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OUTLINE:

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(00:00) – Introduction

(07:56) – Hedgy

(08:22) – Digital vs physical world

(16:16) – Definitive truth

(20:31) – Decentralized finance

(29:00) – Smart contracts

(35:16) – Hybrid smart contracts and oracle networks

(52:02) – Applications of smart contracts

(1:10:08) – AI and smart contracts

(1:17:40) – What agreements can be turned into smart contracts?

(1:28:43) – Privacy

(1:39:01) – Trust

(1:54:36) – Bitcoin

(2:02:50) – Satoshi Nakamoto

(2:10:10) – Ethereum

(2:15:59) – Chainlink design decisions

(2:28:27) – Dogecoin

(2:32:44) – Book recommendations

(2:44:54) – Advice for young people

(2:56:58) – Meaning of life