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Yorke Rhodes on Why Credible Neutrality is the Safety Net

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🗓️ 15 December 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Yorke Rhodes III, Co-Founder, Blockchain at Microsoft, reveals how Credible Neutrality and the convergence of AI agents and stablecoins are powering the next, decentralized wave of technological innovation. Drawing on lessons from the early internet, Yorke Rhodes III, Co-Founder, Blockchain at Microsoft, explains why credible neutrality is vital to prevent the centralization of Web2 and emphasizes the urgent need for digital provenance in the age of synthetic media. He details how the convergence of AI agents and stablecoins creates instant liquidity and accelerates enterprise value, urging the industry to think bigger for the next generation. - Links mentioned from the podcast:  ⁠Yorke's Twitter  Microsoft Blockchain Website -Follow us on Twitter: ⁠Sam Ewen⁠, ⁠CoinDesk⁠ -From our sponsors: Break the cycle of exploitation. Break down the barriers to truth. Break into the next generation of privacy. Break Free. Free to scroll without being monetized. Free from censorship. Freedom without fear. We deserve more when it comes to privacy. Experience the next generation of blockchain that is private and inclusive by design. Break free with Midnight, visit ⁠midnight.network/break-free⁠ Need liquidity without selling your crypto? Take out a ⁠Figure Crypto-Backed Loan⁠, allowing you to borrow against your BTC, ETH, or SOL with 12-month terms and no prepayment penalties. They have the lowest rates in the industry at 8.91%, allowing you to access instant cash or buy more Bitcoin without triggering a tax event.Unlock your crypto’s potential today at Figure! ⁠https://figuremarkets.co/coindesk⁠ - "Gen C" features host Sam Ewen. Executive produced by Uyen Truong.

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0:00.0

Credible neutrality in the world that we live in today is so important.

0:04.0

And there's so many examples you can point to where not having credible neutrality has resulted in a Fiat edict that says something's going to change and it's going to disrupt people's lives or organizations.

0:28.8

Welcome back to Gen C. Sam here. Today we're going to have a conversation with York Roads.

0:34.9

York is someone who's been at Microsoft now for I think almost a decade, really focuses on emerging technology. I think was a co-founder of the blockchain group as well

0:38.4

within Microsoft and has spoken many times at consensus. I've listened to a lot of his work. I've

0:43.7

read a lot of the stuff that he puts out. And I thought it would be really interesting for us to

0:47.5

sort of go to the level of what does one of the top five largest companies in the world think

0:53.5

about blockchain?

0:55.2

How are they approaching it?

1:01.8

And from someone who is so curious about the space itself, what can we learn and what are the things he's thinking about?

1:06.0

So we really touch on the areas that he's focused on, the things that are inspiring him.

1:10.5

Obviously, we talk a fair bit about how it can be involved in Microsoft. And then we sort of end with the concept of, you know,

1:12.9

does the cryptocurrency industry want big tech in the room?

1:17.2

And I really appreciate the thoughtful answer that he gave to us there.

1:20.5

So after the break, come back, York Roads from Microsoft.

1:23.0

We'll see you soon.

1:24.1

Break the cycle of exploitation.

1:25.8

Break down the barriers to truth.

1:27.2

Break into the next generation of privacy, break down the barriers to truth, break into the next generation

1:28.3

of privacy, break free. Free to scroll without being monetized, free from censorship,

1:33.3

freedom without fear, we deserve more when it comes to privacy, experience the next generation

1:37.9

of blockchain that is private and inclusive by design. Break free with midnight, visit midnight.

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