The Legacy of Aaron Swartz 10 Years Later

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🗓️ 15 January 2023

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On this edition of “Long Reads Sunday,” NLW reads: Why I Am Optimistic for Crypto - Stefan George 13 Narratives to Watch in 2013 - the DeFi Edge Aaron Swartz - Patrick Campbell Enjoying this content? SUBSCRIBE to the Podcast Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1438693620?at=1000lSDb Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/538vuul1PuorUDwgkC8JWF?si=ddSvD-HST2e_E7wgxcjtfQ Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9ubHdjcnlwdG8ubGlic3luLmNvbS9yc3M= Join the discussion: https://discord.gg/VrKRrfKCz8 Follow on Twitter: NLW: https://twitter.com/nlw Breakdown: https://twitter.com/BreakdownNLW - Join the most important conversation in crypto and Web3 at Consensus 2023, happening April 26–28 in Austin, Texas. Come and immerse yourself in all that Web3, crypto, blockchain and the metaverse have to offer. Use code BREAKDOWN to get 15% off your pass. Visit consensus.coindesk.com. - “The Breakdown” is written, produced by and features Nathaniel Whittemore aka NLW, with editing by Rob Mitchell and research by Scott Hill. Jared Schwartz is our executive producer and our theme music is “Countdown” by Neon Beach. Music behind our sponsor today is “Swoon” by Falls. Image credit: Javier Zayas Photography/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk. Join the discussion at discord.gg/VrKRrfKCz8.

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0:00.0	Welcome back to The Breakdown with me, NLW.
0:09.1	It's a daily podcast on macro, Bitcoin, and the big picture power shifts remaking our world.
0:15.3	The breakdown is produced and distributed by CoinDesk.
0:20.4	What's going on, guys? It is Sunday, January 15th, and that means it's time for Long
0:25.2	Read Sunday. Before we get into that, however, if you are enjoying The Breakdown, please go
0:29.4	subscribe to it, give it a rating, give it a review, or if you want to dive deeper into
0:33.1	the conversation, come join us on the Breakers Discord. You can find a link in the show notes
0:37.1	or go to bit.ly slash breakdown pod. All right, folks, happy LRS Day. Today we're doing one of my
0:43.7	favorite things where instead of reading articles, we actually go read a few threads from
0:48.2	Twitter. Now, I'm going to read three threads today, and two of them are a pretty similar theme.
0:52.8	They're about projects and themes and
0:55.5	narratives that make the author excited or optimistic for the next year. The third is a little bit
1:00.7	different, but I think you'll agree is kind of important. So first up, we have a thread from
1:04.8	Stefan George. This came out on January 10th. He writes, why I am optimistic for crypto in 23,
1:12.3	what will drive blockchain demand,
1:17.6	and what projects to watch out for in 2023. Markets are down, but fundamentals are strong.
1:23.1	To get out of the speculative bubble, connecting blockchain to, quote, the real world will be key.
1:28.3	We have to decouple demand for blockchain from pure crypto-intrinsic demand, making it part of everyone's daily transactions. If people were to use blockchain for real payments or actual banking,
1:33.3	demand would not depend on hype and speculation. There are two main trends, which will unfold in
1:38.4	2023. One, more real-world assets, RWA, on-chain, making them part of the DeFi ecosystem.
1:45.6	Two, integration of blockchain into the railways of old world of payments and banking, making
1:49.9	transitioning seamless. Real-world assets have come a long way. USDC and USDT are leading, but
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