David Heinemeir Hansson is the Co-Founder of Basecamp & HEY. DHH is a best-selling author, technologist—responsible for creating Ruby on Rails—and a recent crypto skeptic, turned crypto-curious experimenter.

DHH recently wrote a viral blog post titled, “I Was Wrong, We Need Crypto” in which he explains why he’s skeptical of crypto, what ultimately changed his mind, and how he’s thinking about the future of the space going forward.

It’s not every day Bankless brings on a crypto skeptic, but DHH is different. He provides a balanced—well thought out perspective on what the current state of crypto is and what needs to change to make it go mainstream.

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✨ DEBRIEF ✨ | Ryan & David's Unfiltered Thoughts on the Episode
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Topics Covered:

0:00 Intro
6:20 Who is DHH
14:02 Crypto Observations
17:00 DHH’s Top Crypto Skepticisms
29:55 How to be Wrong About Things
37:00 What Changed DHH’s Mind
45:50 Pushback on DHH’s Post
52:50 The Release Valves
1:02:00 New Skills Needed
1:11:20 Other Crypto Rabbit Holes
1:17:44 Russian Sanctions
1:24:50 What Crypto Can Do Better
1:29:50 What’s Next in Crypto For DHH
1:33:50 Closing & Disclaimers

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Resources:

DHH on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/dhh

DHH’s Website:
https://dhh.dk

Episode #55:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpzFU7MW5y4

DHH Books:
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/23587.David_Heinemeier_Hansson?from_search=true&from_srp=true

I Was Wrong We Need Crypto:
https://world.hey.com/dhh/i-was-wrong-we-need-crypto-587ccb03

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