# Ep72 Agents Will Need a Mall

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Podcast: [NET Society](https://stenobird.com/podcast/net-society-7073603)
Published: 2026-03-30T12:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://share.transistor.fm/s/ec302695
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Duration seconds: 3418

## Resource

Aaron, Derek, and Chris open the episode reflecting on a recent tech manifesto and what it means for crypto's original vision, before diving into a wide-ranging conversation covering the role of speculation in blockchain ecosystems, the rise of Bittensor and AI-native agent economies, and where AI model capabilities are headed by end of year. The crew also explores a thought-provoking tangent on whether AI could eventually replace political parties and governance systems, before wrapping up with news on Apple's AI strategy, the latest stablecoin legislation, and a Google research breakthrough in AI compression. Mentioned in the episode Crypto was supposed to be for everyone https://x.com/awrigh01/status/2037534072457609246 Bittensor https://bittensor.com/ Simone Weil https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22747485-on-the-abolition-of-all-political-parties Clavicular arrested https://x.com/TMZ/status/2037521275946488101 Google Research TubroQuant https://x.com/GoogleResearch/status/2036533564158910740 Apples’s AI strategy https://finance.yahoo.com/sectors/technology/articles/apple-skipped-ai-arms-race-081939950.html Crypto regulatory clarity updates https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/crypto/articles/coinbase-just-pulled-support-crypto-075306381.html Show & Hosts Net Society: https://x.com/net__society Aaron Wright: https://x.com/awrigh01 Chris F: https://x.com/ChrisF_0x Derek Edwards: https://x.com/derekedws Priyanka Desai: https://x.com/pridesai Production & Marketing Editor: https://x.com/0xFnkl Social: https://x.com/v_kirra

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