Visionary:Balaji Srinivasan
Balaji Srinivasan
Biography
Former CTO of Coinbase, author of 'The Network State', tech philosopher.
Category
Tech Philosopher
Notable Quotes
On Network Effects and Platform Monopolies
"The Network State is to the nation state what Bitcoin is to the Federal Reserve."
—Balaji Srinivasan, The Network State (2022), p. 9, 1729.com
On AI Governance and Regulation
"AI and crypto are complementary: AI is about creating intelligence, crypto is about distributing it."
—Balaji Srinivasan, The Tim Ferriss Show (2023), March 9, 2023, Episode 654
On Zero Marginal Cost Society
"The purpose of technology is to reduce scarcity."
—Balaji Srinivasan, Twitter/X (2022), November 15, 2022 Link
On Human Capital in Age of AI
"We're transitioning from the paper belt (credentials) to the proof-of-work belt (demonstrated competence)."
—Balaji Srinivasan, Moment of Zen Podcast (2023), July 20, 2023, Episode 45
On Attention Economy and Information Overload
"Every company needs to become a media company and every country needs to become a network state."
—Balaji Srinivasan, Network State Conference (2023), September 28, 2023, Amsterdam