The Agenda Podcast: Decoding Crypto

Crypto can liberate everyone, regardless of political affiliation (feat. The Blockchain Socialist)

August 09, 2023 Joshua Dávila Season 1 Episode 16
The Agenda Podcast: Decoding Crypto
Crypto can liberate everyone, regardless of political affiliation (feat. The Blockchain Socialist)
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Podcaster and author Joshua Dávila, aka The Blockchain Socialist, joins The Agenda to discuss his new book, Blockchain Radicals: How Capitalism Ruined Crypto and How to Fix It, and explain why the Left shouldn’t be scared of crypto, as well as his views on how those working in Web3 should avoid replicating the missteps of the tech and TradFi industries.

The Agenda is brought to you by Cointelegraph and hosted/produced by Ray Salmond and Jonathan DeYoung. Follow Cointelegraph on Twitter at @Cointelegraph, Jonathan at @maddopemadic and Ray at @HorusHughes. Jonathan is also on Instagram at @maddopemadic, and he makes the music for the podcast — hear more at madic.art.

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Introduction to The Agenda podcast and this week’s episode
How capitalism ruined crypto
Blockchain’s cypherpunk roots vs. mainstream adoption
What’s the future of crypto?
How do chains like Cosmos differ from Bitcoin and Ethereum?
How crypto and blockchain can be used to challenge the status quo
Do crypto projects need tokens to be successful?
What is blockchain’s role in a socialist future?
Would Bitcoin exist under socialism?
Incentivizing blockchain validators without a profit motivation
Writing and publishing Blockchain Radicals: How Capitalism Ruined Crypto and How to Fix It
The Blockchain Socialist podcast interviews that have intellectually challenged Joshua Dávila
The experience of being a socialist in the crypto space
The Blockchain Socialist on coming out as Joshua Dávila
Where to follow Joshua Dávila on social media