The Dig cover image

Private Money with Stefan Eich

The Dig

Cryptocurrency Isn't Just Gambling

3min Snip

00:00
Play full episode
Welik: I don't think currency is doing much, much labour there. Maybe the way in which it does perform some work is in the sense that it gives you a narrative of why this might have value. Nfts cannot pretend to be anything other than speculative assets. Their basically crypto coins that are no longer pretending to do that. Meanwhile, stable coins just brazenly rely on the value of fio currency for their own value. This is simply speculative activity. And not just speculative, but speculative waste, as i'm sure we're gong to talk about.

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode