# The Power to Mint Money

*Author: Ryan Sean Adams, David Hoffman*
*Published: Feb 2, 2023*
*Source: https://www.bankless.com/fr/the-power-to-mint-money*

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Today on the show, Ryan and David are Guestless!

The two cover the history of crypto bull markets. What patterns are found in every single bull market? Now that there are three very distinct crypto market cycles, what can we learn from them? Crypto democratizes the ability to mint new assets. How are humans dealing with this newfound superpower? Ryan and David answer all of these questions and so much more.

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**Timestamps**:

0:00 Intro

10:24 What is Money?

16:40 What is Crypto Doing?

24:40 The Power Patterns

28:20 2013

32:40 Corruption Part of the Cycle

37:15 ICO Mania & Corruption

54:00 2020 DeFi Summer

59:50 NFTs

1:03:20 2023

1:06:00 The Good & The Bad

1:10:05 Closing & Disclaimers