# Building A Better Ponzi with Ameen Soleimani | Layer Zero

*Author: David Hoffman*
*Published: Sep 20, 2022*
*Source: https://www.bankless.com/de/building-a-better-ponzi-with-ameen*

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David and Ameen chat about Moloch, coordination, DAOs, and what DAOs can do for both Ethereum and the broader world. Additionally, they get into Ameen’s recent fight against the Federal Reserve.

This is a mind-expanding discussion that you won’t want to miss. Enjoy!

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### TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro

5:25 Ameen’s Crypto Perch

7:22 Ethereum’s Culture 

9:55 Ameen’s Activity in the Space 

14:03 Moloch Meme’s Origin

22:03 Moloch DAO & PTSD(AO)

31:31 Ability to Freely Exit 

35:20 Organizational Change 

42:55 Slaying Moloch

50:25 Global Settlement Layer 

54:20 Sticks vs. Carrots

59:18 RAI, the Fed, Ponzis, & the Dollar

1:10:32 Thomas Jefferson & Slavery

1:15:34 Dollar Printing Gone Wrong

1:18:00 Invading Iraq 

1:19:50 Ignoring, Overreacting & the Dollar 

1:27:18 How Ethereum Fixes Things

1:34:11 Closing 

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### RESOURCES
Ameen Soleimani

https://twitter.com/ameensol