Exploring the Memecoin Supercycle with IMF — Gami, Clouted
Gami and Clouted are core contributors from International Meme Fund (IMF) and $MONEY. Their team believes it is now crucial to have native liquidity and financial infrastructure for the meme sector. They're both from Sydney and have shared interests in defi financial engineering, game theory and the memecoin phenomonen. We talk about financial nihilism. Memes as emergent properties of the internet. Why do some meme assets succeed when the vast majority fail? How do you choose the tokens that go up? (no financial advice). The internet is stranger than you think.
Exploring the Intersection of Trust and Technology in DAOs with Andy and Jose from Palmera
Send us a Text Message. In this episode, we dive deep into the complexities and opportunities of managing decentralized organizations on-chain. We'll explore innovative ideas like using tokens ($DEGEN) to foster community engagement and the potential expansion of platforms like Farcaster and Degen chain. Our conversation tackles some of the toughest challenges facing startups today, such as monetization, building trust with communities, and navigating the volatile landscape of crypto and blockchain technology. We'll also touch on the technical hurdles of deploying safe contracts and the importance of integrating advanced functionalities like superfluid/stream payments. As always, we'll bring you insights into the personal journeys of our guests, their experiences in the crypto world, and how they're working towards making decentralized, permissionless organizations a reality. Whether you're a blockchain enthusiast, an entrepreneur, or just curious about the future of digital assets. 00:00 Podcast discussing digital art, on-chain organizations. 10:16 Helping groups manage assets on chain. Aggregation layer. 12:19 Building experiences with composable, interoperable tools for organizations. 18:13 Simplify: Becoming a decentralized, cost-effective company. 23:03 Advocating for blockchain and transparent governance systems. 30:51 Companies using biomedical tech for resource allocation. 34:06 Initial enterprise approach, payment in milestones agreed. 38:24 Desire for connection and better tools. 48:42 Discussing committees, NFTs and less political narrative. 52:56 Security paramount, trust crucial, processes not established. 01:00:19 Engineer encountered challenges deploying contracts, configuring infrastructure. 01:01:05 Understanding transaction process and creating secure chains. 01:11:45 Supports safe, built from official safe contracts. 01:15:36 Audience feedback on Daos and related tools. Music & Sounds By: Lakey Inspired ___ CastOff/Episode Discussion, here. Want more content? Subscribe to my newsletter, Gramajo's Weekly. ___ Support the Show. This whole podcast can be found onchain, check out my page if you would like to mint this episode. If you would like to support the show, consider subscribing to my premium podcast. Want to ask me a question, want to hear about a specific topic, or interview a specific artist, send me a message. Want to give me feedback on this podcast? Please click here.
Alex Masmej Talks $DEGEN: Fueling Drakula's Growth and the Onchain Creator Economy
Join us in this episode as we sit down with Alex Masmej, the brain behind Drakula and a key player in the farcaster ecosystem. From his early days of conceptualizing Showtime as the 'Instagram of NFTs' to pioneering Drakula, Alex's journey is nothing short of remarkable. Drakula, now making waves as the 'TikTok of Web3', has seen an explosive start with over $30M in transactions in just two weeks, introducing a new and engaging way for fans to support video creators. Alex returns to the podcast to share the lessons learned from pivoting Showtime to creating Drakula, highlighting the strategic moves, go-to-market strategy, and the decision to adopt $DEGEN as the native currency of the app. I hope you enjoy our conversation and our genesis episode on Pods!
