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Mark Cuban -- billionaire investor, owner of the Dallas Mavericks, and Shark Tank \u201cshark\u201d -- shares his thoughts on the Ethereum vs. BTC debate, issues with DeFi, and how NFTs could change content distribution. Tune in to hear Mark talk about...\n why ETH is a better store of value than BTC (1:08)\n why bitcoin as an inflation hedge is a bananas narrative 6:29)\n his opinion on EIP-1159 and the idea of proof of stake mining (9:06)\n why minting an NFT was a crypto-lightbulb moment for him (11:36)\n how his background in technology prepared him to invest in crypto (13:55)\n the main problem with the DeFi user experience and his advice for new DeFi users (16:34)\n what might happen to the centralized banking system if DeFi becomes the norm (20:46)\n how putting private data on a blockchain could work (25:53)\n why CBDC\u2019s make \u201cperfect sense\u201d (32:11)\n how he evaluates decentralized business models and governance structures (41:13)\n his NFT investment thesis (47:09)\n who he believes will be the NFT winners in the long term (52:09)\n why Mavs tickets are a perfect example for how NFTs may be used in the future (54:55)\n industries that are ripe for NFT disruption (59:45)\n the many use cases for NFTs (1:01:48)\n why he is advising against minting social tokens (1:04:15)\n \xa0\n Thank you to our sponsors!\xa0\n Download the Crypto.com app and get $25 with the code \u201cLaura\u201d: https://crypto.onelink.me/J9Lg/unchainedcardearnfeb2\xa0\n \xa0\n Indexed Finance: https://indexed.finance/\xa0\n \xa0\n Kyber Network: Dmm.exchange\n \xa0\n Episode Links\n \xa0\n Mark Cuban\n Personal website: https://markcubancompanies.com/marks-bio/\n\n Twitter: https://twitter.com/mcuban\xa0\n \xa0\n NFT Investment\n Lazy.com\n \nhttps://lazy.com/\xa0\n https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/98974/mark-cuban-digital-art-gallery-nft\n \n Mintable\n https://cryptoslate.com/mark-cuban-invests-undisclosed-sum-in-nft-platform-mintable/\n \n Esprezzo\n https://blog.esprezzo.io/esprezzo-raises-round-to-bring-no-code-automation-to-crypto-investors-nft-creators-collectors-defi-users\n \n OpenSea\n \n https://techcrunch.com/2021/03/18/nft-marketplace-opensea-raises-23-million-from-a16z/\xa0\n \n SuperRare\n https://www.coindesk.com/cuban-chamath-back-nft-marketplace-superrares-9m-series-a\n \n Other\n https://markcubancompanies.com/blockchain/\n \n \xa0\n Other Links\n Defiant Podcast (\u201cETH Has An Advantage Over Bitcoin\u201d)\xa0\n https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdGseBuuq_I\n \n Why DeFi is the Future | Mark Cuban on the Bankless Podcast\n https://shows.banklesshq.com/p/-why-defi-is-the-future-mark-cuban\n \n Mark Cuban: The Billionaire Crypto Degen on the Delphi Podcast\n https://www.delphidigital.io/reports/mark-cuban-the-billionaire-crypto-degen/\n \n NFTs as ticketing disruptor\n https://cryptoslate.com/forget-overvalued-artwork-mark-cuban-sees-nft-ticketing-as-the-mass-market-disruptor/\n \n Bananas video (2:16-3:49)\n \nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWBlN9o6Azc\xa0\n \n CoinDesk interview\n https://www.coindesk.com/mark-cuban-bitcoin-nfts-blockchain-dallas-mavericks\n \n \nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices