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From\\xa0Crypto Kitties\\xa0to\\xa0Bitcoin Carnivores, the world of crypto is like a weird parallel reality, hidden just out of plain sight from most of us.\\xa0This\\xa0top ten countdown will grant you powers to see previously-invisible blockchain subcultures and experiments surrounding you...but beware: once spotted, they cannot be unseen. Our field guide is the very knowledgable and deadpan\\xa0Joon Ian Wong\\xa0of\\xa0Coindesk.

**GO DEEPER:
\\n**ZigZag: Chapter 2 is Blockchain 101. So much lingo: magical crypto friends, Hodl and Buidl, Bitcoin Maximalists. South Korea is crypto crazy. Ethereum\\u2019s creator and his concept of a \\u201cWorld Computer.\\u201d Paul Krugman\\u2019s op-ed: Why I\\u2019m a Crypto Skeptic. Why Venezuelans want out of the Bolivar. Joon uses Bitrefill\\xa0in Asia. Russian hackers paid by Bitcoin. Mining warehouses in Mongolia. Blockchain + Brooklyn = a solar panel experiment. Fighting back against Bitcoin energy guzzlers. Will proof-of-stake lower Ethereum\\u2019s environmental impact? Jimmy Song thinks smart contracts are dumb. Ethereum\'s existential crisis.

Who you\\u2019ll hear: Manoush (@manoushZ) Jen (@jpoyant) Joon Ian Wong (joonian) Managing Director at Coindesk

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ZigZag is the business show about being human.

Join a community of listeners riding the twists and turns of late-capitalism, searching for a kinder, more sustainable way. Manoush Zomorodi and Jen Poyant investigate how work and business impact our wellbeing and the planet we live on. On Seasons 4 and 5, hear from rebels and visionaries with radical ideas on how we can build stable lives, careers, and companies.

If you\\u2019re also interested in Jen and Manoush\\u2019s personal story and their adventures in starting their own business with a little help from blockchain technology, listen to the first three seasons, starting with Season 1, Chapter 1.