The Societal Impact of Crypto & Blockchain — Podcast

Joshua Wisley and Michael Haupt discuss whether blockchain is an important part of the natural evolution of humanity

A crowd celebrates the meteoric rise of Bitcoin. (Actually, it’s a Holi Festival). “If you don’t believe it or don’t get it, I don’t have the time to try to convince you.” — Satoshi Nakamoto. Photo by Maxime Bhm.

Earlier this month I was interviewed by Joshua Wisley of Eschaton. Press play and enjoy. Show Notes appear below the audio.

Show Notes

During the conversation, I incorrectly stated that the Satoshi white paper was released in 2009. This was the year Bitcoin software first made it’s appearance, but the paper was released in 2008. You can find a copy of the original paper here:

Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System

The history of how I became interested in blockchain can be found here:

What Happened in 2004…

The journey from Society 1.0 to 4.0 (and eventually 5.0) can be found here:

The Journey to Society 4.0: The Evolution of Societies

The developments I’m currently watching are tracked here:

Developments to Watch

For a 30,000 foot view of how governance could work, including the platforms currently being built to support such a society, see:

Project 2030: Building a Replicable, Self-Governing, Transcendent Society

The huge bibliography for Postcards From 2035 is here:

The Best Books Ever Written

A Celebration Society can be found here:

A Celebration Society | Solving the coming automation crisis

Finally, I mentioned a few resources to answer the question “How do I educate myself about the societal impact of Blockchain?”, which I cover here:

Why Most Futurists, Crypto and Blockchain Gurus are Snake Oil Salesmen

The Great Horse Manure Crisis of the 20th century:

The Great Horse-Manure Crisis of 1894 | Stephen Davies

Launching very soon is a platform to track the evolution of Society 4.0:

Society4