How Bitcoin Will Change Your Life with Evan Shapiro

Published: April 6, 2021, 11 a.m.

b"While other young people were dreaming of fitting into their social circles, Evan Shapiro was dreaming of an entirely new social reality built by cryptography, Bitcoin, and blockchain. Today, he is living that dream through 01 Labs and Mina Protocol as he innovates technology that allows people to regain control of their digital lives and protect their personal data. This episode will take you on a journey, exploring how his pursuit tackles the infamous cryptocurrency trilemma.\\nIn this episode, Melker and Shapiro discuss a range of topics including:\\n\\nUtopian digital systems\\n\\nRegaining control of your digital life\\n\\nZero-knowledge proofs and zk-SNARKS\\n\\nMonetizing data\\n\\nEthereum 2.0 and sharding\\n\\nCrossing the store of value chasm\\n\\nThe mainstream knowledge 4-year lag\\n\\nThe cryptocurrency trilemma\\n\\nOn and off-chain data\\n\\nA new social reality\\n\\n\\n---\\nVOYAGER\\nThis episode is brought to you by Voyager, your new favorite crypto broker. Trade crypto fast and commission-free the easy way. Earn up to 9.5% interest on top coins with no lockups and no limits. Go to https://www.investvoyager.com/ and download the Voyager app and use code \\u201cSCOTT25\\u201d to get $25 in free Bitcoin when you create your account.\\n---\\nMina Protocol\\nMina is the world's lightest blockchain, powered by participants. Rather than apply brute computing force, Mina uses advanced cryptography and recursive zk-SNARKs to ensure a super-light and constant sized chain, that allows participants to quickly sync and verify the network. The team behind Mina is backed by VCs such as Coinbase Ventures, and Mina's adversarial testnet was the largest public testnet outside of ETH 2.0. To get involved ahead of Mina\\u2019s mainnet, visit https://minaprotocol.com/wolf\\n---\\nMatcha 0x\\nMatcha is the easiest way to trade in DeFi. Matcha enables traders to seamlessly swap tokens using 20+ aggregated liquidity sources that deliver better prices than going to a centralized exchange or Uniswap. Connect your wallet and start today at https://matcha.xyz/wolf\\n---\\nJoin the Wolf Den newsletter:\\n\\u25ba\\u25bahttps://www.getrevue.co/profile/TheWolfDen/members\\n---\\nIf you enjoyed this conversation, share it with your colleagues & friends, rate, review, and subscribe. This podcast is presented by Blockworks. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at: https://www.blockworks.co"