Ben Mezrich on Web2 vs. Web3: Author Behind The Social Network, Bitcoin Billionaires, 21 | Overpriced JPEGs #56

✨ SUBSCRIBE TO THE OVERPRICED JPEGS CHANNEL ✨ https://bankless.cc/jpegs  ------ 🚀 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER: https://jpegs.banklesshq.com/  🎙️ SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST: https://availableon.com/overpricedjpegs  ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🔐 LEDGER | NFT MARKETS https://bankless.cc/LedgerOP3N  😎 BUENO | CREATE NFTS WITHOUT CODE https://bankless.cc/Bueno  🔑 COINSHIFT | TREASURY MANAGEMENT https://bankless.cc/Coinshift  🌐 SINTRA | NFT SOCIAL NETWORK https://bankless.cc/Sintra  ------ Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 3:57 Why Ben thinks we're nearing the end of crypto winter 6:15 All Hollywood Films Will Issue NFTs One Day 7:27 How Much Does Hollywood Really Understand NFTs Today 9:56 NFTs Enable Interaction - Not Just Consumption 11:36 A Way to Own Media Again 12:54 New World Journalism and Recreating Real Life 15:43 Creating the Facebook Origin Story 17:54 Is Meme Stock Trading Here to Stay? 20:24 Why Stocks Pump 22:55 Cycles of Millennial Debt 26:55 Playing a Rigged Game 29:14 Ben's NFT project + Story 31:10 It Takes a Village (To Make an NFT Movie) 34:25 Answering the Security Question 38:00 Web3 Regulation 38:50 Screaming Into the (Interactive) Void 40:21 The Advantages of NFTs for Aspiring Artists 42:53 Engagement Options for Artists of All Types 47:21 Does Ben See Similarities in Web3 to His Past Subjects? 50:05 What is "The Story" of NFTs? 53:35 Do NFTs Need a Rebrand? 54:38 How Ben Feels About Mark Zuckerberg Today 56:50 Is Mark Zuckerberg Moral? 1:00:13 Understanding Putin and the Russian Oligarchy 1:06:55 Outro ------ Resources: Ben's Twitter: https://twitter.com/benmezrich  Ben's NFT website: https://www.benmezrichnft.com/  ------ Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research. Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here: https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/p/bankless-disclosures