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!
Unlocking the Power of the Optimism Superchain w/ Josh Wadinski - Flywheel #99
In this episode of Flywheel, DeFi Dave and Kiet interview Josh Wadinski from Optimism. The show covers Optimisms alignment with Ethereum's principles and its focus on sustainability, public goods, and community involvement. Discussions cover Optimism's technology, governance structure, retroactive public goods funding, and the strive for decentralized internet development. Chapters 00:00 Welcome to Flywheel: Your DeFi Hub 00:19 Diving Deep into Optimism with Josh 00:46 The Modular Future of DeFi and Culture's Impact 03:49 Josh's Journey: From Quantum Mechanics to DeFi 09:07 Understanding Optimism: The Superchain Explained 15:36 The Evolution of Layer 2s and 3s in the Crypto Ecosystem 29:28 Decentralization and Governance in the Optimism Ecosystem 33:43 Retroactive Public Goods Funding and the OP Token 48:02 Exploring Governance and Reward Distribution Models 49:20 The Future of On-Chain Governance and Grants 51:02 Non-DeFi Use Cases and the Evolution of Social Protocols 01:01:27 The Roadmap for Optimism and Super Chain Developments 01:03:23 Growth Strategies and the Open-Source Ethos of Optimism 01:19:33 Reflections on Financial Literacy and the Impact of DeFi 01:23:22 Closing Thoughts and Future Guests for Flywheel ~~~~ Subscribe to the Flywheel mailing list: https://flywheeldefi.com ~~~~ Have ETH but don't know what to do with it? Swap it to FrxETH for the highest staking yields in crypto. https://app.frax.finance/frxeth/mint ~~~~ Calling all threadoors, researchers, and dashboard creators 📢 Earn rewards for your original Frax content. Learn more: https://flywheeldefi.com/p/announcing-the-frax-educational-incentives ~~~~ Follow Flywheel Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlywheelDeFi Telegram: https://t.me/FlywheelDeFi YouTube: @flywheeldefi Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/34xXNO2... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... ~~~~ Connect DeFi Dave: https://twitter.com/defidave22 Kiet: https://twitter.com/0xkapital_k Sam: https://twitter.com/traders_insight ~~~~ Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research. Timeline
