Is It a Late Comer's Guide to Cryptocurrency?

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Keen: It feels like a late comer's guide to crypto coming at this moment when prices and trading volumes are down, and interest is waning. He points out the cryptocurrency ads that were at the super bowl which had some big name actors in them. And capin ruse points to those as evidence that crypto is achieving widespread adoption and is becoming of the main stream. Keen: I don't know where i stand on that. You know, it's certainly become a part of the mainstream discourse by all means. But a, i think every argument can be seen through different lenses, and it probably would have benefited cavenrus to get a few of those different lenses when he

Paris Marx is joined by Molly White to discuss the big Axie Infinity hack, what’s wrong with the New York Times’ Latecomer’s Guide to Crypto, and what Molly’s years as a Wikipedia editor have taught her about the problem with web3’s vision of total commercialization.

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Also mentioned in this episode:

Molly and a bunch of other crypto critics put together an (Edited) Latecomer’s Guide to Crypto.
You can read Kevin Roose’s original Latecomer’s Guide here.
Molly wrote about the $625 million Axie Infinity hack and harassment on the blockchain.
Interest in NFTs and their values have plummeted in recent months.
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