What podcasts say about Robert Leshner
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What Robert Leshner has said on podcasts
22 statements · 11 positive · 8 negative · 3 neutral
Supply-chain attacks will become more sophisticated over time.
“I think that all types of supply chain attacks are going to get more sophisticated over time.”
Open the episode · The Chopping Block: The Ledger Hardware Implant, a Listening Device at OpenAI, Papertrade's 1000x House, and the Death of Technical MoatsListen at 14:32
Within five years, computers will generate games from users’ visualizations.
“in like five years, you will be able to say, computer, please make me this game that I can visualize.”
Open the episode · The Chopping Block: The Ledger Hardware Implant, a Listening Device at OpenAI, Papertrade's 1000x House, and the Death of Technical MoatsListen at 45:13
Creativity and taste will remain a durable moat in AI-generated games.
“creativity and taste is the mode.”
Open the episode · The Chopping Block: The Ledger Hardware Implant, a Listening Device at OpenAI, Papertrade's 1000x House, and the Death of Technical MoatsListen at 45:24
The optimal user state combines low friction with very high protection.
“it's low friction but very high protection.”
Open the episode · The Chopping Block: Bitget's 387 Million Dollar Hack, Kalshi's Cooked Perps Volume, and Agentic Bank RunsListen at 21:02
AI agents will move users into better financial products.
“Will switch you to the better product.”
Open the episode · The Chopping Block: Bitget's 387 Million Dollar Hack, Kalshi's Cooked Perps Volume, and Agentic Bank RunsListen at 54:24
People should not keep money in checking accounts earning only one basis point.
“Nobody should have money in a checking account anymore. The one basic point you're earning is insufficient.”
Open the episode · The Chopping Block: Bitget's 387 Million Dollar Hack, Kalshi's Cooked Perps Volume, and Agentic Bank RunsListen at 54:50
AI agents will optimize users’ lives and portfolios.
“AI agents will optimize your life and your portfolio.”
Open the episode · The Chopping Block: Bitget's 387 Million Dollar Hack, Kalshi's Cooked Perps Volume, and Agentic Bank RunsListen at 54:56
Banking products rely on consumer inertia and laziness.
“The entire product is built on the laziness of consumers.”
Open the episode · The Chopping Block: Bitget's 387 Million Dollar Hack, Kalshi's Cooked Perps Volume, and Agentic Bank RunsListen at 56:04
Banks keep deposit rates near zero because depositors are unlikely to leave.
“The reason why rates are zero is because. They have actual hard evidence that their depositors will not leave.”
Open the episode · The Chopping Block: Bitget's 387 Million Dollar Hack, Kalshi's Cooked Perps Volume, and Agentic Bank RunsListen at 56:08
AI agents will overcome consumers’ inertia in managing deposits.
“I do think that agents will solve this for people.”
Open the episode · The Chopping Block: Bitget's 387 Million Dollar Hack, Kalshi's Cooked Perps Volume, and Agentic Bank RunsListen at 57:56
Agent-driven deposit migration will occur gradually.
“this will be gradual.”
Open the episode · The Chopping Block: Bitget's 387 Million Dollar Hack, Kalshi's Cooked Perps Volume, and Agentic Bank RunsListen at 58:02
Agent-driven banking changes will be gradual rather than sudden bank runs.
“It's not going to look like a bank run, which implies sudden, right? This is going to be a very gradual tectonic shift.”
Open the episode · The Chopping Block: Bitget's 387 Million Dollar Hack, Kalshi's Cooked Perps Volume, and Agentic Bank RunsListen at 58:48
Muse will cancel difficult-to-cancel consumer subscriptions.
“Muse will start canceling subscriptions that are hard to cancel”
Open the episode · The Chopping Block: Bitget's 387 Million Dollar Hack, Kalshi's Cooked Perps Volume, and Agentic Bank RunsListen at 1:02:19
Agent-managed capital could become a globally mobile $3 trillion pool.
“The whole world becomes the hot ball of money instead of like a $10 billion hot ball of money. It's a $3 trillion hot ball of money that just moves around.”
Open the episode · The Chopping Block: Bitget's 387 Million Dollar Hack, Kalshi's Cooked Perps Volume, and Agentic Bank RunsListen at 1:03:17
Current x402 micropayment use resembles IOTA’s original vision.
“the current x402 users like all these like iot devices like doing tiny x402 payments don't look that different than the iota white paper”
Open the episode · The Chopping Block: CLARITY Dies on the Senate Floor, Hunter Biden's LAPTOP Rug, & the AI Pause PactListen at 36:52
Biological attacks require physical-world capabilities beyond software.
“Bio stuff still needs the physical part to actually work.”
Open the episode · The Chopping Block: CLARITY Dies on the Senate Floor, Hunter Biden's LAPTOP Rug, & the AI Pause PactListen at 55:24
Implementing US-regulated perpetuals will not be quick.
“I don't think it's going to be a quick thing.”
Open the episode · The Chopping Block: Crypto's Rebound, Reg Crypto, and AI Router WarsListen at 9:36
Projects will use the SEC’s lower-tier token fundraising framework.
“I can see people using this. I can see victories coming out of this.”
Open the episode · The Chopping Block: Crypto's Rebound, Reg Crypto, and AI Router WarsListen at 19:56
Allowing the SEC token-fundraising framework is beneficial.
“And I think this is a good thing, right? This is objectively positive to allow this framework.”
Open the episode · The Chopping Block: Crypto's Rebound, Reg Crypto, and AI Router WarsListen at 20:37
The SEC’s $75 million token-fundraising tier will likely see little use.
“I don't think it's going to get used. I think they designed a rule.”
Open the episode · The Chopping Block: Crypto's Rebound, Reg Crypto, and AI Router WarsListen at 21:37
Projects will generally avoid the burdensome $75 million Reg Crypto tier.
“I don't think people are going to use this relatively burdensome. tier two of red crypto fundraising.”
Open the episode · The Chopping Block: Crypto's Rebound, Reg Crypto, and AI Router WarsListen at 22:48
Projects may adopt the lower-tier Reg Crypto fundraising framework.
“I do think people are going to take advantage of this lower tier. I think it's going to be popular, potentially.”
Open the episode · The Chopping Block: Crypto's Rebound, Reg Crypto, and AI Router WarsListen at 23:21
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