Secrets of Crypto’s Social Layer | Dr. Paul Dylan-Ennis aka Polar (UCD)

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Blueprints

Symbiotic

9 episodes

6 days ago

The infrastructure behind crypto's most ambitious projects doesn't build itself. Blueprints goes beyond the hype to explore the real stories of founders reshaping decentralized systems, from universal staking protocols to data availability networks to the next generation of blockchain infrastructure. Hosted by Edgar Roth of Symbiotic, each episode dives into the technical decisions, strategic pivots, and hard-won lessons that define how crypto infrastructure actually gets built.

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Secrets of Crypto’s Social Layer | Dr. Paul Dylan-Ennis aka Polar (UCD)

Blueprints

1 hour 11 minutes 40 seconds

2 weeks ago

Secrets of Crypto’s Social Layer | Dr. Paul Dylan-Ennis aka Polar (UCD)

Philosopher and crypto academic Dr. Paul Dylan-Ennis of University College Dublin breaks down the myths, contradictions, and cultural battles shaping the crypto world. From the illusion of decentralization in DAOs to Ethereum’s “populist revolt,” Paul explains how governance really works—and why institutions could be crypto’s greatest threat. We dive into Bitcoin’s ongoing culture war, Ethereum’s shift toward pragmatism, and Solana’s rise as a Silicon Valley-inspired ecosystem. This is a deep look at crypto as a living, evolving subculture that still can’t accept it’s a subculture.

Topics discussed in this episode:

(00:00) Intro(01:34) Rapid Fire Round(03:14) From Academia to Crypto(13:48) Why Crypto Isn’t Taken Seriously Yet(24:58) The Institutional Adoption Question(30:50) Can Ethereum Be Manipulated?(36:39) Is On-Chain Governance an Illusion?(46:50) Are TGE Models Actually Efficient?(50:57) Ethereum’s Merge and Its New Identity(1:03:07) The Cultural Divide in Crypto

This episode features guest Dr. Paul Dylan-Ennis, Lecturer, University College Dublin - School of Business, https://x.com/post_polar_

Blueprints is hosted by Edgar Roth https://x.com/roth_edgar and is presented by Symbiotic:

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