Andrew Yang - Eradicating Poverty Through Blockchain

Today we have entrepreneur, activist, and philanthropist, Andrew Yang, who gained mainstream recognition with his Freedom Dividend approach during his 2020 presidential campaign. He is an author of 3 books including "Forward: Notes on the Future of our Democracy". He will now be “bringing the voice of web3 to Washington DC” with Lobby3, a DAO built for like-minded thought leaders, innovators and Web3 enthusiasts to help advance the positive impact of blockchain technology and eradicate poverty through real world use cases.

Timecodes:
0:00 - Hello!
0:37 - How being the son of immigrant parents shaped him
3:11 - Yang’s background before politics
7:59 - Lessons Yang has learned after running for president
11:58 - His first impressions of crypto and blockchain
15:47 - Blockchain as a solution for public good
16:54 - Crypto as a way to combat poverty and used as economic stimulus
21:09 - Grassroots politics and community advocacy
23:48 - Details on Lobby3
27:33 - How does Lobby3 differentiate itself from other lobbying groups
28:40 - Yang’s expectations for Lobby3’s success
36:07 - How can people make a difference outside of voting
41:10 - How we can support mainstream education
43:32 - Favorite NFT
44:05 - Where you can find Andrew Yang

https://www.forwardparty.com/
https://www.lobby3.io/

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