We close out Season 8 with the most ambitious organization we've ever covered on Acquired: Ethereum, and it's celebrity wunderkind founder Vitalik Buterin. If you thought Mark Zuckerberg IPO-ing Facebook at $100B by age 27 was something, just wait until you hear the story of this high school junior creating $500B (!!) of market cap by the same age — and oh yeah, maybe seeding the future dethroning of Facebook, Google, Amazon and all of big tech in the process. Regardless whether you're a crypto neophyte, a die-hard bull, or a skeptical bear, this is a story you need to hear, and Ethereum is an innovation you need to understand. Buckle in for a wild ride... and some special surprises from a few Acquired friends. :)
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Links:
- The Ethereum Whitepaper: https://ethereum.org/en/whitepaper/
- Yung Spielburg https://open.spotify.com/artist/273so0X2Yuo93vfeX2nLDI and Mike Taylor https://open.spotify.com/artist/30ejUciK31BCg0IVCbt1dW on Spotify
Carve Outs:
- Arthur C. Clarke: https://www.amazon.com/Arthur-C-Clarke/e/B000APF21M? (especially Rendezvous with Rama and The City & The Stars)
- Disney-Marvel's Loki: https://www.disneyplus.com/series/loki/6pARMvILBGzF
- The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson: https://www.amazon.com/Diamond-Age-Illustrated-Primer-Spectra/dp/0553380966
- Nier Automata: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nier:_Automata
- Magic the Gathering IRL: https://magic.wizards.com/en/events/event-types/friday-night-magic
Episode Sources:
- https://www.amazon.com/Infinite-Machine-Crypto-hackers-Building-Internet/dp/0062886142/
- http://www.gjermundbjaanes.com/understanding-ethereum-smart-contracts/
- https://bitcoinmagazine.com/technical/bootstrapping-a-decentralized-autonomous-corporation-part-i-1379644274
- https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4916.msg72174#msg72174
- https://bitinfocharts.com/comparison/ethereum-transactionfees.html#6m
- https://blog.ethereum.org/2015/07/30/ethereum-launches/
- https://coinmarketcap.com
- https://cointelegraph.com/news/ico-market-2018-vs-2017-trends-capitalization-localization-industries-success-rate
- https://consensys.net/about/
- https://decrypt.co/36641/who-are-ethereums-co-founders-and-where-are-they-now
- https://defipulse.com
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aether_(classical_element)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitcoin_Magazine
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitcointalk
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Hoskinson
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cynthia_Dwork
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dai_(cryptocurrency)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decentralized_autonomous_organization
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decentralized_finance
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emin_Gün_Sirer
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EOS.IO
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethereum
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethereum
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gavin_Wood
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Russia_(1991–present)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Goldberg
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jed_McCaleb
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Lubin_(entrepreneur)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MetaMask
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proof_of_work
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_contract
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_DAO_(organization)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitalik_Buterin
- https://ethereum.org/en/developers/docs/gas/
- https://ethereum.org/en/whitepaper/
- https://finance.yahoo.com/news/eip-1559-nears-ethereum-upgrade-070058011.html
- https://info.etherscan.com/understanding-an-ethereum-transaction/
- https://joincolossus.com/episodes/14242194/drake-ethereum-into-the-ether?tab=transcript
- https://media.consensys.net/ethereum-gas-fuel-and-fees-3333e17fe1dc
- https://medium.com/@ConsenSys/a-101-noob-intro-to-programming-smart-contracts-on-ethereum-695d15c1dab4
- https://medium.com/the-capital/layer-1-vs-layer-2-what-you-need-to-know-about-different-blockchain-layer-solutions-69f91904ce40
- https://novicedock.com/learn/cryptocurrency/ethereum
- https://open.spotify.com/episode/0I8O5IW4lDaFdUNrhXJZ6k?si=tt199jqFThKyk__DSgb08w&context=spotify%3Ashow%3A41TNnXSv5ExcQSzEGLlGhy&dl_branch=1
- https://uniswap.org/blog/uniswap-history/
- https://vessenes.com/more-ethereum-attacks-race-to-empty-is-the-real-deal/
- https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-07/crypto-coin-outperforming-bitcoin-is-about-to-see-supply-reduced
- https://www.coindesk.com/2016-ico-blockchain-replace-traditional-vc
- https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/358661
- https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/05/27/what-is-ethereum-20-and-when-will-it-happen/
- https://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/031416/bitcoin-vs-ethereum-driven-different-purposes.asp
- https://www.reddit.com/r/ethereum/comments/4oi2ta/i_think_thedao_is_getting_drained_right_now/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/ethereum/comments/m07kof/ethereum_to_become_a_deflationary_asset_eip1559/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/MakerDAO/comments/as40d0/why_would_someone_choose_dai_over_tether/
- https://www.statista.com/statistics/807195/ethereum-market-capitalization-quarterly/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3x1b_S6Qp2Q
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4UNOv6SUcQ&t=2354s
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSN5BaCzsbo