Mack, Alex, and Evan are joined by one of our favorite thinkers on the blockchain: William Quigley--experienced venture capitalist, gaming OG, and the co-founder of WAX & Tether. William shares insights from his career on the evolution of gaming, mental models for NFTs/blockchain, and the guys geek out on the revolutionary distinction between digital and tokenized money.
1:33 William’s intro - from gaming to Disney to venture capital to blockchain
3:44 Alex and William get nerdy on gaming, virtual items, and NFTs
7:44 Why incumbent/AAA companies will not foster NFT adoption
10:06 How important (actually) are NFTs in gaming?
15:09 Virtual items vs. skins
16:59 “Why would people pay for something that only has cosmetic value?”
19:41 “The magic of NFTs” - what they are(n’t), and what they really do
22:25 Solutions to counterfeiting - Disney case study
25:18 The mega-trend William thinks is inevitable
27:06 Hot take: “Almost nothing is better on blockchain…”
28:47 The most powerful use case: tokenizing (vs. digitizing) money
36:13 Tokenizing the US dollar and the origin of Tether
41:59 “Bitcoin is… the worst payment system ever invented”: Tether vs. Bitcoin
44:15 US Congressional interest in a CBDC
47:44 The 3 types of stablecoins
51:35 Which stable is best? + addressing Tether FUD
58:36 William’s commentary on UST (TerraLuna)
1:03:17 Building your own blockchain: “Your brain will change”
1:08:45 Alex tells a story about building a blockchain with his friend
1:15:13 Where to find William; preview for round 2
William: @williamequigley
WAX: wax.io & @WAX_io (Twitter)
Tether: tether.to & @tether_to
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