Lyn Alden is the Founder of Lyn Alden Investment Strategy and an expert in macro markets who’s also a strong Bitcoin, proof-of-work proponent. Her friendly counterpart, Justin Drake is a researcher at the Ethereum Foundation and is pro proof-of-stake. Both are recurring guests on Bankless! The two experts debate which is better: proof-of-work or proof-of-stake for creating a global-crypto money system? Other topics include: economic security, deterrence and recoverability in the face of the dreaded 51% attack, minimization of governance power, economic fairness, commodity vs. equity money, and so much more! Which is your preference, proof-of-work or proof-of-stake? Warning: after this debate, your preference may change. ------ ✨ DEBRIEF ✨ | Ryan & David's Unfiltered Thoughts on the Episode https://shows.banklesshq.com/p/debrief-the-pow-vs-pos-debate-lyn  ------ ? ZERION | Trade Across 7 Networks and 500+ protocols https://bankless.cc/Zerion  ------ ? SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER: https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/  ?️ SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST: http://podcast.banklesshq.com/  ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: ? POLYGON | LAYER 2 DEFI https://bankless.cc/Polygon  ❎ ACROSS | BRIDGE TO LAYER 2 https://bankless.cc/Across  ? METAMASK | THE CRYPTO WALLET https://bankless.cc/metamask  ? LEDGER | THE CRYPTO LIFE CARD https://bankless.cc/Ledger  ?‍♂️ ALCHEMIX | SELF REPAYING LOANS https://bankless.cc/Alchemix  ? UNISWAP | DECENTRALIZED FUNDING https://bankless.cc/UniGrants  ------ Topics Covered: 0:00 Intro 6:15 Backgrounds 8:12 The Better Monetary Premium 11:00 Equity, PoS, Commodity, PoW? 23:30 Hypothetical PoS Bitcoin 30:25 Lyn’s Rebuttal to Multiple Justin Claims 36:05 Justin’s Rebuttal to Multiple Lyn Claims 44:50 Inherently Fair or Unfair? 53:27 Different Kinds of Risk 57:30 Client Diversity 1:03:00 Lyn’s Macro Perspective 1:13:00 Justin’s Technical Perspective 1:17:42 Governance & Memes 1:29:55 The Rich Get Richer? 1:32:35 Closing Arguments ------ Resources: Lyn’s Proof of Stake Article https://www.lynalden.com/proof-of-stake/  Economic Security & Efficiency https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KdzhgbTqhRd0LndK4R8c50OK-s6W568Ydd1aytokwbs/edit#gid=0  Lyn’s Twitter https://twitter.com/LynAldenContact  Justin’s Twitter https://twitter.com/drakefjustin  ----- Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research. Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here: https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/p/bankless-disclosures