The Convergence: Blockchain, AI, Extended Reality, and IOT are coming together with Alex Tapscott

Smart People Podcast

Smart People Industries

Business, Education, Society & Culture

4.6 • 736 Ratings

🗓️ 2 January 2024

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Alex is an entrepreneur, business author, and seasoned capital markets professional focused on the impact of emerging technologies, such as blockchain and cryptocurrencies, on business, government, and society. An essential introduction and guide to navigating the next Internet revolution—everything from the metaverse and NFTs to DAOs, decentralized finance, and self-sovereign identity—from the co-author of the international bestseller Blockchain Revolution. Alex's most recent book is Web3: Charting the Internet's Next Economic and Cultural Frontier. To learn more about Alex, go to alextapscott.com. Support the Show - Become a Patron! Help us grow and become a Patron today: https://www.patreon.com/smartpeoplepodcast Sponsors: Notion - Try Notion AI for free when you go to notion.com/smart. Rocket Money - Stop wasting money on things you don’t use. Cancel your unwanted subscriptions by going to RocketMoney.com/smart. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:14.0	This is Smart People Podcast, a podcast for Smart People, where we talk to smart people, but not necessarily done by smart people.
0:30.3	Hello and welcome to Smart People Podcasts, conversations that satisfy your curious mind.
0:35.2	Chris Demp here. Thanks for tuning in and happy new year.
0:39.2	Welcome to 2024.
0:41.5	The future has arrived.
0:43.7	And because of that, we thought we might as well explain to you what the quote-unquote
0:47.7	future is.
0:49.8	And the future is Web 3, baby.
0:51.9	Web 3.
0:53.2	For many of us, it's a tagline. For some of you, you know a little bit,
0:56.4	and for the tiniest amount, you think you know a lot until you listen to this episode. Look,
1:02.2	I'm not an internet guy. I don't really like technologies, but I do believe if you want to keep up
1:08.1	with the Joneses, you have to understand what's going on in the world.
1:11.9	And I have to say our guest this week is perhaps one of the most articulate guests and people
1:18.6	I've ever met. And so he does a great job of explaining this unique time we're at,
1:24.3	where these four really impressive technologies are converging to potentially
1:29.8	change our future. This week on the show, we are talking with Alex Tapscott. And Alex is an
1:36.2	entrepreneur, author, and capital markets professional with a focus on the impact of emerging
1:41.5	technologies, such as blockchain, crypto, etc.
1:45.1	His latest book is Web 3, charting the Internet's next economic and cultural frontier.
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