Brian Armstrong is the Founder and CEO of Coinbase. As a pillar of innovation and adoption in crypto, Brian is playing a pivotal role in determining the kind of future we’ll see in the space. The Crypto movement is a battle for hearts and minds, and Coinbase is fighting on the front lines. Building bridges between the legacy world and the Metaverse is a daunting task, but Brian has been a headstrong leader with a powerful vision. Coinbase finds itself in a position to maximize a user’s choice for what they do with their assets. With new features on the way like their NFT platform, Coinbase is steadily opening the doors for composability, decentralization, and ultimately… sovereignty. ✨ EPISODE DEBRIEF ✨ shows.banklesshq.com/p/exclusive-debrief-brian-armstrong ------ 🚀 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER: newsletter.banklesshq.com/ 🎙️ SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST: podcast.banklesshq.com/ ------ 📣 DHARMA | From Dollars to DeFi! bankless.cc/dharma ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 💰 GEMINI | FIAT & CRYPTO EXCHANGE bankless.cc/go-gemini​ 💧LIDO | DECENTRALIZED STAKING bankless.cc/Lido 👻 AAVE | LEND & BORROW ASSETS bankless.cc/aave 🦄 UNISWAP | DECENTRALIZED FUNDING bankless.cc/UniGrants ------ Topics Covered: 0:00 Intro 7:30 Brian Armstrong & His Start 14:11 Why Coinbase? 19:00 Money, Tech, and Values 25:48 The Drive and Vision 29:36 The Future of Coinbase 32:56 Retail, Institutions, and Developers 36:32 Relationship with DeFi 40:32 Coinbase Lend & CeDeFi 47:30 Public Goods & Decentralization 51:39 Eating All the Banks 58:09 Custody & Sovereignty 1:02:30 The Metaverse 1:10:02 NFTs and Mainstream 1:16:52 Withdraw to Layer 2 1:18:34 Regulation 1:26:40 Taking on the SEC 1:32:12 Maturing and Growing 1:36:27 Closing & Disclaimers ------ Resources: Brian on Twitter: twitter.com/brian_armstrong?s=20 Coinbase: www.coinbase.com/ The Master Switch: www.amazon.com/Master-Switch-Rise-Information-Empires/dp/0307390993 ----- 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