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Preston Pysh is joined by Bitcoin Lightning expert Justin Rezvani. Justin is a Forbes 30 under 30 and has some fascinating stories as a tech entrepreneur. Justin discusses how he sees the creator economy evolving with immediate settlement happening on the Lightning Network, and how people are going to be compensated for holding their own data and content instead of the big platform owners. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro 01:15 - Justin's background as an entrepreneur. 01:20 - Justin's advice for young entrepreneurs. 06:46 - How Justin found Bitcoin. 06:46 - Justin's new application, Zion, and how it fits into decentralized social media. 09:52 - How Justin became familiar with the Lightning Network. 11:50 - Justin's opinions about the Creator Economy at large. 26:28 - Decentralized Web Nodes and Web 5. Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences. BOOKS AND RESOURCES Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Stig, Clay, and the other community members. Justin's Twitter Account. Justin's Social Application: Zion. NEW TO THE SHOW? Check out our We Study Billionaires Starter Packs. Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts) here. Try our tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: TIP Finance Tool. Enjoy exclusive perks from our favorite Apps and Services. Stay up-to-date on financial markets and investing strategies through our daily newsletter, We Study Markets. Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with the best business podcasts.  SPONSORS Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors: River Toyota Linkedin Marketing Solutions Fidelity Efani Shopify NDTCO Fundrise Wise NetSuite TurboTax Vacasa NerdWallet Babbel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Layer Zero, David is joined by Eli Tan, NFT reporter, and Casey Craig, Global Head of Comms of Coindesk for an in-person Bankless Studio interview.

Crypto is evolving at mind-boggling rates and traditional media is having a tough time keeping up. Enter Coindesk. Reporters such as Eli and the rest of the Coindesk team are as much on the frontier as those building in crypto.

Hear how Eli and Casey fell down the crypto rabbit hole, how they got their roles at Coindesk, what challenges they face as a crypto journalism organization, and how media is keeping up with crypto.

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Topics Covered

0:00 Intro
5:26 Eli’s Background
7:57 Casey’s Role at Coindesk
9:13 How Eli Got Into Crypto
14:42 Challenges of Being a Crypto Journalist
16:55 Deciding What to Cover
17:51 The Crypto Journalism Balance
19:42 Coindesk’s Niche
20:33 Coindesk’s Journey
22:35 Hiring
23:44 Coindesk’s Disclosures
27:46 Due Diligence Process
30:32 Eli’s Proudest Scoop
30:50 Constitution DAO Story
33:00 Younger vs. Older Journalists
38:44 New Media Journalists
40:52 Where to Get Alpha
43:30 Do Kwon’s Coindesk Story
46:13 Anon Leads
47:22 Generational Connections
50:20 Average Future of Crypto Journalists
52:22 Going to Journalism School
53:16 The Future of Crypto Journalism
55:28 Coindesk’s Future
57:22 Poaching From TradMedia
59:33 Hierarchy & Flat Organizations
1:05:26 Closing

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Resources:

Eli Tan
https://twitter.com/elitanjourno 

Casey Craig
https://twitter.com/caseycraig_ 

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Show Notes:

0:00 Brian Armstrong follows up on his one-year old blog post "Coinbase is a mission focused company"

19:27 Authoritarianism on the left

33:04 Newsom's new vaccine mandate, NBA vaccine coverage, Merck COVID pill

45:51 Golden Age of VC, 1000 unicorns & the impact on private/public markets

57:45 Corporate tax reform, Roth IRAs & the "Peter Thiel Provision"

1:06:36 Chances of a VC bubble, why notable VCs are retiring, building a modern venture firm

1:23:51 All-In summit planning

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Referenced in the show:

https://blog.coinbase.com/coinbase-is-a-mission-focused-company-af882df8804

https://twitter.com/brian_armstrong/status/1443727729476530178

https://blockchain.news/news/workers-quit-coinbase-exchange-apolitical-stance

https://twitter.com/DavidSacks/status/1443846265582735362

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/09/psychological-dimensions-left-wing-authoritarianism/620185/

https://ktla.com/news/california/gov-newsom-to-make-major-announcement-on-efforts-to-protect-teachers-students-from-covid/

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/01/merck-to-seek-emergency-authorization-for-oral-covid-19-treatment.html

https://www.wsj.com/articles/university-endowments-mint-billions-in-golden-era-of-venture-capital-11632907802

https://news.crunchbase.com/news/crunchbase-unicorn-board-1000-companies/

https://siblisresearch.com/data/us-stock-market-value/

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-number-of-companies-publicly-traded-in-the-us-is-shrinkingor-is-it-2020-10-30

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/17/house-tax-bill-would-likely-force-peter-thiel-to-pull-5-billion-from-his-ira.html