Episode 17 of The Starting Block was broadcast live with The Block's Head of Multimedia, Gareth Jenkinson, and Input Output Global Founder Charles Hoskinson.
Input Output Global Founder Charles Hoskinson joins Gareth Jenkinson on The Starting Block to discuss Cardano's decentralized governance and on-chain treasury and Midnight's privacy-first vision for a fourth-generation blockchain.
OUTLINE
00:03 - Welcome & Introduction
01:00 - Leaving X Behind
04:53 - Managing Social Media
07:00 - Cardano's Governance Model
10:33 - Decentralizing Development
18:58 - Bitcoin DeFi & Pogan
24:16 - Bitcoin's Limitations
32:29 - Quantum Threat to Bitcoin
37:53 - Midnight & Privacy Tech
49:33 - Hoskinson's Daily Focus
52:54 - Bullet Ant Ceremony
01:00:00 - Blackhawk & Simplifying Life
Guest links:
Charles Hoskinson - https://x.com/IOHK_Charles
Host links:
Gareth Jenkinson - https://x.com/gazza_jenks
The Block - https://x.com/TheBlockCo
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