The Intersection of Politics and Cryptocurrency: A Complex Landscape

As the summer tour of European crypto conferences landed in Berlin, one of crypto’s cradles, we couldn’t miss DappCon 25, where we got to sit with Jerome de Tychey, Nixorokish & Joshua Dávila to discuss Ethereum’s restructure and whether its culture is still relevant to the wider crypto community. Join us for a fascinating discussion on the impact of crypto politicization and how Ethereum’s ecosystem evolved amidst a society with ever-changing values.

Topics covered in this episode:

• Jerome, Nixorokish & Josh backgrounds
• Ethereum Foundation restructuring
• Ethereum’s culture & crypto politicization
• DAOs & the evolution of Ethereum’s ecosystem
• Is privacy still a societal value?
• User experience & account abstraction
• Future hopes for Ethereum

Episode links:

• Jerome de Tychey on X
• Nixorokish on X
• Joshua Davila on X
• DappCon on X

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This episode is hosted by Friederike Ernst.