Layer Zero | Justin Drake

Justin Drake joins the third episode of Layer Zero to discuss coining ‘Ultra Sound Money,’ which sent supersonic waves through the Ethereum community. Unsurprisingly, Justin is a deeply compelling individual with a powerful drive to work hard and pursue individuality.

From Quantum Computing to engineering Layer Zero, Justin’s holistic approach to the space really comes through as we discuss what it means to work for a meme.

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Topics Covered

0:00 Intro
4:30 Justin Drake
9:05 Coining Ultra Sound Money
12:37 From Layer 1 to Layer 0
15:10 Working for a Meme
24:14 The Purpose of the Meme
27:27 The Gini Coefficient
31:17 Proof of Stake and Distribution
35:22 A New Age Cypherpunk
43:30 Scalability
49:30 ETH and the Dollar
57:13 Quantum Computing
1:00:30 Burning MEV
1:04:19 The Efficiency DAO
1:08:11 Bitcoin FUD Dice
1:15:38 Layer 0 Engineer
1:18:20 Layers 3 and 4
1:20:00 A Workaholic and a Father
1:24:14 Citizen of the World
1:28:18 An Emergent Individual
1:34:15 Closing & Disclaimers

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Resources:

Ultra Sound Money Website
https://ultrasound.money/
Modeling Ultra Sound Money
https://shows.banklesshq.com/p/-sotn-44-modeling-ultra-sound-money
The Bull Case for Cryptography
https://shows.banklesshq.com/p/-moon-math-the-bull-case-for-cryptography
Ultra Sound Money
https://shows.banklesshq.com/p/-ultra-sound-money-justin-drake
Justin on Twitter
https://twitter.com/drakefjustin?s=20

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