Building Thriving Neighborhoods w/ Jon Hillis

What if the future of cities isn't about building bigger metropolises, but creating tight-knit neighborhoods where people actually know each other? 🤔 In this episode, we explore how Cabin is building a "network city", aiming to combat loneliness and the rising costs of living in big cities, to create more fulfilling ways of living in our increasingly disconnected world. We also talk about: - From remote residencies to thriving local communities - Differences between network cities and network states - The Neighborhood Accelerator program - Potential uses of crypto in local communities, neighborhoods & towns - Community currencies and reciprocity economies - Historical inspirations for building societies

Real Threat To Crypto w/ Gabriel Shapiro

The biggest regulatory threat to crypto is not Gary Gensler and the dreaded SEC. Why? We‘ll let Gabriel tell you all about it. Other than that, he‘ll be talking about upgrading DAOs with BORGs, about the whole suite of tools being built by MetaLeX and about his crypto lawyer journey of making the traditional legal systems obsolete. "We can create our own legal structures and we can show to the world that our combinations of tech and agreements are better than anything that existed before." Wait, WTF are BORGs, you ask? They‘re autonomous legal entities that work alongside DAOs to provide accountability and constrained operation. Overall, GAbriel shares how MetaLeX is building both legal and technical solutions to make crypto and law work together in a cypherpunk way. "Bitcoin kind of separated money from the state, Ethereum kind of separated finance from the state. I think the third frontier is separating law from the state." Gabriel also highlights a major regulatory concern in the crypto space that he believes is massively underappreciated: the CFTC's actions against DeFi protocols and the legal implications of cases like Avi Eisenberg's. He emphasizes the importance of creating crypto-native legal structures that preserve the core values of crypto. "The CFTC has really gone after DeFi protocols over leverage as well as what are called swaps... if all these things are required by law to be intermediated, crypto is absolutely decimated." Things discussed: 00:25 - Gabriel‘s background in corporate M&A 01:21 - Why law can be interesting 07:16 - Mattereum's approach to tokenization and legal compliance 13:17 - Introduction to MetaLeX and Borgs 24:56 - Evolution of decentralized organizations and modularization 28:41 - Separation of law and state 36:34 - Overview of MetaLeX's current projects 42:34 - Discussion of major regulatory concerns 48:52 - Potential of crypto to create better legal and financial structures Links Gabriel‘s links https://arc.net/folder/41C5AC06-F3A0-4DF2-854B-135328EB7F4D

Building The Social Fabric of Web3 w/ Yalor & Stacey

In this episode, we dive into the evolution of DAO communities and events with Yalor and Stacey. From the early days of MetaCartel, MCON & MetaCamp, to the ambitious vision of MetaCampus, we talk about the importance of in-person gatherings and building the social fabric. What are MetaCamp and MetaCampus? Why choose Costa Rica for building a Web3 village, and why choose Detroit for MCON III? And most importantly, why investing in relationships might be more valuable than chasing the next memecoin? “More financial games are not what will move the world and save us from impending collapse." - Yalor These are some of the questions and answers discussed. Overall: - Origins of MCON and MetaCamp - The GM Bus project - Evolution of MetaCartel and its impact on the ecosystem - The concept and development of MetaCampus - The importance of community-building in Web3 - Why Detroit as the new location for MCON - Doing conferences differently - The social layer and relationship-building at MetaCamp - Reputation and identity in decentralized networks - The value of in-person gatherings A significant portion of the episode is dedicated to MetaCamp, an offshoot of MCON that offers a more intimate atmosphere in Costa Rica. The guests explain how this event has evolved into MetaCampus, a permanent facility designed to host various Web3 events and foster deeper connections within the community. 👀 Throughout the episode, they emphasize the importance of building real relationships and communities, arguing that these connections, rather than financial gains, will be crucial in moving the world forward. "I think it is around these real relationships and real communities actually forming a container for growth and progress." - Stacey Links - Watch on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJPh2fEH8Hc - Yalor‘s & Stacey‘s links https://arc.net/folder/FAFEF211-AC95-47F0-90E9-F213800D6B57

The Metaverse with Jin from M3 - Episode #34

We talk to Jin, Founder of M3, in June 2020 about: - How cryptovoxels won over the hearts of the NFT crypto artist community - All things blockchain VR & metaverse and what’s exciting - Metaverse makers masterminding efforts to bridge the VR & Crypto Community This is an original episode about M3 and their mission to build a metaverse experience, before metaverses were in vogue.