Intro

Sergey Nazarov, co-founder and CEO of Chainlink, explains why crypto has hit a growth wall and how traditional finance holds the key to its explosive future. 

From powering 80% of DeFi to building bridges for Wall Street's trillions, Sergey reveals why banks aren't crypto's enemy… they're its savior.

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PARTNERS

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https://www.mantle.xyz

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 Find out more at https://www.coinsilium.com/

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DISCLAIMER

The info contained herein is for informational purposes only. Nothing herein shall be construed to be financial, legal, or tax advice. The content of this video is solely the opinions of the speakers who are not a licensed financial advisor or registered investment advisor. Trading cryptocurrencies poses considerable risk of loss. The speakers do not guarantee any particular outcome.

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0:00 - Introduction

1:37 - Subscribe

2:02 - Sponsors

2:52 - Where Crypto Is Headed

4:24 - Libertarian POV & More Choice

9:42 - Self Custody with Trezor 

10:37 - How Chainlink Really Works

14:02 - Why This Over Other Transfers

18:55 - Deterministic vs Probablistic

21:06 - Who is Sergey

21:47 - Hunger For Success

25:50 - When Sergey Got Into Crypto

30:05 - No One Is Coming To Save You

37:27 - What Winning Is Like

39:06 - Choosing Priorities

41:03 - Every New Beginning Quote

42:10 - How To Pivot vs Quit

47:05 - Favorite Post From Sergey 

50:50 - DeFi Explained To A Child

54:05 How Do You Define Truth

57:48 - Definitive Truth

1:03:13 - Hyper Automation

1:09:31 - Smart Contracts Explained

1:11:05 - What Is An Oracle

1:11:51 - What Is Chainlink

1:19:15 - Biggest Achievement With Chainlink 

1:23:41 - Biggest Problem With Chainlink

1:26:08 - Chainlink X Mastercard Collaboration

1:29:47 - The Chainlink Standard

1:35:45 - How Chainlink Takes Over TradFi 

1:38:57 - Chainlink Runtime Environment

1:54:00 - Crypto as Public Good

1:57:39 - Sergey Is Satoshi Nakomoto

1:58:43 - Satoshi Is Anonymous 

2:04:37 - A Point Of Discouragement

2:10:00 - I Don’t Optimize For Happiness

2:12:28 - Growth Over Happiness Philosophy