Bitcoin, DeFi, and Long-Term Perspectives

Brad Mills talks about the issues he sees in the current Web3 landscape and venture capital’s role in shaping it. He discusses how NFTs, DeFi yield farming, and memecoins are a potential blackhole for uninformed investment money in the long-term. Preston Pysh and Jeremy Rubin join and provide commentary on their positions when it comes to Bitcoin and its relation with DeFi. The group discusses the future of Bitcoin and altcoins within the current world economic framework before opening the floor to questions from listeners. Time Stamps 00:00:10 - Introduction 00:01:07 - VC in Web3 00:08:00 - Dying Money 00:16:30 - Bitcoin is the Lifeboat 00:19:48 - Guest Introductions 00:22:52 - Preston Pish Introduces Himself and His Views 00:28:00 - Jeremy Rubin Introduces Himself and His Views 00:33:15 - Bitcoin DeFi? 00:38:00 - Preston and Jeremy Talk About Lightning Network 00:43:50 - Why Build DeFi on Bitcoin? 00:45:15 - Long-term Probabilities and Short-term Noise 00:53:00 - Yield in Crypto Lending vs. Legacy Options 00:57:51 - Collateralization of Crypto 00:59:53 - Jeremy Talks About DeFi 01:03:34 - Q&A Intro 01:05:16 - Ethereum Transition to 2.0 01:06:14 - Banks and Bitcoin 01:10:16 - What Preston Pays Attention to in DeFi 01:12:28 - What to Invest in Other than BTC? 01:16:51 - Cheering on the Demise of the Dollar 01:20:02 - Next Countries to Adopt BTC 01:21:40 - BTC Developers Leaving Bitcoin 01:26:58 - Bitcoin E-Waste in Future 01:30:04 - Macro Signals 01:34:50 - Closing Remarks Links to Mentions in the Show Investors Podcast Network Bitcoin Fundamentals Podcast Michael Saylor on Up Only The Price of Tomorrow by Jeff Booth Judica Guest Social Links Frog Radio Jeremy Rubin Preston Pysh Find Brad Mills on: Brad Mills Twitter Magic Internet Money Twitter Magic Internet Money Facebook Magic Internet Money Instagram