Vinay Gupta has been a programmer, 1990s cypherpunk, ‘resilience guru’, Ethereum release coordinator and currently collaborates with Consensys to mainstream smart contract technology. He also invented the Hexayurt, a cheap and resilient architectural structure for disaster-stricken communities.
Recently, Vinay has become a thought leader in the cryptocurrency space. He is famed for his eloquence and ability to distill the crypto-finance technological paradigm into easy big-picture visualisations. Check out this podcast for some unique insights into technology, politics and history.
Topics covered in this episode:

His work on resilience. The connection between resilience and cryptocurrencies
A history of the cypherpunks – who they were, what they believed in and why they failed.
Why smart contracts matter? What is special about them?
The impact cryptocurrencies will have on capitalism
Why cryptocurrencies could be a great tool to explore basic income

Episode links:

Vinay Gupta - Dangerous Old Men: cypherpunk's failure, Ethereum's success
Vinay Gupta - Resilience Guru | London Real
Simple Critical Infrastructure Maps
Vinay Gupta | Computers that just work | State of the Net 2015
Vinay's site re.silience.com

This episode is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain and Meher Roy. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/114