And now for something (almost) completely different.
Welcome to Out of Scope, a new sub-series of Validated where
@Austin_Federa and Tori Pastore, aka
@Bonecondor, aka Birb, riff with guests on hot takes so off-topic you’ll forget this is typically a blockchain-centric podcast.
In this debut episode, they sit down with
@AustinCampbell to discuss what some might call too many subjects for one hour. Running stablecoin reserves, repealing the 17th Amendment, why some banks resemble cartels, market structure, why regulators should be paid more and held to higher standards, modernizing the BSA, and (most importantly) a definitive ranking of video conferencing tools.
Timestamps: ↓
00:00 - Introducing Tori (as if you don’t know her)
01:24 - Chinese Peptides Explained
02:45 - GLP 1 Hype Cycle
05:40 - Peptides and Food Science
10:49 - Enter Austin Campbell
16:11- Stablecoin Reserve Rules
20:35 - Gold Doom Scenarios
22:59 - Banks' Payment Monopoly
34:38 - AI Lobbying and EA critiques
38:20 - Prediction Markets Incentives
43:59 - Fixing Regulator Accountability
47:39 - More on Prediction Markets
48:47 - Market Manipulation Debate
59:54 - Perps Versus Futures
01:02:51 - Assassination Markets Debate
01:06:21 - Austin's Magic Wand Reforms
01:10:40 - Blooper Reel