Mark Cuban — billionaire investor, owner of the Dallas Mavericks, and Shark Tank “shark” — shares his thoughts on the Ethereum vs. BTC debate, issues with DeFi, and how NFTs could change content distribution. Tune in to hear Mark talk about…
- why ETH is a better store of value than BTC (1:08)
- why bitcoin as an inflation hedge is a bananas narrative 6:29)
- his opinion on EIP-1159 and the idea of proof of stake mining (9:06)
- why minting an NFT was a crypto-lightbulb moment for him (11:36)
- how his background in technology prepared him to invest in crypto (13:55)
- the main problem with the DeFi user experience and his advice for new DeFi users (16:34)
- what might happen to the centralized banking system if DeFi becomes the norm (20:46)
- how putting private data on a blockchain could work (25:53)
- why CBDC’s make “perfect sense” (32:11)
- how he evaluates decentralized business models and governance structures (41:13)
- his NFT investment thesis (47:09)
- who he believes will be the NFT winners in the long term (52:09)
- why Mavs tickets are a perfect example for how NFTs may be used in the future (54:55)
- industries that are ripe for NFT disruption (59:45)
- the many use cases for NFTs (1:01:48)
- why he is advising against minting social tokens (1:04:15)
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Episode Links
Mark Cuban
- Personal website: https://markcubancompanies.com/marks-bio/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/mcuban
NFT Investment
- Lazy.com
- Mintable
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- OpenSea
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Other Links
- Defiant Podcast (“ETH Has An Advantage Over Bitcoin”)
- Why DeFi is the Future | Mark Cuban on the Bankless Podcast
- Mark Cuban: The Billionaire Crypto Degen on the Delphi Podcast
- NFTs as ticketing disruptor
- Bananas video (2:16-3:49)
- CoinDesk interview
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