blockchain

also referred to as: blockchains

11 statements across 9 episodes · 4 bullish · 4 bearish · 6 people on the record · first statement Jan 26, 2021 by Justin Rankin · across every show →

Everything said about blockchain, oldest first

Jan 26, 2021 negative
Opinion
Rankin: Blockchain user experience lags behind technological progress
“As the founders look back on the history of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology, we've made a lot of technical progress, but the progress in terms of user experience for users, and most importantly, developers, hasn't really caught up to the technologic…”
Justin Rankin Jan 26, 2021 ▶ 3:24 Why Credit Cards Took 35 Years — And Crypto Won't
Jul 13, 2021 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Weisbrot: Blockchain will drive peer-to-peer commerce in VR worlds
“I think as you're talking, you know, with VR, we're going to be in that again, pretty soon. And I think blockchain is probably going to be the thing that drives it forward.”
Sean Weisbrot Jul 13, 2021 ▶ 14:25 The $180B Industry Bigger Than Hollywood Nobody Talks About
Jul 12, 2022 negative
Insight
Weisbrot: Blockchains Cannot Create Wealth Out of Thin Air Without Inflows
“No blockchain is going to create value out of fucking thin air and everybody's going to get rich. You need people to put money in So that people can earn that money from them. That's how an economy works.”
Sean Weisbrot Jul 12, 2022 ▶ 6:01 2 Billion People Use a Super App That Isn't One
Jul 19, 2022 positive
Assertion Supported
Robles: Transfer agents are already digitizing securities on blockchain
“There are transfer agents that are out there that are already digitizing securities on the blockchain, which I think is something that, again, from a record standpoint, from a record keeping standpoint is great.”
Cecil Robles Jul 19, 2022 ▶ 35:18 Turn Your Customers Into Investors Before You Ever Talk to a VC
Aug 30, 2022 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Rosenstein: Future consumer apps will completely abstract underlying blockchain mechanics
“I don't think in the future they're going to need to know how they're doing it, what blockchain they're on. It's just going to work.”
Jason Rosenstein Aug 30, 2022 ▶ 34:29 A Top Computer Scientist Got Drained in Seconds From a Discord Link
Dec 22, 2022 neutral
Insight
McGarry: Delayed asset settlement removes high TPS requirements in metaverse games
“And I would say that if settlement of these different in-game assets happened at a later time, you don't really need a high throughput of transactions per second.”
Steve McGarry Dec 22, 2022 ▶ 41:26 Builders Are the Ticket Before Interoperability Ever Gets Solved
Dec 22, 2022 bearish
Opinion
McGarry: Over 90% of blockchains fail during current experimental stage
“I think it's very important to know we're in an experimental stage where 90 plus percent of these blockchains fail.”
Steve McGarry Dec 22, 2022 ▶ 41:02 Builders Are the Ticket Before Interoperability Ever Gets Solved
Dec 22, 2022 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
McGarry: Blockchain bridging will operate invisibly in the background by 2027
“In five years from now, this is all gonna be in the background. Like, this is just going to be something that operates in the background, just like a database.”
Steve McGarry Dec 22, 2022 ▶ 25:53 Builders Are the Ticket Before Interoperability Ever Gets Solved
Jan 18, 2023 neutral
Insight
Schillebeeckx: On-chain impact tokenization adds corporate friction unless abstracted
“The tokenization of impact itself is not necessarily something you want to do on a blockchain because it's going to create quite a lot of friction, especially in terms of corporate adoption, right? So unless if you can make it really opaque, So that companies …”
Simon Schillebeeckx Jan 18, 2023 ▶ 19:19 3 White Male Co-Founders Noticed a Pattern and Changed It
Mar 25, 2025
Insight
Weisbrot: Profitable crypto businesses do not need ICOs or native tokens
“You don't need your own chain. You don't need to have an ICO. You don't need to distribute tokens to people because they've performed some action in your system. You don't need any of that. You can have a profitable business in the blockchain industry. That's …”
Sean Weisbrot Mar 25, 2025 ▶ 21:40 He Took Founders Trekking Before Writing a Single Check
Jun 20, 2025 bearish
Opinion
Sean Weisbrot: Blockchain Failed Creators Due to Broad Economic Illiteracy
“I think that was part of the charm of blockchain, was trying to figure out how to help people get paid, but blockchain also did a really bad job of it because the companies didn't know how to be profitable and or didn't understand how economics work.”
Sean Weisbrot Jun 20, 2025 ▶ 8:32 Licensing Revenue Dropped Tenfold in 15 Years. Now What?
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