Gavin Wood & The Second Age of Polkadot 🪖 Freedom is the Product - Space Monkeys 213

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Gavin Wood, founder of Polkadot, Parity & Ethereum, joins Space Monkeys for an in-depth discussion on The Second Age of Polkadot, his personal pivot to building essential Web3 products, and philosophical insights into the human mind. He critiques industrialized society's uniformity, explores proof of personhood for security, issuance curves, treasury reforms, and strategies for stablecoins backed by DOT. Wood also shares visions for agentic societies, governance improvements, and real-world social experiments centered on education and communities. Recorded live at the Parity Retreat in Bulgaria, this episode uncovers how blockchain can disrupt power structures and enable a more aligned future. Subscribe for more insights on blockchain innovation and Web3 evolution. Music by Blissomatico⁠ 💰 Earn Polkadot Staking Rewards the easy way! → https://thekus.xyz ← ☀️ Join KusDAO! https://discord.gg/6WGwQsfa 🌈 Mint Liquid Staked vTokens! → https://app.bifrost.io/?channel=11 📈 Save 13% Trading Fees on Hydra DX! → https://hydradx.io/KusBoost ← ⚡️ Try Hyperbridge Intents! → https://app.hyperbridge.network/?ref=0xCb432dC1aFd91e748575cF85D6157949e7757e04 🐦 See it on 𝕏 https://x.com/TheKusamarian/status/1982477321425899852 🎧 Listen as a podcast on the go: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/the-kus/episodes/ep--213---Gavin-Wood--The-Second-Age-of-Polkadot--Freedom-is-the-Product-e3a1ugm 🥩 Stake w/ Kus Validation DOT → 13zRKESAgaKG4xyYrZnAA4Qdu1iVVMsrdiAnhnnnd4CB6TpU KSM → FZjqDWyTA4iP5nUfdYCurwVBz15bj8u1bH3wA5PYmP9fE3j 🗳️ to The Kus! DOT → 15KHTWdJyzyxaQbBNRmQN89KmFr1jPXXsPHM5Rxvd1Tkb2XZ KSM → JHTfbt39EL1CcbKteN6hG5L5pWo9XWi9XFiyuS9q24cAc8u 🎵 Music by: https://twitter.com/Blissomatico Proudly supported by the Polkadot Treasury Hosted by: https://twitter.com/GldnCalf Audio and Video Edited by: https://twitter.com/Blissomatico Chapters: 0:00 Getting Personal 4:25 Illusion of Uniformity 10:26 The Trap of Enslavement 14:07 Culture vs Vibes 20:04 Products 21:34 DOT Stablecoin 25:16 Aligning with Validators 29:47 OpenGov 2026 #Polkadot #DOT Stablecoin #GavinWood #Web3 #Blockchain #ProofOfPersonhood #CryptoGovernance #Stablecoins #AgenticSociety #ParityTech #cryptofutures Thank you for watching "Gavin Wood & The Second Age of Polkadot - Space Monkeys 213"