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Two criteria I personally use for evaluating tokens

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Podcasts

Dialectic with Jackson Dahl

Chris Paik is an investor and co-founder of Pace Capital.

Chris is all about intentionality and discovery.

He combines rigorous frameworks about incentives, people, and markets with an insatiable appetite for the new. He is a true original thinker.

We discuss his intentionality, approach to explanations, how culture follows a pendulum, the efficient market hypothesis and other frameworks for evaluating businesses and markets—including his newest on top-down vs. bottom-up companies, how he finds new stuff, the pros and cons of the internet and capitalism, Pace Capital’s values, and the inner-workings of Chris’s unusual mind.

Episode 6 is out now on all platforms, more links below: 

https://pods.media/dialectic/6-chris-paik-intentionally-in-search-of-the-new?referrer=0x9b902482E62Db8FC486C3f1acAA568006021DbEC

Chris Paik on incentives, capital, systems, and power:

"The world has two sides: a for-profit world and a non-profit world. There are entities that are trying to drive profits, and there are entities that are not trying to drive profits (governments, religions).

For-profit companies are really good at pushing the world to the way that it will be. They are very bad at being paternalistic. They’ll give people exactly what they want.

The non-profit side is really good at pushing the world into how it should be. It’s really good at being paternalistic. We as individual actors depend on the systems to imbue society with paternalism."

The best stories are the ones we live, not the ones we tell. Keep writing.

Love isn’t about perfection; it’s about growth, understanding, and the willingness to keep choosing each other.

Tomorrow is never promised, so live today.

We all search for purpose, but sometimes, it’s the journey that brings us more meaning than the destination.

The quietest moments often hold the most profound truths, if only we take the time to listen.

Life is a series of choices, each moment shaping who we are. Some are small, others monumental.

Law & Policy

Can an ancient dilemma reshape modern law? 🤔 Byzantine Fault Tolerance offers surprising insights for today's legal challenges.

In my Forbes article, I explore how this concept compels us to rethink regulation in a trustless world.

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Can an ancient dilemma reshape modern law? 🤔 Byzantine Fault Tolerance offers surprising insights for today's legal challenges.

In my Forbes article, I explore how this concept compels us to rethink regulation in a trustless world.

🔗 https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2024/11/22/byzantine-fault-tolerance-the-unsung-hero-of-blockchain/

Rainbow

Today I learned that @mikedemarais.eth (Mike Rainbow) is colorblind

i’m mike rainbow and i can’t see colors good

Huge win for privacy but even bigger win for open-source

Tornado Cash is an open-source project since day one just like WalletConnect and the courts have ruled in favor of open-source software!

Privacy  wins. Today the Fifth Circuit held that @USTreasury’s sanctions against Tornado Cash smart contracts are unlawful. This is a historic win for crypto and all who cares about defending liberty. @coinbase is proud to have helped lead this important challenge. 1/6

paulgrewal.eth

Huge win for privacy but even bigger win for open-source

Tornado Cash is an open-source project since day one just like WalletConnect and the courts have ruled in favor of open-source software!

https://x.com/iampaulgrewal/status/1861549058797772874

Bitcoin

wine

Not a great year (2011) but still looking forward to pairing this beauty with turkey dinner.

Ethereum

When a smart contract hack happens your immediate reaction is "Am I affected?". Have I ever approved this contract?

If you are a @rotki user you can get an answer to this immediately and not only for the connected address. But for all addresses you own.

Use rotki. Stay safe:

rotki is the portfolio management tool that protects your privacy

When a smart contract hack happens your immediate reaction is "Am I affected?". Have I ever approved this contract?

If you are a @rotki user you can get an answer to this immediately and not only for the connected address. But for all addresses you own.

Use rotki. Stay safe: https://rotki.com/

FirestoneQuest

@firestonequest