Kyle Samani (Multicoin) joins Unlayered to share his views on a litany of topics. Mainly, what role does crypto have to play in emerging technological primitives like artificial intelligence and spatial computing. The trio also discuss why so much attention has been focused on infra vs consumer apps and the historical debate on modular vs integrated software architecture. This episode is a great way to gain a 10,000ft view of the space from the perspective of one crypto’s best, and often contrarian, thought leaders.
(1:03) - State of the market
(8:29) - Crypto social apps vs web2
(13:46) - Verticalisation of NFT marketplaces
(18:47) - Will AI agents use crypto?
(28:56) - Are AI bots a net good?
(34:02) - Eth’s social scalability problems
(39:15 - The merits of different blockchain designs
(47:39) - Contrarian areas of interest in crypto
(55:00) - Spatial computing
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Podcast Resources
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Episode Resources
Follow Kyle: https://twitter.com/KyleSamani
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Relevant Multicoin Blogposts:
Verticalization of NFT marketplaces - https://multicoin.capital/2022/06/22/beyond-verticalization-of-nft-marketplaces
AI and Crypto - https://multicoin.capital/2023/06/02/the-convergence-of-crypto-and-ai-four-key-intersections
Social Scalability - https://multicoin.capital/2021/05/25/technical-scalability-creates-social-scalability
Rendering the Metaverse - https://multicoin.capital/2021/12/21/rendering-the-metaverse
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Disclosures
Although our guest this week is the managing partner of a registered investment adviser, nothing in this podcast should be considered an offer of Multicoin’s investment advisory services or should otherwise be confused for investment, tax, legal or other financial advice.
