Time stamps:
Introducing David A. Johnston (00:00:51)
David's Bitcoin Journey (00:02:34)
Bitcoin 2.0 Discussion (00:02:54)
Mastercoin and ICOs (00:05:31)
Community Reactions to Digital Assets (00:06:31)
Bitcoin's Ideological Divide (00:07:46)
The Bitcoin 2.0 Panel (00:09:00)
Emergence of Ethereum (00:09:30)
Irreconcilable Differences (00:10:08)
Freedom Maximalism (00:10:28)
Toxicity in the Community (00:11:14)
Collaboration in Early Bitcoin (00:12:20)
Censorship in Development (00:13:27)
Market Evolution and Bitcoin's Value (00:16:00)
Comparing Bitcoin 2.0 Projects (00:19:42)
Ethereum's Egalitarian Approach (00:20:24)
The Golden Trinity (00:22:04)
Vitalik's Vision for Ethereum (00:23:06)
Ethereum vs. Omni (00:24:02)
Vitalik's Bitcoin Roots (00:25:23)
Decentralized Exchanges (00:26:34)
Challenges of Omni Protocol (00:27:31)
Bridging Bitcoin and Ethereum (00:28:53)
Diversity in Blockchain Approaches (00:31:08)
Jeff Garzik's Contributions (00:32:09)
Scaling Bitcoin (00:34:43)
Interoperability of Networks (00:37:46)
Future of Scaling and Privacy (00:38:07)
Johnston's Law (00:39:13)
The Future of Decentralized AI (00:39:23)
User Experience and Adoption (00:40:32)
The Importance of Non-Custodial Solutions (00:41:37)
Open Source AI Progress (00:42:42)
Large Language Models and Smart Agents (00:43:38)
Emergence of Personal AI Tools (00:44:48)
Global Adoption of Open Source AI (00:45:56)
Political Attention on Bitcoin (00:46:56)
Bitcoin's Independence from the State (00:48:31)
Crypto Anarchism and Economic Principles (00:50:06)
Resurgence of Ron Paul’s Ideas (00:52:38)
Building Alternatives to the State (00:56:06)
The Income Tax and Centralization (00:57:19)
Reduction of State Competition (00:58:33)
Decentralized Federal System (00:59:45)
Prosperity and Stability (01:00:35)
Bitcoin as a Model (01:00:49)
Innovation in the U.S. (01:01:02)
Ethereum's Regulatory Clarity (01:02:02)
Capital Flow in Crypto (01:03:03)
Interviewing Erik Voorhees (01:03:27)
Block Size Wars Overview (01:06:34)
Ethereum's Emergence (01:08:58)
Scaling Proposals (01:10:09)
Political Polarization (01:10:28)
Forking and Community Separation (01:11:17)
Religious Context of Bitcoin (01:12:28)
Diplomatic Approach to Disagreements (01:13:40)
Bitcoin Cash and Core Developer Collaboration (01:14:41)
Starlink and Internet Access (01:16:09)
Decentralization and Ideological Divides (01:17:23)
Decentralization of Bitcoin Mining (01:18:28)
AI and Bitcoin Integration (01:19:25)
User Experience in Bitcoin Transactions (01:21:36)
AI as a Personal Assistant (01:22:46)
Smart Agents and Economic Actions (01:29:49)
Discoverability and User Intent (01:30:53)
Transaction Issues in Crypto (01:31:58)
Messaging with Zcash (01:33:03)
AI and Personal Efficiency (01:34:07)
Decentralized Intelligence (01:36:21)
Phil Zimmermann's Influence (01:37:34)
Skepticism Towards AI Surveillance (01:38:39)
Open Source AI Developments (01:40:52)
Decentralization in AI Hardware (01:44:32)
Chip Manufacturing Landscape (01:45:39)
Future of ASIC Production (01:48:16)
Techno Optimism and Decentralized Acceleration (01:50:40)
Future of Bitcoin (01:52:49)
Adoption in High Inflation Countries (01:56:26)
Mass Adoption Timeline (01:58:36)
Stablecoins vs Bitcoin (02:00:58)
First Steps to Bitcoin Adoption (02:02:09)
Retrospective on Omni and Ethereum (02:05:39)
The Importance of Private Keys (02:08:40)
Transitioning to Decentralized Systems (02:09:46)
The Origin of Counterparty and Omni (02:11:02)
Market Resilience and Early Projects (02:12:55)
Entrepreneurship and Experimentation (02:14:08)
Health and Personal Transformation (02:16:09)
Morpheus and Other Open Source Projects (02:17:14)