E124: @gavofyork reveals why crypto has failed and how network founders can work together to save it! Gavin Wood is the co-founder of Ethereum, the creator of the EVM and the Solidity language, and the Founder of @Polkadot & @paritytech Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 1:59 Partnerships:@JupiterExchange, @BitwiseInvest, @SuiNetwork, @Mantle_Official, @ForzaBitcoin 2:40 Spending Crypto with @KASTcard 6:26 Stablecoins Are Just Banks 7:26 Regulation Destroys Web3 Vision 11:20 Self-Custody with @Trezor 12:13 The Illusion of Free Society 14:27 Self-Sovereignty or Societal Collapse 15:59 Why I Stopped Trusting Systems 18:46 Attaining Self-Sovereignty 24:33 Rethinking the Social Contract 27:27 Network States Need Territory 33:09 Can Networks Work Together? 39:28 Why Blockchain Governance Is Broken 45:41 DAOs Are Just Better Governments 50:04 Democracy Fails Without Shared Fate 53:10 Turning Greed Into Alignment 56:07 Polkadot’s Mixed Governance Results 58:25 Polkadot’s Transparency Problem 1:06:39 Network Founders’ Hardest Problems 1:09:36 Why I Hate Managing 1:11:57 From CEO To Architect 1:13:21 Defining Good for Polkadot 1:14:56 Letting Go Of Control 1:18:29 Charismatic Leaders vs Protocols 1:23:53 Polkadot Without Gavin Wood 1:26:58 Bitcoin as Digital Gold 1:31:44 Bitcoin: Swiss Bank In Pocket 1:33:33 Does Best Tech Always Win? 1:38:03 Solve Hard Problems, Products Will Follow 1:45:37 Fart Coins and Financial Escapism 1:49:51 Ethereum L2s vs Polkadot Parachains 2:03:20 Building useful stuff on Parachains like @EnterTheMythos & @playmythical 2:04:34 Multi-Core Elastic Scaling 2:10:08 JAM vs. Ethereum Explained 2:20:51 Is JAM Good For Polkadot? 2:22:33 Ethereum’s Layer Two Mistake 2:24:48 The L2 Power Grab 2:26:25 Has Crypto Failed? 2:32:02 Rebuilding Crypto’s Core Ethos 2:36:51 The Mixed Blessing Of Wealth 2:45:35 Dealing With Injustice 2:52:10 Curiosity Fuels Joyful Living 2:53:27 Concluding Remarks