Technology
In this episode of Magic Internet Money, host Brad Mills invites Coindesk editor Ash Bennington onto the show to talk about Real Vision, Ash’s online web show about the world of finance. The duo discuss Ash’s experience at Coindesk and during the Dotcom bubble in the late 90’s. Brad questions Ash on the part he plays in his own show, most notably as a neutral voice between guests. Ash offers his thoughts on blockchain technology and how the digitization of finance, like everything else digital seems inevitable.Time Stamps00:00:31 - Introduction00:04:10 - What is Real Vision?00:07:32 - How Ash got into crypto00:15:27 - Differences between financial journalism and media00:18:18 - Token speculation and securities discussion00:24:58 - Comparison between blockchains and traditional finance00:31:33 - Security protocols and blockchain upgrades00:37:40 - Social media influence on markets, their effects00:45:03 - Benefits of blockchain technology00:49:46 - Game theory and governments00:56:57 - Bitcoin philosophy and related questions01:01:02 - History of centralized banks and decentralized finance01:08:05 - Risk and how institutions manage it01:13:20 - The fed and the pandemic01:17:00 - “How is the banking system not on the brink of collapse?”01:28:00 - Reducing cost of goods, rising cost of education, health01:31:35 - Twitter question for Ash, future speculation and goals01:37:29 - 2001 bubble analogies, then and now01:45:08 - Closing remarksLinks to Mentions in the ShowReal VisionCoinDeskClubhouseSwanUniswapLiquid NetworkDistributed Ledger Technology (DLT)The Creature from Jekyll IslandAmerica’s BankFind Ash BenningtonAsh Bennington LinkedInAsh Bennington TwitterFind Brad MillsBrad Mills TwitterMagic Internet Money TwitterMagic Internet Money FacebookMagic Internet Money InstagramProduced by Brad Mills - Twitter, Jason Sanderson - Podcast Tech. Art by Daniel Huddlestone, Show Notes by Go Full Crypto.Other Credits: bitconnect theme by schmoyoho, graphics by CryptoScamHub, Magic Internet Money inspired by u/mavensbot, invention of Bitcoin & all cryptocurrencies by Satoshi Nakamoto.