Episode 116 — Blockchain Beauty Contest

Ben and James discuss myths, culture, and blockchains — and yes, bubbles.

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Links

• Ben Thompson: Tulips, Myths, and Cryptocurrencies — Stratechery
• Abhishek Chakravarty: The Product Manager’s guide to the Blockchain  — Medium
• Yuval Noah Harari: Sapiens
• Fred Ehrsam: Blockchain Tokens and the dawn of the Decentralized Business Model — Coinbase Blog
• Greeks are Rushing to Bitcoin — CNN
• Facebook accused of targeting ‘insecure’ children and young people, report says — Mashable
• Ben Thompson: The Cost of Bitcoin — Stratechery
• Ben Thompson: Selling Feelings — Stratechery

Hosts

• Ben Thompson, @benthompson, Stratechery
• James Allworth, @jamesallworth, Harvard Business Review

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