LTB!: Decentralization Philosophy Part 2 - Does Crypto Still Need Catalysts?
We discuss catalysts and CEOS in the world of blockchain projects, the organizational and organic structures of decentralization and to wonder whether crypto even needs Satoshi-like catalysts now that the fire of blockchain burns bright.
Feb 23, 2020
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The best Sundays are for long reads and deep conversations. Earlier this week the Let's Talk Bitcoin! Show gathered to discuss catalysts and CEOS in the world of blockchain projects, the organizational and organic structures of decentralization and to wonder whether crypto even needs Satoshi-like catalysts now that the fire of blockchain burns bright.
On today's podcast we continue the discussion, applying concepts and stories from "The Spider and the Starfish: The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations", a formational book on pre-blockchain decentralization written in the early 2000's, as the centralized US military struggled to effectively dispatch a much smaller decentralized force in Afghanistan. While the battlefield is different, the insight is perhaps even more relevant to the world of blockchain projects, their decentralized origins and ambitions.
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This episode of Let's Talk Bitcoin! is sponsored by Brave.com and eToro.com.
Original Photo by Krzysztof Niewolny on Unsplash
This episode featured Stephanie Murphy, Andreas M. Antonopoulos and Jonathan Mohan
Music for today's episode was provided by Jared Rubens, From Ether Music and general fuzz, with editing by Jonas.
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