Meta's 47.5% take rate + Worldcoin CEO Alex Blania: onboarding the globe to crypto | E1434
First, we cover Meta's announcement that they will be taking 47.5% creator fees on their Horizons platform (2:17) and A16Z’s Crypto lead Chris Dixon ranking number one on the Forbes Midas List. Then, Jason and Molly chat with Worldcoin CEO Alex Blania to talk about the crypto project he launched with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (11:08). Worldcoin is scanning people’s irises with custom-made hardware and aspires to reach over 1 billion people (23:21). Alex addresses privacy concerns, scaling challenges (32:45) and more.
(00:00) Molly Intros today’s crypto episode
(02:17) FB taking 47.5% cut of all transactions in their Horizon Worlds Metaverse
(08:07) Chris Dixon named #1 VC in the world by Forbes
(09:49) Coda - The All-in-one doc for teams, get a $1,000 credit at https://coda.io/twist
(11:08) Interview with Alex Blania of Worldcoin
(22:16) Odoo - Get your first app free and a $1000 credit at https://odoo.com/twist
(23:21) Worldcoin’s iris-scanner “Worldcoin Orb”
(31:32) iTrust Capital - Visit https://itrust.capital/twist to create your Crypto IRA today
(32:45) Discussing the controversy surrounding Worldcoin’s iris scanning
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