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A First-Principles Approach to Crypto | Lex Sokolin - Consensys, Fintech Blueprint [The Future of Investing]
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A First-Principles Approach to Crypto | Lex Sokolin - Consensys, Fintech Blueprint [The Future of Investing]

A deep dive into crypto with Lex Sokolin a fintech entrepreneur, head economist at Consensys and visual artist. He also publishes the FinTech blueprint, a newsletter and podcasts reaching over a hundred thousand people weekly. Consensys is a leading Ethereum blockchain software company, behind Metamask and other Blockchain products. Lex shares unique insights into how web3.0 could shape wealth management. He also offers a detailed analysis of crypto yields and the corresponding risks for anyone interested in DeFi.  

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USEFUL LINKS

https://consensys.net/resources/ 

https://twitter.com/LexSokolin 

https://www.fintechblueprint.com/  

TIMESTAMPS 

00:00 Introducing Lex Sokolin, Consensys - Fintech Blueprint 

00:30 Lex's background: Investment Banking, Entrepreneurship & Crypto debut and Consensys 

03:45 Juggling with multiple projects & Building systems for yourself 

07:52 Digital wealth managers as 'Spotify for CD roms' 

12:40 On transformational technologies 

14:35 Institutional investors and crypto 

15:57 A first-principles approach to understanding crypto as an investor 

22:07 Web3.0 as an emerging market

26:02 Crypto fixed income and stable coins 

27:43 Overview of risks in staking and lending crypto, Defi vs Cefi

33:03 The case of Blockfi 

36:08 Lex's own NFT experiment 

39:04 Conclusion

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