Ethereum

We close out Season 8 with the most ambitious organization we've
ever covered on Acquired: Ethereum, and it's celebrity wunderkind
founder Vitalik Buterin. If you thought Mark Zuckerberg IPO-ing
Facebook at $100B by age 27 was something, just wait until you
hear the story of this high school junior creating $500B (!!) of
market cap by the same age — and oh yeah, maybe seeding the
future dethroning of Facebook, Google, Amazon and all of big tech
in the process. Regardless whether you're a crypto neophyte, a
die-hard bull, or a skeptical bear, this is a story you need to
hear, and Ethereum is an innovation you need to understand.
Buckle in for a wild ride... and some special surprises from a
few Acquired friends. :) 


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Links:


The Ethereum Whitepaper: https://ethereum.org/en/whitepaper/

Yung Spielburg
https://open.spotify.com/artist/273so0X2Yuo93vfeX2nLDI and Mike
Taylor https://open.spotify.com/artist/30ejUciK31BCg0IVCbt1dW on
Spotify



 Carve Outs:


Arthur C. Clarke:
https://www.amazon.com/Arthur-C-Clarke/e/B000APF21M? (especially
Rendezvous with Rama and The City & The Stars)

Disney-Marvel's Loki:
https://www.disneyplus.com/series/loki/6pARMvILBGzF

The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson:
 https://www.amazon.com/Diamond-Age-Illustrated-Primer-Spectra/dp/0553380966

Nier Automata: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nier:_Automata

Magic the Gathering IRL:
 https://magic.wizards.com/en/events/event-types/friday-night-magic