Nic Carter | Layer Zero

<p>Nic Carter is one of our favorite writers in crypto. He's shaped our thoughts on many subjects over the years. He's definitely a Bitcoiner, but is he also an Etherean? What makes Nic tick?</p> <p>Get to know the person behind the persona in this week's episode of Layer Zero.</p> <p>-------<br /> 🚀 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER: <a href= "https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/">https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/</a> <br /> 🎙️ SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST: <a href= "http://podcast.banklesshq.com/">http://podcast.banklesshq.com/</a> <br /> ------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:</p> <p>⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum">https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum</a> </p> <p>🍵 MATCHA | DECENTRALIZED EXCHANGE AGGREGATOR<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Matcha">https://bankless.cc/Matcha</a> </p> <p>🔐 LEDGER | SECURE YOUR ASSETS<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Ledger">https://bankless.cc/Ledger</a> </p> <p>🦄 UNISWAP | DECENTRALIZED FUNDING<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/UniGrants">https://bankless.cc/UniGrants</a> </p> <p>------<br /> 📣 TracerDAO | Perpetual Pools are now Live on Aribtrum!<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Tracer">https://bankless.cc/Tracer</a> <br /> ------</p> <p>Topics Covered:</p> <p>0:00 Intro<br /> 4:00 Nic Carter & Geography<br /> 8:51 What’s Your Deal? Ethereum??<br /> 12:39 Shared Ancestry<br /> 20:09 Cypherpunk Values<br /> 23:28 Working for Bitcoin<br /> 25:54 Countering FUD<br /> 28:24 Individualism & Value Supremacy<br /> 35:00 Conservative & Faith-Based<br /> 42:53 Money God<br /> 46:35 Affiliation & Identity<br /> 52:48 Mountaineering & Fun<br /> 56:55 Memory & External Storage<br /> 58:40 What’s Nic Doing? What Now?<br /> 1:05:22 Kanye & Closing</p> <p>------<br /> Resources:</p> <p>Nic on Twitter:<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/nic__carter?s=20">https://twitter.com/nic__carter?s=20</a> <br /> Castle Island:<br /> <a href= "https://www.castleisland.vc/">https://www.castleisland.vc/</a> <br /> Nic's Podcast, On the Brink:<br /> <a href= "https://onthebri