Building the web3 equivalent of Patreon with Fabric
In Episode 01 of Crypto Consumer Chronicles our host Humpty Calderon speaks with Jonny or Fabric. In this conversation Jonny discusses the concept of consumer crypto and the development of Hypersub, an NFT subscription platform. He shares his background in tech and design, and how it has prepared him for the crypto industry. Plus Jonny shares his thoughts on the importance of finding the Goldilocks zone between gambling and purism, and the need for simplicity in design.
Hot Topics: Solana Congestion, Bitcoin Runes, Echo, and Ethena
Imran and Qiao sat down to discuss the current hot topics such as Solana Congestion, Bitcoin Runes, Echo, and Ethena. No BS crypto insight for founders. Timestamps 00:00 Intro 00:39 Welcome to Good Game 01:12: Qiao Tried to Ape In To Some Runes 01:26 What Are Runes? 02:55 How Do You Receive RSICs? 04:00 Do RSICs Come with a JPEG? 06:12 What Runes and RSICs? 07:20 Other BTC L2s That Want to Offer Support For Runes 08:07 When Will BTC L2s Launch? 09:26 Design Trade-offs For Runes 12:47 Runes Competing With Bitcoin L2s? 14:30 Who are the Runes Accounts on Twitter? 16:56 How Runes Will Play Out Alongside Bitcoin L2s 21:07 Game of Blocks (GOB) 23:11 The Bitcoin Renaissance 26:24 Qiao Shares A Funny Story 32:22 Critiques From Our Last Episode 33:49 Solana Congestion 40:02 Are We Biased Towards Solana? 43:23 Crypto Startup Stories: Fig Investments 46:00 Ethena 56:16 Echo by Cobie 01:05:22 The ETA for The Solana Patch
#169 - NICK TOMAINO
Nick is the Founder and General Partner at 1confirmation, a cryptocurrency focused investment firm. After raising its first $26M fund in 2017, 1confirmation now has over $1 billion in assets under management. The firm's early-stage investments include OpenSea, Farcaster, Worldcoin, Polkadot, Cosmos, Polymarket, dYdX, Degen, and others alike. Prior to starting 1confirmation, Nick was a Principal at Runa Capital and worked in business development in the early days at Coinbase. Follow Nick on X @NTmoney and on Warpcast @nick. For more episodes, go to podofjake.com. Previous guests include Mark Cuban, Vitalik Buterin, Brian Armstrong, Balaji Srinivasan, Keith Rabois, Ali Spagnola, Anthony Pompliano, Raoul Pal, Julia Galef, Jack Butcher, Tim Draper, and over 100 others alike. Learn from founders and CEOs of companies like OpenAI, Coinbase, Solana, Polygon, AngelList, Oura, and Replit, and investors from Founders Fund, a16z, Union Square Ventures, and many more. I appreciate your support and hope you enjoy. Thanks to Chase Devens for the show notes and Yiction for the music. Lastly, I love hearing from fans of the pod. Feel free to email me any time at jake@blogofjake.com. Thank you!
Ep 186 - Why the Young Aren't Driving, Fu*king, or Drinking
Join the Alfalfa Crew as they discuss what's happening with the youth and why they aren't driving, f*king, or drinking.
Ep. 1 - Introducing the Podscast
Welcome to The Podscast - where we explore the emergence of onchain media and the people building it. The first episode is a bit different than usual. It's a solo recording explaining why we're launching the Podscast and the reason for onchain media. This is a canonical episode that we hope to revisit on a recurring basis, challenging and updating the thesis for onchain media. Every episode of The Podscast will be available onchain. We'll continuously look to experiment with different ways to engage with our audience. Strap in and enjoy.
Modularity: Unbundling The Blockchain Stack
Robbie and Andy are CoFounders of The Rollup. In this episode, we discuss modularity and the unbundling of the blockchain stack. Robbie and Andy cover what is the significance of modularity in the world of blockchains and how it will unlock the ability for anyone to create a blockchain network and ultimately focus on other matters such as the next generation of DeFi and Web3 applications. ------ 🔗 Essential Show Links 🔗 ► Youtube: https://youtube.com/@defidad ► Apple: https://tinyurl.com/edgepod ► Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/edgepodspotify ► Linktree: https://linktr.ee/edge_pod ► Follow DeFi Dad: https://twitter.com/DeFi_Dad ► Follow Nomatic: https://twitter.com/Nomaticcap ► Learn about DeFi and Web3: http://defidad.com/ ------ The Edge Podcast Sponsor Resources 🚀 FLAT MONEY | NEW FLATCOIN AND DELTA-NEUTRAL MARKETPLACE BACKED BY RETH https://flat.money/ 🌊 SWELL NETWORK | NATIVE LIQUID RESTAKING WITH RSWETH https://www.swellnetwork.io/ 💧 INSTADAPP | NEW LENDING AND BORROWING VAULTS WITH FLUID https://fluid.instadapp.io/ 🧑🌾 MANTLE | THE ETHEREUM L2 FOR TOP NATIVE YIELDS https://www.mantle.xyz/ 🟢 KELP DAO | THE FIRST LIQUID RESTAKING PLATFORM FOR LSTS https://kelpdao.xyz/restake ------ Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 4:02 - The Rollup 9:07 - What is modularity? 14:16 - Ethereum scaling with modularity 17:34 - Will L2s ever use alternative DA providers? 20:02 - What is DA (data availability)? 24:14 - Can Celestia accrue value? 32:06 - Major modular projects 32:50 - Avail 33:47 - Hyperlane 35:59 - Initia 37:06 - Dymension 37:51 - Movement 39:28 - Effect of Dencun upgrade on modular thesis 42:01 - Will there be a DA winner-take-all? 43:41 - Airdrop strategies in modular ecosystem 45:09 - Near term modular token launches 46:23 - Closing ------ 🔗 Guest Links 🔗 ► Rollup Website: https://therollup.co/ ► Rollup on Twitter: https://twitter.com/therollupco ► Andy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ayyyeandy ► Robbie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/robbie_rollup ► Modular March content: https://therollup.co/category/modular-march/ ------ If you're a DeFi/Web3 builder, contact our team at: https://fourthrevolution.capital/ All opinions expressed by hosts and podcast guests are solely their own opinions and not necessarily those of Fourth Revolution Capital. Podcast guests and 4RC may have positions in the assets or other matters discussed in this podcast. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions. Do your own research. This is not a recommendation or endorsement to buy any token(s) related to any platform(s) discussed.
#168 - JACEK
Jacek is the creator of $DEGEN, an innovative cryptocurrency and L3 built on Base on Ethereum and popularized on Farcaster. Follow Jacek on Farcaster @jacek. For more episodes, go to podofjake.com. Previous guests include Mark Cuban, Vitalik Buterin, Brian Armstrong, Balaji Srinivasan, Keith Rabois, Ali Spagnola, Anthony Pompliano, Raoul Pal, Julia Galef, Jack Butcher, Tim Draper, and over 100 others alike. Learn from founders and CEOs of companies like OpenAI, Coinbase, Solana, Polygon, AngelList, Oura, and Replit, and investors from Founders Fund, a16z, Union Square Ventures, and many more. I appreciate your support and hope you enjoy. Thanks to Chase Devens for the show notes and Yiction for the music. Lastly, I love hearing from fans of the pod. Feel free to email me any time at jake@blogofjake.com. Thank you!
Polygon’s AggLayer Wants to Be a Hub for Ethereum Layer 2s. Can It Succeed?
Polygon Labs CEO Marc Boiron and co-founder Brendan Farmer discussed everything about the AggLayer, a decentralized protocol built by Polygon that enables fast, secure cross-chain interactions and allows different chains to use the same native bridge. This allows users to seamlessly move assets across chains in the AggLayer ecosystem. The AggLayer aims to unify blockspace so that it feels like a single chain, improving user experience. Boiron and Farmer also discussed the potential for Layer 2 solutions to scale Ethereum, the benefits of zero-knowledge technology, and the future of Polygon's proof-of-stake chain.
#10: Sefton Kincaid, Cicada Partners | The past, present and future of onchain credit
In our latest podcast, we sat down with Sefton Kincaid of @cicadacredit! We discussed the past, present and future of onchain credit, as well as Cicada’s recent partnership with @TrueFiDAO 🎙️ 00:00 - Sefton’s background 04:40 - The efficiencies of DeFi protocols 09:44 - The history of crypto credit 17:20 - Collateralized vs uncollateralized credit 18:30 - TrueFi and Maple’s appeal 21:55 - Crypto credit today 21:45 - Borrowing from custodians 26:38 - Communication between lenders 29:03 - The pricing of risk 31:25 - Why Sefton stayed in onchain credit 32:20 - Cicada Partners’ founding thesis 33:15 - Asset backed lending 34:48 - The appetite for RWA deals 37:22 - Cicada’s partnership with TrueFi 40:44 - DeFi vs CeFi lending in the future 44:13 - Common misconceptions in onchain credit 47:51 - The future impact of onchain credit 49:38 - Closing thoughts Follow Wallfacer: https://twitter.com/wallfacerlabs And our host, Ryan Rodenbaugh: https://twitter.com/ryanrodenbaugh https://warpcast.com/ryanrodenbaugh And subscribe for all our other content: https://linktr.ee/wallfacerlabs
Ronin: The Frontier of Web3 Gaming w/ Jihoz (Ronin)
In this episode, Jeffrey “Jihoz” Zerlin joins us to discuss the evolution of the Ronin Ecosystem as the leading web3 gaming blockchain. Jihoz is the Co-founder of Axie Infinity, a team on a mission to create economic freedom for gamers by building games that are truly player owned. In our conversation, we cover Jihoz's continued success, decentralization of the Ronin Chain, where web3 gaming and DeFi collide, governance of gaming protocols, and much more.
Modular March EP 16: Where Eclipse & SVM Fit in The Modular Thesis
Typically, you wouldn’t think of Solana having a strong footing in the modular thesis. After all, the design choices they have elegantly pioneered (credit where credit is due) revolve around scaling a single state machine. This simply won’t scale to billions of users, and they will need to modularize. However, the extremely performant and extensible Solana Virtual Machine (SVM) is an effective tool to build an extremely fast rollup atop Ethereum. We can all be friends here, right? Welcome to today’s Modular March presentation, where we take our first dive as a team into the fascinating world of Eclipse and its modular approach to blockchain scalability and security. For those who’ve been around the block(chain), you know the drill: scalability often comes at the cost of complexity or security. Yet, Eclipse offers high throughput without the mess of state fragmentation via their flexible architecture. They’re mixing the best of both worlds – Solana’s speed and Ethereum’s security, with a splash of Celestia for that decentralized data layer cherry on top. We enjoyed this presentation with Sydney while also trying to understand where the tradeoffs or weaknesses in this design lie. We found some edge-cases but what was most interesting was the application possibilities as a result of using the SVM. We had some solid takeaways, you’ll enjoy this.
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!
