What happens when crypto, freedom, and the future of money collide?

In this episode of The Quantus Podcast, Christopher Smith — founder of Quantus Network — sits down with Jangle, a DeFi builder, crypto philosopher, and outspoken digital-freedom advocate. Together, they unpack the deeper forces shaping crypto, capital markets, and the future of human coordination.

From the origins of DeFi to prediction markets, metaverse culture, the Canadian trucker protests, and why cryptography has become a civilian weapon, this conversation cuts straight to the core of what's at stake: a future of open, censorship-resistant financial systems… or a world where participation in the economy requires state-issued permission.

This is one of the most wide-ranging conversations of the series — bridging technology, politics, economics, psychology, and the philosophy of freedom.

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⏱ Chapters

00:00 – The Jangle Origin Story & NFT Llama Culture
05:00 – Metaverse, Snow Crash & Mind Viruses
09:00 – Human Coordination, Value Exchange & Digital Rights
12:00 – Property Rights, Jurisdictions & On-Chain Reality
15:00 – Bitcoin vs Altcoins, Risk & the Wild West of Crypto
18:00 – Two Futures: Open Systems vs Permissioned Money
19:30 – Canadian Truckers & Weaponized Finance
23:00 – Banks, Abuse of Power & Why Crypto Exists
27:00 – The Two Big Problems: Self-Custody & Real-World Assets
36:00 – Stablecoins, Multipolar Money & the Future of Finance

🎥 The Quantus Podcast — Network School Series (Sept 2025)
Network School brings together remote workers, digital nomads, creators, personal trainers, self-improvers, event organizers, and engineers — all collaborating to build themselves up while building the next generation of startup societies. Founded by Balaji Srinivasan — https://x.com/balajis

📍 Recorded Sept 2025 in the Quantus popup studio at Network School, Forest City.