Top Ivy League Crypto Professor Ends the ETH vs. SOL Debate

Omid Malekan, an adjunct professor at Columbia Business School and author of multiple books on crypto joins us. Omid shares his insights on the evolution of blockchain, the concept of digital scarcity, and the future of decentralized finance. Drawing from his experiences in both traditional finance, his teachings, and the crypto industry. Omid also discusses how blockchain offers a fundamentally new way to build trust and redefine property rights in the digital world and his best arguments for why ETH > SOL.

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TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro
3:22 Omid Malekan’s Crypto Background
7:00 Transitioning from TradFi to Crypto
12:21 Explaining Blockchain to Crypto Newcomers
18:41 The Fear in Crypto Transactions
22:23 Blockchain as a New Financial Architecture
25:37 What New Crypto Users Get Wrong
29:36 Not All Blockchains Are Equal
32:49 Understanding Decentralization and Security
39:19 Lessons from Traditional Finance
44:06 Modular Design in Blockchain Systems
46:51 Counterexamples in Blockchain Systems
57:30 Envisioning Crypto's Endgame
1:00:09 Evaluating Ethereum's Current Direction
1:16:24 Opportunities for High-Quality Liquid Assets
1:19:34 Ether as the Money of the Internet
1:32:51 Settlement Assurances & the Future of Ether
1:40:03 Crypto Cycles and Future Gains
1:41:25 Own Podcast?
1:42:18 Closing & Disclaimers

RESOURCES

Omid Malekan
https://x.com/malekanoms

Omid's Books
https://www.amazon.com/Re-Architecting-Trust-History-Markets-Platforms/dp/1732027331
https://www.amazon.com/Story-Blockchain-Beginners-Technology-Understands/dp/1732027307

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