# The Power Of Property Rights With Hernando De Soto

*Author: David Hoffman, Ryan Sean Adams*
*Published: Nov 30, 2023*
*Source: https://www.bankless.com/de/a-property-rights-masterclass-with-hernando-de-soto*

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The first think you need to know about crypto is, "what is money?" 

The second is, "what is property?" and that is our topic for today.

Joining us is notorious economist Hernando De Soto who is here to give us a masterclass on the world of property right and why we need to tokenize the world.

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## TIMESTAMPS

00:00:00 Intro

00:06:38 Welcome Hernando

00:08:34 History of Property Rights

00:12:31 Property Rights in The US

00:20:27 Value of Property Right Management Systems

00:27:34 The Role of Buerocracy

00:33:09 Advantage of Strong Property Rights

00:40:58 Other Countries Property Rights Systems

00:48:10 Comparing Property Rights Systems

01:00:20 Capitalism

01:07:32 Blockchains and Crypto

01:18:13 Summarizing Blockchain

01:23:54 Dealing With Politics

01:32:30 Closing Thoughts

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## RESOURCES

Hernando: 

https://twitter.com/HDeSotoPeru
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