, OriginTrail and Blockchain Socialist 1:01:46

3M ago1:01:46

1:01:46

Three of The Agenda’s first guests return to the podcast to update us on the wins and losses of the last year and their goals and vision for 2025. CryptoHarlem founder Matt Mitchell, OriginTrail co-founder Tomaž Levak, and Blockchain Radicals author Joshua Dávila sit down with Ray and Jonathan for the second half of this two-part episode. The Agend…

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The Future of Social Media with Suji Yan (Mask Network) 1:06:18

3M ago1:06:18

1:06:18

For this episode I spoke to Suji Yan, CEO and founder of Mask Network. Mask's main product is an open-sourced browser extension that wraps around several web2 and web3 social media networks. Rather than starting a new social media platform, the extension brings the benefits of both kinds of social media. During the discussion we spoke about Suji's …

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EthicHub: La lucha por un café Ético / The struggle for Ethical Coffee (CER) 45:08

3M ago45:08

45:08

Note that this interview was done in Spanish, you can find the youtube video with english subtitles if you need here. This episode is part of a subseries where I've partnered with my comrade Giulio Quarta from the Crypto Commons Association and their initiative called the Commons Economy Roadmap (CER) where we will be interviewing some of the proje…

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1 year later: Catching up with Cryptonauts, LaborDAO, Nym and Wetspace 50:25

3M ago50:25

50:25

Five of the Agenda's first guests return to the podcast to update us on the wins and losses of the last year and their goals and vision for 2025. Allie Rae from WetSpace, Nym's own Harry Halpin, LaborDAO founder Larry Williams, Jr., and Cryptonauts host Nathan Leung sit down with Ray and Jonathan for Part 1 of a two-part episode. The Agenda is brou…

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It doesn't matter if the AI is fake, it's all magic anyways 1:01:17

4M ago1:01:17

1:01:17

For this episode I spoke to Nick Susi, Executive Director of Strategy at dotdotdash who recently wrote a really interesting article on his Substack titled magic, online!. The article goes into the history of magical thinking that accompanied many of the past's technological achievements like phones that let you talk to the dead or fairies that appe…

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Real-world asset tokenization puts everything on blockchain (feat. Kinto) 59:18

4M ago59:18

59:18

Ramon Recureo, co-founder and CEO of Kinto, joins The Agenda podcast to explain how tokenized real-world assets open up new opportunities for institutional and retail investors and how tokenization will eventually integrate blockchain into all areas of the financial industry. The Agenda is brought to you by Cointelegraph and hosted/produced by Ray …

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How Young Americans Are Embracing Socialism 55:32

5M ago55:32

55:32

A growing number of people in America under the age of 40, and throughout the world, now believe that socialism is a viable political, economic, and social model. This is especially apparent when comparing the platforms of the platforms of the Republican and Democratic parties. In this episode Brian converses with Chris Talgo, co-author of Socialis…

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Crypto for good: DeFi credit unions and value-driven DApps (feat. BankSocial & Morph) 40:16

5M ago40:16

40:16

The Agenda podcast is joined by John Wingate of BankSocial and Azeem Khan of Morph to discuss the ways blockchain and crypto can be used to financially empower regular people and make the world a better place through DeFi-focused credit unions and value-driven layer 2s. The Agenda is brought to you by Cointelegraph and hosted/produced by Ray Salmon…

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Future on Hold: Climate Alarmism and Human Advancement 20:28

5M ago20:28

20:28

Donald Kendal joined The Shaun Thompson Show to talk about the anti-humanist strain of thought that is pervasive in the modern environmentalist movement. Are climate alarmists motivated by a desire to avert global warming or are they more concerned with unconstrained population growth and human progress?…

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Sovereign Nature Initiative : How to ReFi without carbon credits with Andrea Leiter (CER) 54:52

5M ago54:52

54:52

This episode is part of a subseries where I've partnered with my comrade Giulio Quarta from the Crypto Commons Association and their initiative called the Commons Economy Roadmap (CER) where we will be interviewing some of the projects listed as part of the CER. In this interview we spoke to Andrea Leiter, co-founder of Sovereign Nature Initiative …

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Privacy in 2024: Tornado Cash, CBDCs and AI surveillance (Feat. Harry Halpin) 29:12

6M ago29:12

29:12

Nym CEO Harry Halpin joins The Agenda to discuss the state of privacy and civil liberties in 2024, including the sentencing of Tornado Cash developer Alexey Pertsev, the power of AI to increase and expand surveillance, the censorship risks of central bank digital currencies, and more. The Agenda is brought to you by Cointelegraph and hosted/produce…

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Why Socialism Needs Spirituality (Red Enlightenment) 57:35

6M ago57:35

57:35

For this episode I spoke to Graham Jones, the author of Red Enlightenment, published through Repeater Books like Blockchain Radicals. Red Enlightenment argues not only for a deepened understanding of religious matters, but calls for the secular left to develop its own spiritual perspectives. It proposes a materialist spirituality built from sociali…

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Is DePIN the true catalyst for mass adoption? (feat. XYO) 24:09

6M ago24:09

24:09

Markus Levin of XYO joins The Agenda to explain everything about DePIN: what it is, how people can participate, why DePINs can help improve AI, and why the technology could be the future of mass adoption. This is the first interview in a series recorded in person at Consensus 2024. *Please note that this episode was recorded on May 30, not June 30 …

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Can America Escape the European Union's ESG Scheme? 22:02

6M ago22:02

22:02

The other day, Donald Kendal, director of the Socialism Research Center at The Heartland Institute, joined The Shaun Thompson Show to talk about the European Union's new ESG scheme. The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive would mandate a whole host of ESG-like guidelines on businesses and industries in the EU. More importantly, because…

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Compeerism: How the Commons can succeed where the Silicon Valley led digital revolution failed 55:31

6M ago55:31

55:31

For this episode I spoke to Dr. Hannes Gerhardt, a Professor of Geography at the University of West Georgia. His research spans a range of topics within political geography and geoeconomics. We spoke about his new book FROM CAPITAL TO COMMONS: Exploring the Promise of a World Beyond Capitalism. During the interview we spoke about his concept of com…

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Anoma: Undefining Money and Scaling Anarchism with Christopher Goes (CER) 1:19:43

6M ago1:19:43

1:19:43

This episode is the start of a subseries where I've partnered with my comrade Giulio Quarta from the Crypto Commons Association and their initiative called the Commons Economy Roadmap (CER) where we will be interviewing some of the projects listed as part of the CER. In this first interview we've spoken to Christopher Goes, co-founder of Anoma, a f…

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Is the future of DeFi in Bitcoin and wrapped BTC? (feat. DLC.Link) 47:32

6M ago47:32

47:32

Aki Balogh, co-founder and CEO of DLC.Link, joins The Agenda podcast to break down the significance of Bitcoin DeFi, the importance of security and efficiency in DeFi, and why he believes wrapping BTC and bringing it to other chains is the smartest move. The Agenda is brought to you by Cointelegraph and hosted/produced by Ray Salmond and Jonathan D…

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Scandinavia Has Never Been a Good Socialist Model 17:31

7M ago17:31

17:31

The other day, Heartland Institute Editorial Director Chris Talgo, who is also a research fellow at our Socialism Research Center, was a guest on the nationally syndicated Pelle Neroth Taylor Show. Pelle apparently got notice of a paper Chris and Heartland's Justin Haskins wrote back in 2019 titled "Debunking the Scandinavian Socialism Myth: An Eva…

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Blockchain casino aims to share the wealth so more than just the house wins (feat. Zach Bruch) 49:18

7M ago49:18

49:18

Zach Bruch, founder and CEO of MyPrize, joins The Agenda podcast to explain how blockchain-based casinos have the potential to absorb significant market share within the gambling industry and how MyPrize aims to make betting more fun and communal while also sharing revenue with creators. The Agenda is brought to you by Cointelegraph and hosted/prod…

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Why Did Larry Fink Just Dump on Renewable Energy at the WEF? 18:22

7M ago18:22

18:22

The other day, Donald Kendal, Deputy Director of Heartland Institute's Socialism Research Center, was a guest again on the Shaun Thompson Show on AM560 The Answer in Chicago. Donny tells Shaun what Blackrock CEO Larry Fink -- one of the most powerful men in the world, controlling trillions of dollars in funds -- has been up to, and what he revealed…

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Governable Spaces: Designing Democracy for the Internet 44:56

7M ago44:56

44:56

I´m once again speaking with Nathan Schneider about his newly released book, Governable Spaces: Democratic Design for Online Life. In Governable Spaces, Nathan Schneider argues that the internet has been plagued by a phenomenon he calls “implicit feudalism”: a bias, both cultural and technical, for building communities as fiefdoms. The consequences…

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Musicians are getting ripped off, but decentralized fundraising could help (feat. Miles of FanSociety) 42:45

7M ago42:45

42:45

Miles of FanSociety joins The Agenda podcast to break down why musicians typically get such a small cut of the money generated by their music, and how blockchain-based fundraising tools may offer a lifeline and help artists build sustainable careers without needing record labels. The Agenda is brought to you by Cointelegraph and hosted/produced by …

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OTNS: Mutualism, labor unions and cooperatives (not charity) 1:02:15

8M ago1:02:15

1:02:15

We spoke to Sara Horowitz (@Sara_Horowitz), founder of the Freelancers Union and author of the book Mutualism: Building the Next Economy from the ground Up . Sara was also one of our co-conspirators in Zuzalu in Montenegro last year who brought her extensive experience and wisdom from building and supporting worker-focused organizations. We spoke a…

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Memecoins, millionaires and crypto — A new dawn or a sign that it’s over? (feat. Andreas Brekken of SideShift) 45:18

8M ago45:18

45:18

Memecoins have been the superstars of the 2024 crypto bull market, but are the vast riches made from unserious tokens a sign that crypto is unable to deliver on the promise of revolutionizing the investing landscape? SideShift.ai founder Andreas Brekken explains why memecoins are a net positive for the crypto space. The Agenda is brought to you by …

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Platformization: The platform organizational form is eating the world and we can do better 56:29

8M ago56:29

56:29

My friend and researcher of the politics of tech platforms, Gianmarco Cristofari recently had an extended in my apartment and so we thought it'd be a great opportunity to interview each other. He interviewed me here for the Institute for Network Cultures to talk about my book and the left's relationship with crypto. We spoke about how platforms are…

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TPS195 SO YOU'VE BEEN IDEOLOGICALLY DISCREDITED 11:00

8M ago11:00

11:00

An audiobook taster of James's new book So You've Been Ideologically Discredited PLUS an invitation for all our listeners, to the book launch at the Stapleton Tavern, Finsbury Park, Monday April 15th/7pm.

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Cute anime girl pfps or funding mechanism for esoteric neo-fascism? (Miladys and Remilia Corp) 1:02:33

8M ago1:02:33

1:02:33

For this episode I spoke to James Brennan (@jt_bren) who has been finishing up his Masters at the University of Colorado focused on crypto. As part of his research he took a dep dive into the infamous group behind the Miladys NFT collection, Remilia Corp. During the discussion we spoke about esoteric political ideologies professed by Remilia and th…

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Why email providers like Gmail should be decentralized (feat. Daniel James of Dmail) 47:02

8M ago47:02

47:02

Daniel James of Dmail joins The Agenda to explain why decentralized email offers a better alternative to centralized providers like Gmail, why wallet-linked email services prevent spam, how to participate in the DMAIL airdrop campaign, and much more. The Agenda is brought to you by Cointelegraph and hosted/produced by Ray Salmond and Jonathan DeYou…

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Obol Network - How DVT helps decentralize Ethereum and incentivize collectivism 51:55

9M ago51:55

51:55

I spoke to Oisín Kyne, co-founder and CTO of Obol Network, an ecosystem for trust minimized Ethereum staking that enables people to create, test, run and coordinate distributed validators. Distributed Validator Technology (DVT) enables the duties of an Ethereum validator to be performed across a cluster of nodes in order to improve resilience as co…

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Mail-in Voting Ensures Illegal Ballots Will Be Counted 29:28

9M ago29:28

29:28

The other day, The Heartland Institute's Chris Talgo, Editorial Director and research fellow at our Socialism Research Center, was a guest on "Unleashed with Marc Morano" on TNT Radio. Chris was on to talk about the how regular election laws, designed to make it secure, were thrown out in the 2020 election. He talked about the poll Heartland and Ra…

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Why Is George Soros Buying Up Radio Stations? 21:31

9M ago21:31

21:31

The other day, The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, deputy director of our Socialism Research Center, was a guest on the Shaun Thompson Show on AM560 in Chicago. He's a regular guest on that fantastic program and talked with Shaun about George Soros' purchase of a slew of conservative radio stations across America. Is he buying these stations b…

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Fund evacuations from Gaza with ETH - ethevacuations.xyz 21:40

9M ago21:40

21:40

I spoke to Kat (katalunia.eth) who is behind a project called ETH Evacuations which is taking donations to pay for families to get out of Gaza through the Rafah crossing. Kat is a product manager and startup builder, most recently Head of Product at Zora and travelled to Gaza in June 2023 to be a mentor in product management for the community at Ga…

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Monetizing physical activity with crypto and Web3 (feat. Oleg Fomenko of Sweat Economy) 51:55

9M ago51:55

51:55

Oleg Fomenko joins The Agenda podcast to discuss how Sweatcoin and Sweat Economy seek to power a new economy where physical exercise is tokenized, rewarded and traded on the open market — and how Web3 and blockchain can offer financial incentives to be physically active. The Agenda is brought to you by Cointelegraph and hosted/produced by Ray Salmo…

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Bitcoin price hits new all-time high — What does it mean for crypto in 2024? 51:18

9M ago51:18

51:18

With Bitcoin price hitting a new all-time high above $69,000 on March 5, hosts Jonathan DeYoung and Ray Salmond reflect on what the bull market means for mass adoption, artificial intelligence, NFTs and community-focused projects in 2024. The Agenda is brought to you by Cointelegraph and hosted/produced by Ray Salmond and Jonathan DeYoung. Follow C…

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From hacking the CIA as a teenager to community computers 53:33

9M ago53:33

53:33

I spoke to Mustafa Al-Bassam, co-founder and CEO of Celestia, a modular blockchain network that makes for others to securely launch their own blockchain. Mustafa was also a member of the black hat hacking group LulzSec under the name T-Flow known for hacking the CIA website, newspapaers owned by Rupert Murdoch, and other corporate and state organiz…

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