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Urbit is the New Internet w/ Christian Langalis

Dec 7, 2023
Bitcoin Sign Guy Christian Langalis discusses Bitcoin and the emergence of Urbit as a decentralized internet. Beimnet Abebe talks about markets and the rising price of Bitcoin, challenges of starting an intentional community online, limitations of blockchain replication, running a personal server in the Unix paradigm, and exploring Urbit as the future of the internet and self-sovereignty.
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Quick takeaways

  • Urbit offers a decentralized internet architecture to give users greater autonomy and privacy in online activities.
  • Terrell Corporation aims to provide seamless and secure payment solutions for Urbit, promoting financial decentralization and user-friendly transactions within the ecosystem.

Deep dives

Urbit: A Decentralized and Self-Sovereign Internet

Urbit is a decentralized and self-sovereign internet architecture that aims to bring control back to users. It offers a new way of interacting with the web, allowing individuals to run their own personal servers and connect with other parts of the network in a more organic and distributed manner. By eliminating reliance on centralized platforms and data silos, Urbit aims to give users greater autonomy and privacy in their online activities.

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