E135: The $100T Finance Revolution - How @Chainlink Is Bringing TradFi On-Chain @SergeyNazarov, co-founder and CEO of Chainlink, explains why crypto has hit a growth wall and how traditional finance holds the key to its explosive future. From powering 80% of DeFi to building bridges for Wall Street's trillions, Sergey reveals why banks aren't crypto's enemy… they're its savior. Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 2:02 Partnerships: @JupiterExchange, @KASTcard, @BitwiseInvest, @SuiNetwork, @Mantle_Official, @ForzaBitcoin 2:52 Why $4 Trillion is Coming to Crypto 3:07 Banks Will Save Crypto 3:52 Libertarian Bitcoin Beginnings 4:32 Choice vs Anti-Establishment 5:56 BlackRock Changed Everything 6:46 Institutions Want Bitcoin Higher 7:30 The Real Problem with Control 8:52 Connecting Valuable Systems 9:30 What is Chainlink Explained Simply 9:42 Self-custody with @Trezor 10:35 Mathematical vs People Guarantees 11:31 The Wirecard Problem 13:25 Proof of Reserves Solution 17:30 Your Bitcoin Private Key Never Fails 19:44 Necessity is the Mother of Invention 20:14 From Bitcoin Rebel to Institution Builder 20:36 Immigrating from Russia with Nothing 22:06 Understanding How Capitalism Works 24:04 We Invented Oracle Networks 24:59 Seeing the Mathematical World 27:09 Chain Link Powered DeFi's Growth 28:03 Marcus Aurelius Philosophy 28:48 No One is Coming to Save You 29:15 What I Realized at Age 5 30:19 Why I Don't Care What People Think 31:40 Institutions Lack Competence 33:39 Bernie Madoff Exploited Holes 39:59 Every New Beginning Quote 41:40 How to Pivot vs Quit 47:55 Where Will Growth Come From 48:57 DeFi Explained to a Child 50:59 The Coming Instability 52:03 How Do You Define Truth 55:05 Cryptographically Defined Truth 58:14 Hyper Automation is Coming 1:00:16 AI Oracle Networks 1:07:38 Smart Contracts Explained Simply 1:09:00 What is an Oracle 1:09:40 What is Chainlink 1:11:04 Chainlink Started Eight Years Ago 1:11:20 You Can't Automate People 1:12:51 Information Asymmetries Problem 1:19:54 Launching 1000+ Oracle Networks 1:22:02 Our Biggest Problem Today 1:24:13 The Mastercard Partnership Explained 1:26:52 3.5 Billion Users Can Buy Tokens 1:28:02 The Chainlink Standard 1:32:08 DeFi and TradFi Same Standards 1:34:50 How Chainlink Takes Over TradFi 1:38:07 Chainlink Runtime Environment 1:42:48 The Chainlink Marines Community 1:44:56 Message to the Community 1:51:54 Crypto as Public Good 1:55:56 People Think I'm Satoshi Nakamoto 1:56:53 Why Satoshi Stays Anonymous 1:58:26 Thomas Edison Quote on Genius 2:01:11 Ideas Need Refinement 2:04:55 Why I Don't Tell People What I'm Doing 2:08:07 I Don't Optimize for Happiness 2:10:21 Growth Over Happiness Philosophy