Quinn DuPont's guest appearances

Quinn DuPont

Filene Research Institute

The Rational Reminder Podcast

Mint & Burn

OwlTail

We’re back, with the ‘Digital Ethnography in Blockchain Reading Group’, session 2. Kelsie, Tara &amp; CEnt are joined by Quinn DuPont, author of a number of quintessential blockchain studies, including “Experiments in algorithmic governance: A history and ethnography of “The DAO”, a failed decentralised autonomous organization”. Learn about ethnographic methods, grounded theory, and current research interests

We’re back, with the ‘Digital Ethnography in Blockchain Reading Group’, session 2. Kelsie, Tara &amp; CEnt are joined by Quinn DuPont, author of a number of quintessential blockchain studies, including “Experiments in algorithmic governance: A history and ethnography of “The DAO”, a failed decentralised autonomous organization”. Learn about ethnographic methods, grounded theory, and current research interests

Mint & Burn Episode 45: Digital Ethnography in Blockchain & Governance Reading Group 2 w. Kelsie Nabben, Tara Merk, Cent Hosten & Quinn DuPont

In this episode, we speak to Quinn DuPont, a self-described technology historian and researcher of everything crypto. He is fascinated by what humans do and how technology affects what humans do. Quinn focuses his research on the history, meaning, use, and socio-technical development of cryptography. He has published many academic papers on the subject, including the book Cryptocurrencies and Blockchains, and is currently an adjunct professor at the UBC School of Information. He approaches investigating the world of crypto as a scientist making him neither a skeptic nor a proponent of the technology, offering listeners an objective perspective. In this episode, we unpack the basics of crypto and take a deep dive into the theoretical and technological concepts. We learn about the ideological foundations of crypto, how crypto technology will impact governance, what the definition of money is, the potential of the technology to society, and the social components associated with cryptocurrencies. We also find out the real value of crypto and learn about the ethical challenges Quinn faces as a researcher in the space.   Key Points From This Episode:    [0:05:16] The ideological worldview that resulted in cryptocurrencies.  [0:10:51] Quinn explains his standard criticism of the critics.  [0:13:43] Why the ideological origins of crypto are irrelevant today.  [0:15:50] The nuance surrounding the immutability of crypto technology is discussed.  [0:17:04] What the benefits of the cryptosystem are for governance.  [0:19:48] How well he thinks crypto fits within a democratic society.  [0:25:41] Reasons why political ideology needs to be taken into account.  [0:28:19] Quinn tells us his definition of money.  [0:31:18] What impact decentralized censorship-resistant monies have on society.  [0:38:52] How valuable a cryptocurrency in the real world is.  [0:40:48] Why paying your taxes gives money value.  [0:44:25] Whether Quinn considers Bitcoin to be money.  [0:46:09] He walks us through the benefits of DeFi to societies.  [0:49:30] We learn what the downsides of DeFi to societies are.  [0:50:22] Learn if blockchain solves any of the problems that exist in traditional finance.  [0:57:57] The advantages of bitcoin-based technology for business logistics.  [01:03:00] Why some blockchain business technology is marketing hype.  [01:04:32] How a DAO is different from a traditional corporation.  [01:10:24] Find out what would happen if we turned our podcast into a DAO.  [01:15:35] Whether smart contracts replicate the role of traditional contractual relations.  [01:19:51] Quinn outlines the ethical challenges to researching cryptocurrencies and blockchain.  [01:27:32] Hear what he thinks the greatest disappointments and successes of crypto are.  [01:31:32] We end the show by finding out if Quinn considers crypto and blockchain to be a technological revolution.  

In this episode, we speak to Quinn DuPont, a self-described technology historian and researcher of everything crypto. He is fascinated by what humans do and how technology affects what humans do. Quinn focuses his research on the history, meaning, use, and socio-technical development of cryptography. He has published many academic papers on the subject, including the book Cryptocurrencies and Blockchains, and is currently an adjunct professor at the UBC School of Information. He approaches investigating the world of crypto as a scientist making him neither a skeptic nor a proponent of the technology, offering listeners an objective perspective. In this episode, we unpack the basics of crypto and take a deep dive into the theoretical and technological concepts. We learn about the ideological foundations of crypto, how crypto technology will impact governance, what the definition of money is, the potential of the technology to society, and the social components associated with cryptocurrencies. We also find out the real value of crypto and learn about the ethical challenges Quinn faces as a researcher in the space. Key Points From This Episode: <ul> <li>[0:05:16] The ideological worldview that resulted in cryptocurrencies. </li> <li>[0:10:51] Quinn explains his standard criticism of the critics. </li> <li>[0:13:43] Why the ideological origins of crypto are irrelevant today. </li> <li>[0:15:50] The nuance surrounding the immutability of crypto technology is discussed. </li> <li>[0:17:04] What the benefits of the cryptosystem are for governance. </li> <li>[0:19:48] How well he thinks crypto fits within a democratic society. </li> <li>[0:25:41] Reasons why political ideology needs to be taken into account. </li> <li>[0:28:19] Quinn tells us his definition of money. </li> <li>[0:31:18] What impact decentralized censorship-resistant monies have on society. </li> <li>[0:38:52] How valuable a cryptocurrency in the real world is. </li> <li>[0:40:48] Why paying your taxes gives money value. </li> <li>[0:44:25] Whether Quinn considers Bitcoin to be money. </li> <li>[0:46:09] He walks us through the benefits of DeFi to societies. </li> <li>[0:49:30] We learn what the downsides of DeFi to societies are. </li> <li>[0:50:22] Learn if blockchain solves any of the problems that exist in traditional finance. </li> <li>[0:57:57] The advantages of bitcoin-based technology for business logistics. </li> <li>[01:03:00] Why some blockchain business technology is marketing hype. </li> <li>[01:04:32] How a DAO is different from a traditional corporation. </li> <li>[01:10:24] Find out what would happen if we turned our podcast into a DAO. </li> <li>[01:15:35] Whether smart contracts replicate the role of traditional contractual relations. </li> <li>[01:19:51] Quinn outlines the ethical challenges to researching cryptocurrencies and blockchain. </li> <li>[01:27:32] Hear what he thinks the greatest disappointments and successes of crypto are. </li> <li>[01:31:32] We end the show by finding out if Quinn considers crypto and blockchain to be a technological revolution. </li> </ul>

Understanding Crypto 11: Quinn DuPont: Understanding Crypto: An Interdisciplinary Approach

Today’s conversation is one you’ve likely thought about before if you work in the credit union industry -- we’re talking about credit unions and cryptocurrencies. The purpose of this conversation is to enlighten our credit union listeners to what they need to know about the current state of digital assets and cryptocurrencies, what risks and opportunities exist, what credit unions are doing now, and what it might look like on the horizon.This is a special conversation however, because we’re not just talking about it in hypotheticals and theories. We’ll start with one of the world’s leading experts in the topic, researcher Quinn DuPont, talking about how the pandemic changed the crypto landscape, advice for credit unions getting into crypto and more. We’re also lucky to have two credit union cryptocurrency practitioners -- Cynthia Schroeder and Joe Keller from Visions FCU--talking about what they’ve been up to in the space, and where they’re taking it next in support of their credit union’s strategies, growth goals and bottom line. Thanks for listening and be sure to stick around till the end for some interesting ideas on use of NTFs and crypto wallets.

Today’s conversation is one you’ve likely thought about before if you work in the credit union industry -- we’re talking about credit unions and cryptocurrencies. The purpose of this conversation is to enlighten our credit union listeners to what they need to know about the current state of digital assets and cryptocurrencies, what risks and opportunities exist, what credit unions are doing now, and what it might look like on the horizon. This is a special conversation however, because we’re not just talking about it in hypotheticals and theories. We’ll start with one of the world’s leading experts in the topic, researcher Quinn DuPont, talking about how the pandemic changed the crypto landscape, advice for credit unions getting into crypto and more. We’re also lucky to have two credit union cryptocurrency practitioners -- Cynthia Schroeder and Joe Keller from Visions FCU--talking about what they’ve been up to in the space, and where they’re taking it next in support of their credit union’s strategies, growth goals and bottom line. Thanks for listening and be sure to stick around till the end for some interesting ideas on use of NTFs and crypto wallets.