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TM08 → Thirty million users, seven worlds, and over fifty 3D icons. In the latest piece on The Manifest, digital design director Ilya Kostin breaks down how we built a universe for @MetaMask. 🦊

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E170: @ethereumJoseph - Trust, surveillance, and who controls your money Joseph Lubin is the co-founder of @ethereum and founder and CEO of @Consensys, the company behind @MetaMask and @LineaBuild. He's been building decentralized infrastructure since 2014. We talk about what drew him in, where he thinks this is all going, and why the AI question might matter more than anything else happening in crypto right now. Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 1:55 Kast Card & Hong Kong Discussion 3:52 What It Means To Be Meta 5:35 What Does Joe Do Explained Simply 7:25 When Did Joe Realized You Can’t Trust The Current Financial System 11:53 Partnerships: @JupiterExchange @KASTxyz 12:35 What Are These Magical Things That Can Transform An Economy 14:23 How Did 9/11 Change Joe’s Relationship With Institutions 16:27 The Before & After Of Joe’s Beliefs Post 9/11 18:02 What Does This Negative Or Positive Road Depend On 21:55 Why Joe Goes To Many Crypto Conferences 23:16 How Did Joe React To Novo’s Article Comment 24:18 How Did Joe Become Fascinated With Crypto & Blockchain 31:14 Partnerships: @ethena @sumsub 32:16 Why Joe Decided To Join Ethereum As A Co-Founder 35:03 Why Is Decentralization An Organizing Principle 39:15 Decentralizations Lack Of Direction Criticism Debunked 40:32 Explain Consensys To Your Uber Driver 42:57 Joe’s Fundamental Belief Of What Blockchain Represents 46:49 Every Innovation On Technology Brings Side Effects That Should Be Fixed 49:33 Partnerships: @Trezor @Bitwise 50:17 What’s The Most Tangible Thing To Come Out Of Crypto 51:43 What Is MetaMask? 57:01 How Much Of Joe’s Life Is Lived In This New Financial System 59:50 Why Would You Borrow Against A Volatile Asset? 1:00:40 Is Self-Sovereignty A Good Or Bad Thing 1:05:57 Joe’s Response To People Who Claim Self-Custody Is Too Risky 1:06:36 What Could Easier Self-Custody Look Like? 1:08:32 Joe’s Relationship With Money 1:09:28 How Will People Interact With Money In The Next 10 Years 1:12:28 Closing Thoughts

TM08 → Thirty million users, seven worlds, and over fifty 3D icons. In the latest piece on The Manifest, digital design director Ilya Kostin breaks down how we built a universe for @MetaMask. 🦊

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