AMA 01/30/2021

Opens an impromptu doge special AMA after a late night dogecoin price surge.

The rumor that the White House and SEC pressured Robinhood to restrict GameStop trading.

Warns the dogecoin pump is unsustainable and will eventually collapse.

Trading gains are not always someone else's loss, pointing to real value creation in markets.

Dogecoin briefly climbing the crypto market cap rankings during the pump.

Argues Wall Street applies a double standard, rewarding hedge funds while punishing retail traders.

America runs on cronyism rather than true capitalism, with regulation protecting large companies.

He would stay in America even if taxes rose sharply, with no plans to leave.

Confirms the Mary hard fork event has a tentative date of February 22nd.

He has lost interest in the NFL after politics entered football, but still admires Tom Brady.

Lays out the requirements for a decentralized social network that avoids radicalization and information silos.

Warns that the deplatforming of sites like Parler is one step removed from the platforming of crypto.

Calls staking rewards a form of compensation for labor rather than a guaranteed payout.

He does not change his own oil because modern cars are too complex, lamenting the eroding right to repair.

Shares his favorite whiskeys, including Hibiki and Glenmorangie.

Cardano has a good relationship with Bison Trails and hopes to strengthen it in coming quarters.

Praises RISC-V as the first open hardware instruction set innovation since ARM and x86.

Reveals his brother is a doctor in Wyoming and calls him the smarter one.

Walks through his method for reading scientific papers, starting with the abstract and conclusion.

Gives an update on a formal mathematics initiative whose name is being changed, mentions inviting Kevin Buzzard to discuss Lean.

Using an isolation tank to reach a state of deep focus.

Confirms he meditates using a variety of techniques.

Gives an update on formal verification tooling for Plutus, Marlowe and IELE, mentions emailing Leslie Lamport.

Praises Andrew Yang as a rare Democrat willing to have honest conversations across the aisle.

He would never move to Texas, preferring Wyoming if he ever relocated.

Defends charging interest on microloans to Ethiopian farmers as fair compensation for risk.

Considers buying a ranch near where he grew up in Maui but doubts he could live there full time.

Caloric restriction and life extension, plans a special episode on the topic.

Recommends Gensler's MIT course and Princeton's Bitcoin course as free entry points for newcomers.

Craig Wright is not Satoshi Nakamoto.

Reviews his new Intellibed mattress and advises spending money on good sleep.

Explains why healer is his favorite RPG class, framing it as an entrepreneurship analogy.

The story of buying a plague doctor plushie as a symbolic reminder of 2020.

Dismisses reiki as pseudoscience with no evidence behind it.

An NFT based DRM system would be a great use case for non-fungible assets.

He answers more YouTube questions than Periscope ones because Periscope is technically unreliable.

Teases upcoming good news and announcements without giving specifics.

The friction with the XRP and EOS communities over his past criticism of Dan Larimer.

He has little sympathy for founders who raise huge sums and fail to deliver on their responsibilities.

He follows League of Legends esports and jokes about forming his own team.

Vitamin D deficiency's link to COVID morbidity and recommends supplementation.

Recounts a dinner with a community member nicknamed Stake Man at a Tokyo steakhouse.

He would do a Lex Fridman interview, eventually working up to Joe Rogan.

Calls Silvio Micali a genius and praises Algorand, Avalanche and Tezos as respectable projects.

Tesla's stock may be overvalued but its impact on the EV industry is undeniable.

Announces a 400,000 dollar hardware wallet budget extension covering Trezor, Ledger and U2FA support.

Comments on solar powered cars like the Aptera and Lightyear One.

Breaks down the different COVID vaccine platforms to help choose which one to take.

Shows off his new HEPA filter mask with positive air pressure.

Argues restrictions can end once vulnerable populations are vaccinated, citing Israel's herd immunity data.

He does not care what anti-vaxxers think given the overwhelming evidence for vaccines.

Explains why COVID still deserves serious discussion despite fatigue with the topic.

Predicts Robinhood faces a wave of class action lawsuits.

Calls Neuralink one of the greatest innovations in human history, explaining Musk's cascading disruption strategy.

Pushes back on claims COVID is overblown, sharing a personal family story of its impact.

Warns future pandemics are likely to be human engineered and that the world remains unprepared.

Comments on a placental stem cell platform for treating lasting COVID effects, skeptical of stem cell hype.

Downplays reports of a Grayscale Cardano Trust, saying it is likely just a proactive name registration.

Responds to a hostile commenter with his libertarian live and let live philosophy.

Explains why conspiracy theories like Pizzagate persist, using Epstein as an example of an ignored real story.

Reacts to the Ethereum Foundation partnering with Reddit.

Confirms Cardano is building a private native asset standard for Monero style privacy.

Speculates Jeffrey Epstein had ties to intelligence agencies given his mysterious source of wealth.

Recalls extensive Middle East travels including Jordan, Israel, the UAE and Saudi Arabia, naming Petra a favorite.

Weighs in on colloidal silver, curious about the science but does not personally take it.

Using blue light and red light therapy for melatonin cycles and hair regrowth.

Rebuts Hedera Hashgraph's transaction throughput claims by comparing it to Amazon's centralized database.

Reunites in chat with early IOHK employee Emanuele Costa.

He is not vegetarian but sympathizes with the ethics and hopes lab grown meat improves.

Compares 1918 Spanish flu and COVID death tolls, explaining why 1918 killed more via secondary infections.

His diet routine of bulletproof coffee, MCT oil and intermittent fasting.

Plans a world tour once the pandemic ends, recalling taking 912 selfies in Japan.

Advises a graduating CS student to contribute to open source and develop active listening skills.

Shares life advice on followership, humility and earning the right to lead.

Refuses to buy a Mercedes or BMW, praising his Cadillac CT6 instead after it was discontinued.

Denies rumors of a crypto billionaire being minted to promote adoption, calling it fake news.

Praises yoga's healing power, citing General Stanley McChrystal's recovery from military injuries.

Uses an invasive weed versus slow growing vine analogy to contrast dogecoin and ADA.

His old Ducati motorcycle and interest in electric motorcycles like Zero.

Calls Rolls-Royce overpriced and unreliable compared to his Cadillac CT6.

Reveals his exact birth date and time, November 5th 1987 at 11 11 am.

Argues watching his AMAs is more valuable than passive TV since viewers can interact and influence outcomes.

Speculates how Steve Jobs would have behaved on social media in the age of Twitter.

His tradition of naming protocols after historical men and currencies after historical women.

Clarifies he was not comparing himself to Steve Jobs, citing the Undertaker's eight month wait as a lesson in persistence.

Declines to dwell on repetitive crypto news cycles, citing Cardano and Ethereum dapp usage statistics.

Reflects on what success really means, citing brilliant but unhappy mathematicians like Grothendieck and Perelman.

Recounts the story of Matthew Mellon, a billionaire heir who died unhappy despite inherited wealth.

Reflects on Elon Musk's personal transformation and the hidden costs of fame and power.

Cites Viktor Frankl's survival of a concentration camp as the ultimate example of finding meaning.

The human spirit is indomitable and anyone can find purpose regardless of circumstances.

He was fired from Ethereum for having strong opinions.

Denies being a Freemason, calling himself philosophically opposed to the organization.

Shares his hope that Jordan Peterson is doing well after his hard times.

Jokes that Conor McGregor's legal troubles are a scheme with Dana White for a comeback narrative.

Clarifies he remains a technical Ethereum co-founder, describing his old CEO role as powerless.

Jokes about a future joint interview with Vitalik Buterin, acknowledging Vitalik dislikes him.

Cites Seneca and Marcus Aurelius as models of Stoic philosophy.

He would be open to working with Ripple's David Schwartz, calling him a good guy.

He does not think Bitcoin is in a bubble, fiat currency is.

Jokes about whether Kamala Harris will informally take over the presidency.

Jokes about the abstract painting on his wall as generic decorative art.

Responds to marketing criticism, saying ADA's organic growth beats hype and confirms hiring a CMO.

The story behind his Twitter cover photo of kings at an English king's funeral.

He does not speak Chinese unlike Vitalik, joking he would rather learn Japanese.

A chocolate massage is a real European spa treatment, not a euphemism.

Wishes Tim Berners-Lee would collaborate with him, unlike Vint Cerf who has already agreed to.

Closes out the AMA, thanking the community for a fun impromptu stream.