Real Vision and Finance

In this episode of Magic Internet Money, host Brad Mills invites Coindesk editor Ash Bennington onto the show to talk about Real Vision, Ash’s online web show about the world of finance. The duo discuss Ash’s experience at Coindesk and during the Dotcom bubble in the late 90’s. Brad questions Ash on the part he plays in his own show, most notably as a neutral voice between guests. Ash offers his thoughts on blockchain technology and how the digitization of finance, like everything else digital seems inevitable.

Time Stamps

00:00:31 - Introduction

00:04:10 - What is Real Vision?

00:07:32 - How Ash got into crypto

00:15:27 - Differences between financial journalism and media

00:18:18 - Token speculation and securities discussion

00:24:58 - Comparison between blockchains and traditional finance

00:31:33 - Security protocols and blockchain upgrades

00:37:40 - Social media influence on markets, their effects

00:45:03 - Benefits of blockchain technology

00:49:46 - Game theory and governments

00:56:57 - Bitcoin philosophy and related questions

01:01:02 - History of centralized banks and decentralized finance

01:08:05 - Risk and how institutions manage it

01:13:20 - The fed and the pandemic

01:17:00 - “How is the banking system not on the brink of collapse?”

01:28:00 - Reducing cost of goods, rising cost of education, health

01:31:35 - Twitter question for Ash, future speculation and goals

01:37:29 - 2001 bubble analogies, then and now

01:45:08 - Closing remarks

Links to Mentions in the Show

Real Vision

CoinDesk

Clubhouse

Swan

Uniswap

Liquid Network

Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT)

The Creature from Jekyll Island

America’s Bank

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Produced by Brad Mills - Twitter, Jason Sanderson - Podcast Tech. Art by Daniel Huddlestone, Show Notes by Go Full Crypto.

Other Credits: bitconnect theme by schmoyoho, graphics by CryptoScamHub, Magic Internet Money inspired by u/mavensbot, invention of Bitcoin & all cryptocurrencies by Satoshi Nakamoto.