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Nomination created on July 28, 2026

Balaji is the author of The Network State, a book laying out his vision for building new communities and eventually countries that start online and take shape in the physical world. He is the founder of the Network School, an initiative putting those ideas into practice. A widely followed voice in technology, startups, and crypto, he reaches an audience of more than 1.1 million on X.

As money, ownership, and the internet get rewritten in real time, Bankless sits at the center of the shift. Launched in 2020 as one of the original crypto-native podcasts, it has grown alongside the rise of Ethereum, DeFi, and on-chain culture. Hosted by Ryan Sean Adams and David Hoffman, the show explores the future of finance through conversations with builders, investors, and thinkers shaping the next system. It’s part education, part ideology, and part early signal — a guide for anyone trying to understand where power is moving in a world that’s increasingly on-chain.
Balaji Srinivasan is one of crypto's most influential thinkers, and his Bankless appearances tackle the biggest ideas shaping the space, from his 'Network State' thesis on internet-native nations to bold macro calls on the future of the dollar. His episodes consistently push listeners to think beyond price action toward the long-term societal implications of decentralization. That combination of technical depth and provocative vision makes him a signature guest for the show's crypto-native audience.
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Jul 28, 2026
📡 Why now: Balaji continues to push his Network State thesis into practice, including a physical Network School he launched in 2024 — making a Bankless deep-dive on parallel on-chain societies especially timely.
Jul 28, 2026
🚀 Nomination created: Balaji is one of crypto's most cited big-picture thinkers, and Bankless is a natural venue for a long-form conversation about where money, ownership, and the internet go next.
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Why Their Voice Would Be Valuable
He has repeatedly co-hosted and interviewed Balaji on his podcasts (Upstream/Turpentine) covering the fiat crisis and Network State themes, making him a natural amplifier of a Balaji–Bankless dialogue.
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He publicly analyzed and debated Balaji's Network State thesis (in Tablet and on The Realignment x The Pull Request), so he's a credible interlocutor for the exact ideas this pairing surfaces.
Bankless Co-Host
Why Their Voice Would Be Valuable
As co-host of Bankless and founder of Mythos Capital, he personally hosts these Balaji episodes and drives the show's on-chain culture audience.
Bankless Co-Host
Why Their Voice Would Be Valuable
As the other Bankless co-host who conducts these long-form interviews on the future of Ethereum and finance, he directly shapes and distributes the conversation to the crypto-native community.
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