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Show Notes

[00:02:11] – (First Question) – What would get the entire cryptocurrencies ecosphere to 5-10 trillion dollars

[00:04:37] – What will be the effective uses for cryptocurrencies, store value vs utility value

[00:08:48] – Why they are negative on bitcoin and more positive on Ethereum

[00:10:07] – Where will start to see widespread adaption of the utility value of cryptocurrencies

[00:14:44] – What is the major breakthrough that cryptocurrencies create

[00:21:21] – How do we gain confidence that a utility token will become a sound investment

[00:25:16] – The different type of network effects

[00:31:18] – How do you convince institutional investors to consider the crypto space

[00:34:21] – Factors that they care about when first evaluating a cryptocurrency

[00:39:21] – How does technological development and marketing factor into their decision when picking a cryptocurrency

[00:41:42] – Where these two men disagree the most right now

[00:44:07] – Why there’s a chance blockchain technology as we know it today could be irrelevant

[00:47:56] – Most compelling trends in this world today

[00:51:51] – A favorite resource or person people can look into if they want to learn more

[00:54:14] – Kindest thing anyone has done for them