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

The Agenda Podcast: Decoding Crypto

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.
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Chapters

1. Introduction to The Agenda podcast and this week’s episode (00:00:00)

2. How capitalism ruined crypto (00:02:17)

3. Blockchain’s cypherpunk roots vs. mainstream adoption (00:04:14)

4. What’s the future of crypto? (00:08:31)

5. How do chains like Cosmos differ from Bitcoin and Ethereum? (00:10:52)

6. How crypto and blockchain can be used to challenge the status quo (00:18:10)

7. Do crypto projects need tokens to be successful? (00:24:45)

8. What is blockchain’s role in a socialist future? (00:28:44)

9. Would Bitcoin exist under socialism? (00:32:43)

10. Incentivizing blockchain validators without a profit motivation (00:35:53)

11. Writing and publishing Blockchain Radicals: How Capitalism Ruined Crypto and How to Fix It (00:38:05)

12. The Blockchain Socialist podcast interviews that have intellectually challenged Joshua Dávila (00:43:04)

13. The experience of being a socialist in the crypto space (00:46:10)

14. The Blockchain Socialist on coming out as Joshua Dávila (00:50:54)

15. Where to follow Joshua Dávila on social media (00:54:14)