the superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions | former head of speechwriting to @mauriciomacri 💛 | believe in somETHing ⟠ @MetaMask 🦊
This week, I'm releasing a 1-hour conversation with @ethereumJoseph - co-founder of @ethereum and founder/CEO of @Consensys
Joe co-founded Ethereum, built MetaMask into a platform used by tens of millions, and spent over a decade building the infrastructure the entire onchain economy runs on. As of today, he does not use ChatGPT, Claude, or any AI assistant. He's waiting for the "dangerous aspects to get squeezed out."
We talk about:
- Why Satoshi's white paper was the moment Joe went from depressed about global debt to convinced everything could be rebuilt
- How the Patriot Act after 9/11 normalized the idea of a surveillance state
- Why he doesn't use ChatGPT or Claude yet, even as he runs the company behind @MetaMask
- How MetaMask is becoming a full financial platform where your salary earns DeFi yield until the second you spend it
- Why Joe borrows against his ETH rather than selling it
- The Ray Dalio debt supercycle thesis and why Joe was already alarmed before Bitcoin existed
- Why the crypto ecosystem has three completely different groups inside it
- Whether money disappears in the next decade, replaced by AI agents exchanging tokens
And much more...
Episode out this week!
Ready to take a break for good food & drink? Our very own BA native @JulieCatt recommends:
🥩 El Preferido: classic bodegón energy, milanesas + tortilla de papas.
☕️ Rita: laid-back brunch spot. Try the cheese scone sandwich.
🏛 Casa Cavia: Take a break for a quiet meal or coffee in this restored 1927 mansion.
🍽 Anafe: creative, comforting modern Argentine dishes.
🌿 Chuí: vegetarian standout with a wood-fired oven and mushrooms that shine.
You've all got the culture of Argentina wrong.
It's not about the mate, the horses, the football. It's about the coordination through hardship. How the country rallys together to survive and strive for a better country.
It's about fighting for human rights, even when everything seems to be against you.
If you come here without an open heart, or if you're throwing an event on a cultural stereotype, you've got it all wrong.
To learn this city, the culture, you need to speak to the people. Sure, some love football, all love Asado's, but the real common ground?
Shared hardship. And that, that's the culture. And it's fucking beautiful.
METAMASK — SPONSOR OF ALEPH FESTIVAL
We are proud to welcome @MetaMask as an official sponsor of Aleph Festival.
MetaMask is one of the most trusted gateways to Web3, empowering millions worldwide to interact with decentralized applications and financial tools.
I'm incredibly excited to begin unveiling our LONGITUDE IV speakers in Singapore!
@nealstephenson's award-winning Sci-Fi novels Snow Crash & Cryptonomicon explored the idea of cryptocurrencies long before they were reality.
I'll be chatting to him and @ethereumJoseph about the future in which we now live, profoundly changed by the creation of Bitcoin and Ethereum.
You can find details of how to join us at LONGITUDE after @token2049 in the comments. 👇
Happy 10 Year Anniversary, Ethereum! 🎂
@Nasdaq is proud to support @Consensys and the entire ecosystem of crypto innovators. Catch the great moments below! 📺
💯 A decade of innovation.
⛓️ @Consensys is the leading Ethereum software company, building the infrastructure, tools, and protocols that power the world’s largest decentralized ecosystem.
🚀 Here’s to the beginning of the industry’s next chapter!
The global economy is digitizing. Every institution, corporation, and country runs on fragmented, bespoke infrastructure. What the internet did for information, Ethereum is doing for value: A shared, open standard for programmable money.
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Long-time crypto advocate and Ethereum co-founder Joe Lubin says he was swayed into launching a firm to invest in the network’s native currency about six-months ago by the best-known advocate of stockpiling digital tokens. https://t.co/kAOkZsR4no
Attending @EFDevcon?
I’ve seen lots of info about Buenos Aires floating around. So, based on my experience and deep love for this city, I made a quick guide with what actually matters before you arrive 🫶
Enjoy BA like we locals do! 🇦🇷🧉✨
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🇦🇷 To our foxes in Buenos Aires: what are you doing tomorrow?
🦊 Join our own @danieljosep_eth IRL to hear the latest alpha about MetaMask & MetaMask Card 👀
📅 Tues, March 25
🕓 4PM (local time)
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Ethereum must remain:
- Credibly neutral
- Apolitical
- Decentralized
- Global
One can build biased, political, centralized and local applications on such a platform, and benefit from connectivity to everything else on the platform.
Ethereum proponents (like Consensys and Etherealize) in various nation states can do the work to help governments and businesses understand the various use cases and super powers of Ethereum.