Podcast 168 - How to Solve AI Alignment with Paul Christiano Paul Christiano runs the Alignment Research Center, a non-profit research organization whose mission is to align future machine learning systems with human interests.
AI 167 - We're Not Going to Die: Why Eliezer Yudkowsky is Wrong with Robin Hanson In this highly anticipated sequel to our 1st AI conversation with Eliezer Yudkowsky, we bring you a thought-provoking discussion with Robin Hanson, a professor of economics at George Mason University and a research associate at the Future of Humanity Institute of Oxford University.
Podcast 166 - Leaving Web2 with Sriram Krishnan Sriram Krishnan is a GP at a16z Crypto and a defector from Web2 to Web3. Formerly a Product Lead at Facebook, Twitter, and Snapchat, Sriram has seen basically everything there is to see in the world of Web2, and especially Web2 social.
Podcast 165 - Death of the Dollar?! with Lyn Alden Lyn Alden is one of crypto’s favorite macro commentators and also a frequent returning guest to the Bankless program.
Podcast 164 - The FBI Agent Who Took Down the Silk Road with Chris Tarbell Chris Tarbell is a former FBI Agent specializing in cyber investigations.
Podcast 163 - What SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce Thinks About the SEC Commissioner Peirce was on the show two years ago…Apr 12, 2021. Today’s second appearance is one you do not want to miss.
Podcast 162 - The Coinbase Long Game with Brian Armstrong Brian Armstrong is the CEO and Founder of Coinbase. Coinbase started in 2012 as simply a custodial Bitcoin wallet and has grown into the massively successful publicly traded company that we know today.
Podcast 161 - The Smart Money is Here with Eric Peters Eric Peters operates one of the largest institutional crypto hedge funds in the world. What do the institutions think of our little crypto asset class? Are they running for the hills?
Podcast 160 - Is the CIA Spying on Crypto? with Annie Jacobsen Annie Jacobsen is an investigative journalist and author writes about war, weapons, government secrecy, and national security. She’s written books on the secrets of Area 51, and the Pentagon’s military science R&D efforts over the decades.
Podcast 159 - We’re All Gonna Die with Eliezer Yudkowsky This conversation with Eliezer Yudkowsky sent us into an existential crisis, with the primary claim that we are on the cusp of developing AI that will destroy humanity.
Podcast 158 - You're Not Bullish Enough on NFTs with Punk6529 Why they're inevitable and will shape the arc of history
Podcast 157 - Will Solana Make It with Anatoly Yakovenko In today’s episode, we have the creator of Solana and the Co-founder of Solana Labs, Anatoly Yakovenko. We brought on Anatoly to ask: is Solana going to make it?
Podcast 156 - Investing in Waves with Chris Burniske Chris Burniske is Co-Founder of Placeholder VC, author of “Crypto-Assets,” and mentor to both David and Ryan. This is Chris’s third appearance on Bankless. He was first on three years ago for episode #20!
Podcast 155 - The Rise of Decentralized Social Networks with Farcaster’s Dan Romero Dan Romero was an early employee at Coinbase and is now the Co-Founder of Farcaster, a new decentralized social network that has captured the attention of many in Web3.
Podcast 154 - Sign-in With Ethereum with Wayne Chang He’s also the co-founder and CEO of Spruce, a company that is working to grow SIWE adoption to make the internet more user-first.
Podcast 153 - Why Crypto is Underrated with Tyler Cowen Tyler Cowen is an American economist, columnist, and blogger. He’s also a professor at George Mason University, where he also produces the Conversations with Tyler podcast with guests like Vitalik Buterin. Marc Andreessen, and Ray Dalio.
Podcast 152 - Why Can't We Have Nice Things | Liv Boeree Liv Boeree is a former professional poker player, master of game theory, systems thinker, and keen understander of the world of complex systems and the human experience.
Podcast 151 - Why Are We Here? with Erik Voorhees Erik Voorhees is a crypto veteran of veterans. He’s one of the greatest advocates of open and permissionless systems that we have in this space.
Podcast 150 - Bull Case for Ethereum IV with Justin Drake, DCinvestor, & Anthony Sassano What's 2023 going to look like? Justin Drake, DC Investor, and Anthony Sassano give us their bull case for the new year and beyond.
Podcast 149 - Ethereum in 2023 with Vitalik Buterin Vitalik Buterin is your friendly neighborhood Ethereum developer, an alfalfa male who thinks we should rename Gas to Mana.
Podcast 148 - This is How Crypto Fixes the Internet | Antonio García Martínez Antonio Garcia Martinez is joining Bankless today to discuss his journey down the digital rabbit hole, how the internet is broken, and how to fix it.
Podcast 147 - Why Mainstream Media Sucks & How to Fix It with Saagar Enjeti Saagar Enjeti is the Co-Host of an American populist, anti-establishment political news and opinion series called, Breaking Points with Krystal Ball as his co-host.
Podcast 146 - Tim Ferriss on NFTs and 'Cockpunch' Tim Ferriss is a 5-time NYT best-selling author, an award-winning podcaster with over 900 million downloads, and a prolific angel investor. After nearly a year of work, he has finally begun to start talking about his secretive NFT drop.
Podcast 145 - Is The Fed Corrupt? with Christopher Leonard How is money created? Why? Whose job is it? We often discuss the Federal Reserve, and in this episode, we’re doing a deep dive into what the Fed is—its origins, its purpose, and ultimately, its concerning behavior.
Podcast 144 - Web3 Is Going Great!! with Molly White In today’s episode, Molly gives us her central claim on why web3 isn’t actually going so great, why she thinks tokens make everything worse, and why—despite acknowledging some of the good—Molly believes crypto is a net negative to the world…and probably will be in the near future.