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The Next Big Idea · 2026-01-06 · 66 min · 13,749 words

Why the Blockchain Is Still Critical to Our Future

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I'm Rufus Griskom. And I'm Caleb Bissinger. And this is the next big idea. Today, why crypto technology might be important after all. Happy New Year, Caleb.

Did you have a good break? I did, yeah, it was great. How about you? You know, I just spent five days in Mexico with my extended family, like a dozen plus kids running around, few too many rum punches, good times. I was only working about half the time.

And how much overlap was there between the rum punches and the working? More than I'd like to admit. I and in those moments, Caleb, I'm I'm occasionally wondering, like, why do we do this? Is it the fame? Is it the money?

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