26 - Network State Conference 2025 - Fireside with Olaf Carlson-Wee of Polychain and Balaji

Olaf Carlson-Wee is the founder of multibillion-dollar firm Polychain, the first crypto hedge fund. In this fireside with Balaji, Olaf talks about the ascent of Asia, why he believes network states could speedrun the development of Dubai and Singapore, and how startup societies remind him of early crypto. OUTLINE 0:33 - Network societies are in the pre-bitcoin era 4:32 - Network states can speedrun the development of Dubai/Singapore 5:59 - There's a generation that views the internet as home 7:22 - The ascent of Asia 9:16 - The Network School is defining a new category LINKS Network State Conference: https://ns.com/conference Full Network State Conference 2025 playlist:    • Network State Conference 2025