Jonny (@nonlinear) from Hypersub - building onchain subscription service for creators
We talk with Jonny about his journey into the world of crypto (he's an 2014 OG), his transition from working at Google, and Coinbase, to founding his own company - called Fabric and their development of Hypersub; an onchain subscription service. You could say Hypersub is NaaS product - NFTs as a subscription (NaaS). We touch on many things, including the concept of subscription fatigue and the unique features of Hypersub and why the future of media maybe onchain. This is a conversation you should not miss and you should own! Give us your superlike and mint!
Publish Everything Onchain with Cooper Turley
Cooper is the founder of Coop Records, an onchain record label and the host of Invest in Music, the first podcast that published on Pods. In this episode we talk about: - His thesis around onchain music - The parallels with onchain media - The potential rewards for publishing onchain - Why he’s all in on Farcaster - How we bring millions of users onchain without speculation Thanks for tuning in. Mint this episode on Pods - top 3 collectors will earn a shoutout in the next episode. We’ll see you onchain.
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.
After the Bitcoin Halving, Will the Runes Protocol Live Up to the Hype?
Not only will April 20 (or 19, depending on which part of the world you are) mark the fourth Bitcoin halving, but also the launch of a new primitive on Bitcoin called Runes Protocol. Charlie Spears, co-founder of Blackspace Media, joined Unchained to talk about all things Runes, which is a messaging protocol that allows for the creation of fungible tokens on Bitcoin. It is designed to fix some of the issues with the BRC-20 token standard, such as inefficiency and proliferation of unspent transaction outputs. Charlie believes that the launch of Runes will increase demand for Bitcoin's blockspace and potentially lead to higher transaction fees. He also discusses the potential for Runes to interact with Bitcoin covenants and layer two solutions.
Arthur Hayes and Will Clemente on How This Bitcoin Halving Is Different
The Bitcoin halving is just around the corner, expected to be on April 19 or April 20. Arthur Hayes, CIO of Maelstrom, and Will Clemente, co-founder of Reflexivity Research discuss the rise in Bitcoin prices ahead of the halving, the impact of the approval of spot Bitcoin ETFs in the US, and the potential effects of the halving on the price trajectory post-halving. They also discuss the potential impact of a new class of investors on Bitcoin's price, volatility, and decentralization. Moreover, they dive into the impact of the macroeconomics, geopolitical, and demographic conditions for the crypto asset industry, the potential for L2s on Bitcoin, and their price predictions for bitcoin by year-end.
#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!
Ep 185 - Where Are We In the Cycle?
Join the Alfalfa crew live as they contemplate where we're at in the current cycle.
The Real Reason Why the SEC Might Be Going After Ethereum
On March 20, Fortune reported that the SEC was investigating the Ethereum Foundation and was looking for legal ways to label ETH as a security. Sam Enzer, partner at Cahill Gordon & Reindel, and Greg Strong, partner at DLx Law joined Laura to discuss everything about the investigation and its implications. The guests speculate about the hidden motivations behind the SEC's investigation and discuss the likelihood of the approval of spot Ether ETFs. They also discuss the recent ruling in the SEC vs Coinbase case, where the judge dismissed claims that Coinbase's wallet was acting as an unregistered brokerage, but allowed the rest of the suit to proceed. Lastly, they touch on the devastating impact on the crypto industry if the SEC were to win a case alleging Ether is a security and what they are looking out for in the next couple of weeks and months.
Ep 183 - Buying the Dip and Doing Biz in China
Join the Alfalfa Crew Live as they discuss a business trip to China, the Bitcoin Dip, and other top stories from the week.
How USDC is dominating the stablecoin market
Excited that the legend, Jeremy Allaire, is my first guest on our new Frames for Base Layer! Jeremy joined me last week to talk about all the amazing things happening at Circle, talking about stablecoin regulation, all the way to the amazing use cases that are popping up for USDC around the world.
Modular March EP 1: Unifying the Modular Ecosystem with Union Build
Today, we delve into the zk side of things with Karel, founder of Union Build, a project focused squarely on bringing together modular chains as part of the modular expansion. At its core, Union leverages the principles of modularity and zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs) to enhance the way different blockchain networks communicate and interact with each other. Union's initiative is distinguished by its adoption of the Inter-Blockchain Communication (IBC) protocol, a decision that underscores its commitment to a secure, scalable, and decentralized cross-chain communication framework. As Union pushes forward, its work towards a future where chains can send and verify proofs of transactions to each other using ZKPs stands out as a promising development. This "proof of proof" concept aims to significantly reduce the resources needed for interoperability, enabling a much larger scale of interconnected chains and applications. Such advancements are vital in moving towards a modular, scalable, and inclusive future, powered by advanced cryptographic techniques and a steadfast commitment to open, decentralized principles. With partnerships lined up with Scroll to bring IBC to EVM, we think Union will play a role in bringing together the modular eco.
Ep 50 - Graeme from Stack
We're joined by Graeme to deep dive on onchain points and their $3m seed round lead by Archetype. We cover everything you need to know about the points meta.
Ep 180 - Live From EthDenver
Join the Alfalfa Crew Live from ETHDenver.
Famed White Hat Hacker Samczsun on How to Improve Crypto Security
Well-known white hat hacker and head of security at Paradigm samczsun recently took the wraps off a new security organization called the Security Alliance (SEAL) that offers a 911 hotline for immediate response to security threats, runs war games to simulate potential security incidents, and provides a safe harbor agreement to protect white hat hackers from legal liabilities. He joined Unchained to discuss why he and his fellow white hat hackers decided to start the Security Alliance and how it operates, how the safe harbor agreement works, the measures he takes to maintain his anonymity and why, the top security measures people in crypto should take to protect themselves, and what attack areas in crypto Sam still considers “scary.”
Ep 35 - Lucas Campbell
We're joined by Lucas of Pods to chat about the future of onchain media. We cover his journey building a career in web3 out of college and dive into new form factors for the next bull market.
How Decentralized Social Network Farcaster Hopes to Eventually Get to One Billion Users
In the two weeks since Farcaster introduced its Frames feature that allows developers to easily add mini apps to users’ posts, the decentralized social network has become the talk of Twitter, now X, and increased its user base by ten times, according to co-founder Dan Romero. Romero joins Unchained to discuss why Frames has become so popular, the philosophy behind Farcaster and its client Warpcast, why the crypto component behind Farcaster is being kept to a minimum, how Apple’s new Vision Pro could lead to the creation of a 3D social network on Farcaster, how he and his fellow co-founder’s background at Coinbase helped shape their decisions about building Farcaster, and his vision for eventually getting Farcaster to a billion-plus users.
Everything You Need to Know About Fraxtal w/ Frax Founder Sam Kazemian - Flywheel #91
In this episode the Flywheel team DeFi Dave and Kiet interview Sam Kazemian, the founder of Frax, to discuss the launch of Fraxtal, a modular L2 blockchain. We grill Sam Kazemian on what we should expect from Fraxtal, how it will function with Flox, boosting, and blockspace incentives. We also discussed the long-term view of Frax and their goal of becoming the largest issuer of important units, including USD, ETH, and BTC. Read: https://flywheeldefi.com/article/7-new-things-we-learned-about-fraxtal-from-our-interview-with-frax-founder-sam-kazemian Chapters 00:00 Introduction 03:09 The Launch of Fraxtal and the Fraxtal Era 05:05 Understanding Fraxtal as a Modular L2 Blockchain 08:23 The Difference Between Monolithic and Modular Blockchains 11:32 The Benefits of Modularity in Fraxtal 13:52 Why FXS is King in the Fraxtal Ecosystem 16:40 The FLOX Mechanism and Block Space Incentives 20:56 Boosters and the Role of veFXS 26:43 The Importance of Mechanism Design in Frax 37:05 Frax's Long-Term View and Building for the Future 40:18 Frax's Track Record in Mechanism Design 43:39 The Significance of frxBTC 50:53 Frax's Approach to Building and Collaboration 54:06 Frax's Long-Term Vision and Commitment 57:48 Conversion of Fractal Points to veFXS 58:44 Scenarios for Fractal Points Conversion 01:03:54 Fraxtal's End Game: Interoperability and Global State 01:12:23 Upcoming Speaking Engagements and Fraxtal Launch 01:16:26 Summary and Takeaways ~~~~ 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
Ep 46 - Catalog Radio
We're joined by Jeremy and Mike of Catalog to unpack the debut of Catalog Radio - a new product to cosign onchain music directly on Base.
S7 E4 | Building, Investing, and Finding Ikigai in Crypto w/13yearoldvc
On this episode of Rehash, we’re speaking with 13yearoldvc, Ecosystem Lead at Eigenlayer, about how she studied 50 projects a day to identify trends as a VC, why she now enjoys building more than investing, and what it is about Eigenlayer that she believes makes it a really special one of a kind project.
Ambire DeFi Bull Camp - Episode II - GMX
In this episode of Web3 on Fire, Rob interviews Jonezee from GMX, a decentralized trading platform. Jonezee shares his background and how he came to contribute to GMX. They discuss the features and functionalities of GMX, including the ability to swap and trade with leverage on-chain. They also talk about the token model and the importance of the GMX community. Jonezee highlights the launch of GMX V2, which introduced isolated asset pools and improved order execution. The episode concludes with a discussion on the partnership between GMX and Ambire Wallet and an invitation to participate in a contest on GMX.
