Immutable
Immutable
Belfer Center
Immutable is a new podcast from Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. Hosted by Director of Global Communications and Strategy Josh Burek, Immutable is a curiosity-centered guide to the emerging blockchain-based economy. From smart contracts to stablecoins and NFTs, Immutable explores the challenges and opportunities of a new era – and the pioneers who are shaping it.
Rethinking Real Estate
In our final episode, Peter Rex shares how he’s using blockchain technology to disrupt real estate and other sectors – all part of a broader aim to expand access to capital. We discuss the rewards and risks of tokenizing real estate, the importance of smart contracts and street smarts, and how to level the playing field for earning wealth.
Jun 27, 2022
37 min
A Solution In Search of a Problem?
Michael Green and I discuss Bitcoin’s defects, the future of the U.S. dollar, and potential problems with programmable money.
Jun 8, 2022
32 min
Decoding Web3
Edge and Node Co-founder Tegan Kline and I discuss Web3, DAOs, dApps, and the importance of questioning official narratives.
Mar 7, 2022
27 min
Into the Metaverse
We dive into the world of NFTs and the metaverse, covering everything from Bahaman virtual embassies to Bitchcoin, Sotheby’s to Snoop Dogg.
Jan 25, 2022
36 min
What’s In a Name? The Beginning of Wisdom
In this episode, we unpack some basic definitions for digital assets and explore why NFTs are flipping the art world – and the broader creator economy – on its head. If you’ve ever wondered what a token is but were too afraid to ask, this is the episode for you.
Jan 18, 2022
44 min
A Once-a-Century Event
Chris Giancarlo is the former Chair of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the author of an important new book called Crypto Dad: The Fight for the Future of Money. As Washington’s chief regulator who oversaw the emergence of cryptocurrencies, Chris has seen up close how important it is to encode democratic values and economic privacy into digital money. Chris and I discuss the history of money, the Internet of Value, the risks of crypto censorship and suppression, and whether free enterprise can be cool again.
Nov 17, 2021
29 min
China’s Blockchain Gambit
In this episode with Yaya Fanusie, we discuss China’s big blockchain ambitions, digital payments for Big Macs, why the nation with the best data is going to win – and whether this technology is closer to the Bee Gees or Fiona Apple.
Nov 4, 2021
29 min
A Sea Change in How We Send, Spend, Save, and Secure Money?
In our inaugural episode, we hear from Dante Disparte. He’s Chief Strategy Officer and Head of Global Policy for Circle, a leading platform for moving digital money across the Internet and around the world. Dante gives us a fascinating preview of some transformative changes on the horizon – indeed, happening now – for how we send, spend, save, and secure our money. We also discuss the deeper ways that digital money could elevate living standards for the 1.7 billion people on this planet who are unbanked or underbanked. As the saying goes, it’s expensive to be poor, but innovations in this space suggest we’re on the cusp of meaningful social impact – if this movement doesn’t go off the rails.
Oct 19, 2021
25 min