

[#163] MYSTIC VENTURES: Brock Pierce & the Rise of Blockchain Imperialism w/ Olivier Jutel, Part One
Aug 30, 2023
New Zealand-based academic Olivier Jutel joins the hosts to discuss the neocolonial dark side of the cryptocurrency industry, focusing on former Disney child star turned crypto entrepreneur Brock Pierce. Topics include platform imperialism, crypto suslords in New Zealand, eerie deaths in the crypto industry, cultural imperialism of the Internet, Pierce's crypto colony in Puerto Rico, eradicating financial regulation, and the transformation of centralized power into public utilities.
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Introduction
00:00 • 3min
Crypto Finance, Silicon Valley, and the Underbelly
03:09 • 7min
Brock Pierce: Actions and Behavior
09:45 • 18min
The Cultural War, Anti-Big Tech Discourse, and the Flawed Response
27:40 • 3min
Connections and Tactics: Cambridge Analytica and Christopher Wiley
30:51 • 12min
The Removal of Financial Regulations and the Return of Magical Thinking
42:23 • 19min
Exploration of Historical Governance and the Need for Change
01:01:01 • 4min
Web Three and Demonopolization
01:05:25 • 7min