{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/607879ddfbe1eb33d6525119/6320fedb7afd7d00133b51e1?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"77: Jon Wu on Ethereum Merge, Starbucks/Polygon & Kanye’s Business Deals","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/undefined/1618503523536-c1cbc76bae7a41c0c8e869c960c73991.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Timestamps:</p><ul><li>(00:00:00) - Intro + Meme Of The Week&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>(00:03:19) - Burning Man Highlights&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>(00:05:59) - Ethereum Merge In Simple Terms</li><li>(00:10:39) - Pros &amp; Cons Of Proof Of Stake</li><li>(00:12:49) - Store Of Value</li><li>(00:16:01) - Examples of Bad Behavior in Proof Of Stake Mechanism&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>(00:20:31) - Merge, Surge, Verge, Purge, And Splurge</li><li>(00:23:08) - Verkle Trees +&nbsp;Polygon</li><li>(00:32:28) - Should We Be Worried?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>(00:35:19) - Polygon Powering Starbucks Loyalty</li><li>(00:38:28) - Jon Wu's Case Study on Starbucks&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>(00:47:39) - Will Starbucks Call Them NFTs?</li><li>(00:50:02) - Kanye’s Business Deals &amp; Negotiating in Public</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>What Is Not Investment Advice?</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Every week, Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi &amp; Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.</p><p><br></p><p>Watch + Subscribe on YouTube:</p><p><a href=\"https://youtu.be/5UPXVwHRo0A\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://youtu.be/5UPXVwHRo0A</a></p><p><br></p><p>Join our group chat on Telegram:</p><p><a href=\"https://t.me/notinvestmentadvice\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://t.me/notinvestmentadvice</a></p><p><br></p><p>Let us know what you think on Twitter:</p><p><a href=\"https://www.twitter.com/bzaidi\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@bzaidi</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.twitter.com/trungtphan\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@trungtphan</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.twitter.com/jackbutcher\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@jackbutcher</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.twitter.com/niapodcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@niapodcast</a></p>","author_name":"Bilal Zaidi, Jack Butcher, Trung Phan"}