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? Get to know the person behind the persona in this week's episode of Layer Zero. ------- 🚀 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER: newsletter.banklesshq.com/ 🎙️ SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST: podcast.banklesshq.com/ ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: ⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM bankless.cc/Arbitrum 🍵 MATCHA | DECENTRALIZED EXCHANGE AGGREGATOR bankless.cc/Matcha 🔐 LEDGER | SECURE YOUR ASSETS bankless.cc/Ledger 🦄 UNISWAP | DECENTRALIZED FUNDING bankless.cc/UniGrants ------ 📣 TracerDAO | Perpetual Pools are now Live on Aribtrum! bankless.cc/Tracer ------ Topics Covered: 0:00 Intro 4:00 Nic Carter & Geography 8:51 What’s Your Deal? Ethereum?? 12:39 Shared Ancestry 20:09 Cypherpunk Values 23:28 Working for Bitcoin 25:54 Countering FUD 28:24 Individualism & Value Supremacy 35:00 Conservative & Faith-Based 42:53 Money God 46:35 Affiliation & Identity 52:48 Mountaineering & Fun 56:55 Memory & External Storage 58:40 What’s Nic Doing? What Now? 1:05:22 Kanye & Closing ------ Resources: Nic on Twitter: twitter.com/nic__carter?s=20 Castle Island: www.castleisland.vc/ Nic's Podcast, On the Brink: onthebrink-podcast.com/ ----- Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research. Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here: newsletter.banklesshq.com/p/bankless-disclosures