Episode: #16 June 8, 2020 Nic Carter is one of our favorite writers in crypto. He's shaped our thoughts on many subjects over the years. Now we got to sit down and talk the challenging stuff. The stuff typical podcasts never as him...we dive right in. He's a bitcoin yes...is he an Etherean? He's bullish on stablecoins...is he bullish ETH value accrual? He thinks free banking is good...does he think Maker is good? Nic believe in bitcoin values...does he believe in bankless values? This episode is jam packed with insights. Covered: Is Nic an Etherean? What does Etherean even mean? Are stablecoins good or bad for ETH? Why the entire point is blockspace demand How economically dense transactions win Settlement assurances & property rights Why crypto banks aren't all bad Emerging digital nation states Will this bankless thing work? Plus Ryan and David discuss: How David got pepper sprayed last weekend Bankless as an anti-authoritarian movement Building it up not burning it down Join us next Monday for a fresh episode! ----- Tools from our sponsors to go bankless: Multis - bank your business without a bank (1 mon. trial!) Ramp - the fiat onramp for DeFi (mention Bankless!) Monolith - holy grail of bankless Visa cards Aave - money lego for lending & borrowing ----- Resources discussed: (Article) It’s the settlement assurances, stupid - Nic Carter (Article) Visions of Bitcoin - Nic Carter (Article) Crypto-fiat: Mutualistic or Parasitic - Nic Carter (Article) While the cities burn below - RSA ----- Episode Actions: Read some Nic Carter articles! (see above) Catch up on previous episodes (#2, #7, #12) Pump Bankless by giving us a 5-star review on iTunes! ----- Subscribe to podcast on iTunes | Spotify | YouTube | RSS Feed Leave a review on iTunes Share the episode with someone you know! ----- Don't stop at the podcast! Subscribe to the Bankless newsletter program Visit official Bankless website for resources Follow Bankless on Twitter | YouTube Follow Ryan on Twitter Follow David on Twitter