Notable Guests
AR
Alex Recouso
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AK
Arjun Khemani
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BK
Bayan Konirbayev
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CC
Chad Cascarilla
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CN
Christian Henrik Nesheim
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Christopher Smith
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CN
Circle Cofounder Sean Neville
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CA
Closing Address
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DW
Dan Wang
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DT
Daniel Thompson
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JP
Jacqueline Poh
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AG
Alex Gladstein
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Recent Episodes
33 - Network State Conference 2026 - Bayan Konirbayev on Alatau City: A Territory of Digital Economy
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Alatau City in Kazakhstan is being built as a tokenized territory for the digital economy.
Bayan Konirbayev
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Parag Khanna discusses using data science and AI to identify regions 'winning the future'.
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Niall Ferguson and Balaji Srinivasan discuss reinventing education and the future of institutions.
Niall Ferguson
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Base has launched tokenized stocks, fully backed by shares held by a regulated custodian.
Xen Baynham-Herd
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Christopher Smith argues that new countries will require new currencies, distinct from existing ones.
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Alex Recouso highlights the use of cryptocurrencies for global wealth transfer and passport diversification.
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Rory McDaid discusses building optionality for globally mobile families through residence and citizenship programs.
Rory McDaid
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Christian Henrik Nesheim suggests freedom can be achieved by shifting from subjects to customers of the state.
Christian Henrik Nesheim
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Chad Cascarilla and Balaji Srinivasan discuss the future of fiat currency post-stablecoin ubiquity.
Chad Cascarilla
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Curtis Yarvin argues for an American monarchy, while Balaji Srinivasan advocates for decentralized democracy.
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Eric Weinstein and Balaji Srinivasan discuss the challenges of founding new institutions in the West.
Eric Weinstein
22 - Network State Conference 2026 - Daniel Thompson on Building a Multigenerational Network Society
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Daniel Thompson describes Noma Collective, a digital nomad network society with global pop-ups.
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Jean Hansen founded Ipê City, a frontier tech community with a hub in Florianópolis, Brazil.
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Lauren discusses Zuzalu Chiang Mai, a permanent node growing into a neighborhood of connected communities.
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Sun Bohao founded The Mu, a pop-up city and builder community that hosted an event in Shanghai.
Sun Bohao
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Balaji's closing address for Network State Conference 2026.
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Balaji Srinivasan discusses the decentralized nature of this year's Network State conference.
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Kazakhstan is building a fully digital state and is a top 10 nation for online services.
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Zero knowledge proofs offer complete privacy against AI's total surveillance.
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Arjun Khemani discusses Zcash's moral imperative for scaling and privacy.