Rainbow Rewards with Mike Demarais
Rainbow wallet just debuted their first ETH rewards to top users of the hottest growing crypto mobile wallet. We sat down with the founder to chat through Rainbow’s journey launching a points system and building a compelling mobile-first experience for crypto-natives and beginners alike. We dive into onchain social discovery, celebrity coins and much more!
S10 E4 | SEC Insights on Crypto w/Hester Peirce
In this episode of Rehash, SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce joins us to talk about legal compliance and innovation in the crypto space.
The Role of Operators, Slashing, and Liquid Restaking with EigenExplorer
Welcome to the 1st episode of EigenLayer Unlocked. This episode is meant to be a primer into how restaking fundamentally works, the key players in the restaking system, and why EigenLayer is leading this category today. At its core, restaking allows users to earn additional rewards by taking on slashing risks, offering a way to maximize risk-adjusted returns. EigenExplorer introduces a novel concept through operator quorums (now referred to as operator sets), which bring more granularity and customization to how services, operators, and stakers interact. These operator sets create tiers of services, allowing for more tailored, efficient staking choices that can yield vastly different outcomes depending on the strategy employed. One of the standout points in today’s discussion is the direct liquid restaking system EigenExplorer is building, designed to simplify decision-making for stakers by enabling them to delegate assets to specific services. This streamlines the process, making it easier for stakers to manage risk and rewards without diving into complex configurations. Additionally, strategy managers play a crucial role in helping stakers navigate this space, acting as market makers who optimize yield and manage risks across different services. As the market matures, data transparency and better tools for managing operator quorums will be key to improving market efficiency and ensuring everyone benefits from these innovations. As the first episode in the series, we wanted to prioritize an understanding of restaking and its core parts. Throughout the next several weeks, we will dive into the deep technical weeds of AVSs and rollups using EigenDA. Onwards and upwards. The Rollup 𝗘𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗟𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗨𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗔𝗹𝘁𝗟𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗹𝘁𝗟𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 is an open and decentralized protocol that accelerates the launch of native and and restaked rollups as well as AVSs. Follow AltLayer's Twitter: https://twitter.com/alt_layer and Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/altlayer 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗿 is the first real-time interoperability solution that combines message passing and state streaming into an infinitely scalable network layer for the upcoming appchain meta. It can scale alongside L2 block times and leverage the security guarantees of connected rollups while offering re-org protection. Check it out here: https://www.polymerlabs.org/ 00:00 Introduction 01:30 Overview of Restaking Protocols 04:20 Flow of Rewards and Operator Quorums 08:10 Scalability & Decentralization in Restaking 13:45 Importance of Incentives 18:25 Design of Operator Quorums 22:45 Staking Rewards and Asset APYs 28:30 Automation Of Restaking 33:45 Revenue Competition and Strategy Managers 37:55 Roles of Different Participants in Restaking EigenExplorer Website: https://www.eigenexplorer.com/ EigenExplorer Socials: https://x.com/eigenexplorer Liam Zhang Socials: https://x.com/velvety_cc 𝗪𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵-𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗻𝗼𝗻-𝗯𝗶𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱, 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝘆𝗽𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺. 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘂𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀: Website: https://therollup.co/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1P6ZeYd.. Podcast: https://therollup.co/category/podcast Follow us on X: https://www.x.com/therollupco Follow Rob on X: https://www.x.com/robbie_rollup Follow Andy on X: https://www.x.com/ayyyeandy Join our TG group: https://t.me/+8ARkR_YZixE5YjBh The Rollup Disclosures: https://therollup.co/the-rollup-discl . . . 𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗜𝗠𝗘𝗥: 𝘐𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘳𝘺𝘱𝘵𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘋𝘦𝘍𝘪 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘯𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘬𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘬, 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘳, 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦. 𝘈𝘵 𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘭, 𝘸𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘦𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱, 𝘪𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳. 𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮, 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘦 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦. 𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘴. #EigenLayer #ModularBlockchains #Ethereum
The Tales of Web3 with Nick White (Episode 012)
GM Kings and Queens! Welcome to THE TALES OF WEB3, where we go behind the scenes with the most epic builders and learn about their mindsets, the decisions they made in the past, and what made them who they are today. For Episode 12, we are excited to welcome Nick, COO of Celestia, the modularity man, to the podcast! Study Nick, study commitment.
EIGEN Token Is Now Transferable
The EIGEN token becomes transferable. Vitalik proposes metrics for Ethereum alignment. Ethereal proposes a DEX on Ethena. And Arbitrum One hits a billion transactions. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/563
#182 - DARIYA KHOJASTEH
Dariya is a Co-Founder at Layer3, the consumer attention layer for Web3. Previously, he built several apps, sold an Instagram network, and launched Mastermind, a mentorship platform. Follow Dariya on X @DariyaKho 0:00 - Selling Pokemon cards as a kid 7:32 - Building curated accounts on Instagram 15:59 - Being early to Instagram and learning to grow audiences 21:50 - Dariya’s favorite apps he built when he was young 28:51 - Monetizing intangible value with crypto 38:06 - Discovering crypto as a “nerd on the internet” 46:46 - Learning to express creativity in design versus code 48:33 - Making products that make users feel good 55:52 - The origin story behind Layer3 1:01:26 - Layer3’s business model and recent success 1:05:06 - What’s next for Layer3 Mint this episode for free onchain on Base at pods.media/pod-of-jake/182-dariya-khojasteh 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!
Creating seamless customer experiences in the new creator economy
In this conversation, Humpty and Pichi interview Samantha, a candlemaker and creator on Farcaster. They discuss Samantha's journey into candle making, the artistry behind their candles, and the intersection of technology and business as well as sharing their tech stack, including Shopify, Notion, and Hypersub. The conversation explores the themes of building in public, learning from mistakes, and the supportive community on Farcaster.
Navigating Onchain Distribution and Growth Strategies with Peter Vecchiarelli
That’s Peter, the founder of the Ethereum Investment Club (EIC), a magazine publication documenting the very best of Ethereum. We recorded this episode during Onchain Summer, just as the meme of onchain virality was emerging—a movement in which Peter plays a key role. He shares his insights on onchain distribution, and we delve into the unique challenges and strategies of distributing content and mints, highlighting the differences between traditional marketing and onchain marketing. Peter also reveals valuable lessons from running successful campaigns and gives us a glimpse into some innovative onchain growth strategies he's been working on. It's a packed discussion, so I hope you enjoy our conversation!
Will Particle Network Unify All Crypto Apps Through Chain Abstraction?
Tabasco is the Head of Developer Relations at Particle Network. In this episode, we discuss whether Particle Network can unify all crypto apps across all chains through chain abstraction. As Particle Network prepares for Mainnet launch, Tabasco shares their important work to simplify the crypto user experience with one account for any chain, why chain abstraction is more than hype, and how this will lead to greater mainstream adoption of crypto. ------ 🔗 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 ☀️ SUMMER.FI | THE BEST PLACE TO BORROW AND EARN IN DEFI https://summer.fi/?utm_source=DeFidad 🧙♂️ MERLIN CHAIN | THE RISE OF BITCOIN'S LARGEST LAYER 2 https://merlinchain.io/ 🍵 MATCHA.XYZ | THE BEST PRICE ON OVER 5 MILLION TOKENS https://matcha.xyz/?utm_source=theedgepodcast&utm_campaign=2q24 🧑🌾 MANTLE | THE ETHEREUM L2 FOR TOP NATIVE YIELDS https://www.mantle.xyz/ 🐡 PUFFER FINANCE | LIQUID RESTAKING FOR THE LITTLE FISH https://puffer.fi/ 💰 TELLER | DEFI'S CASH ADVANCE https://teller.org/ 🌕 MOONBEAM | INTEGRATED WEB3 FOR BUILDERS AND USERS https://moonbeam.network/ ------ Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 4:08 - Tabasco's background 7:47 - Why Particle Network? 13:23 - What is chain abstraction? 17:01 - How Particle fits into chain abstraction stack 23:48 - Mantle mid-roll 24:42 - Why chain abstraction is more than hype? 40:52 - Apps made possible by chain abstraction 44:22 - Teller and Moonbeam mid-roll 45:36 - How can we trust Particle Network? 49:22 - When Particle Network Mainnet? 52:06 - Closing and Particle Pioneer program ------ 🔗 Guest Links 🔗 ► Particle Network Website: https://particle.network/ ► Particle Network on Twitter: https://x.com/ParticleNtwrk ► Tabasco on Twitter: https://x.com/tabascoweb3 ► Particle Pioneer Program: https://pioneer.particle.network/ ------ 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.
Why Social Needs a Layer 2 ft. Ryan Li of Cyber
This episode welcomes Ryan Li, Co-Founder of Cyber, the layer 2 for social. We spend this conversation diving into Cyber’s evolution, The launch of their L2 on Optimism, and their goals for their creator grants program and products they hope to see be built on their network. I’m excited to help Cyber social summer campaign with a jam packed discussion. Enjoy!
Introducing fan tokens for the new creator economy with Moxie
In this episode Humpty and Pichi bring on Jason (betashop.eth) to speak. The conversation revolves around the launch of Moxie, a protocol within the Farcaster ecosystem that enables the buying and selling of fan tokens. The hosts discuss the potential of Moxie to revolutionize the creator economy by allowing creators and their fans to share in the benefits and rewards of popular content. They also explore the concept of channels on Farcaster and how they can evolve from being like hashtags to becoming true communities. The conversation touches on the importance of utility and community in fan tokens, as well as the social capital score algorithm used to reward engagement on the platform.
Context S3: Inside Super Punk World w/ Nina Chanel Abney and Todd Kramer
Blake speaks with the brilliant Nina Chanel Abney, world renowned multidisciplinary artist. Her resume is beyond impressive; her work is in the permanent collections of museums like The MoMa and The Whitney, and she just released her second collaboration with Nike, designing her take on the iconic Jordan 3. Earlier this year, she was the first artist selected for Punk in Residence, an art program by CryptoPunks designed to champion creative experimentation with web 3. She released Super Punk World, her 500 piece NFT collection in May as part of the program. Throughout this episode, you’ll get further context on Nina’s entire body of work, her artistic vision and what she stands for, while Blake and her chat about the WNBA, her Nike collab, art history, how humour translates across mediums and more. The second half of the episode is dedicated to talking about Super Punk World, from its conception to its reception, to what’s next. Accompanying Nina is the innovative gallerist and collector Todd Kramer, who provides illuminating perspectives about the business side of the art industry, what Nina has accomplished in her career thus far and The Gallery of Digital Assets (GODA) which Nina and him co-founded with Pharrell (among others!). The three of them have an inspiring and pertinent discussion that is especially relevant for crypto art and NFT collectors and anyone interested in creativity onchain. Nina’s Twitter: https://x.com/ninachanel Super Punk World: https://hub.cryptopunks.app/gallery/nina Nina’s Nike Collab: https://www.nike.com/ca/launch/t/air-jordan-3-retro-x-nina-chanel-abney-bicoastal-and-malachite Todd’s Twitter: https://x.com/toddkramer1 Blake’s Twitter: https://x.com/blakefinucane Boys Club Newsletter: https://boysclub.beehiiv.com/
Welcome to ETH Daily
Welcome to your daily Ethereum news briefing. Dive into the latest on Ethereum, DAOs, DeFi, Staking, LRTs, and L2 rollups. Subscribe to our newsletter so you never miss a beat: https://ethdaily.io Follow Us X: x.com/ethdaily Lens: hey.xyz/u/ethdaily Farcaster: warpcast.com/ethdaily.eth
How To Thrive In Onchain Social Media
In this episode of the Guilded Age Podcast, hosted by Gary Sheng, Ted, known as the ultimate power user of Farcaster, shares her journey of gaining over 300,000 followers on Farcaster. Ted discusses the success of FarCon, a large Farcaster meetup in Venice, and how it encapsulated the community spirit of the platform. The conversation delves into the strategies and tools used for organizing community events within decentralized ecosystems, the importance of authenticity in community building, and the benefits of creating smaller, engaged community pockets. Ted offers valuable advice for community builders, emphasizing the power of engaging genuinely with members and the importance of remaining adaptable and open to feedback. 🫂 FOLLOW TED https://x.com/tednolasso; https://warpcast.com/ted 👜 COLLECT THIS EPISODE https://pods.media/guild 📺 WATCH ON YOUTUBE https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6Rscmq42lVIAS8MYd8qirks_QrEFTauY 🎧 LISTEN TO THE AUDIO https://open.spotify.com/show/65YnHFR9dyQZ7o3jmlMafn 🫂 JOIN THE GUILDED AGE GUILD https://guild.xyz/the-guilded-age 👋 FOLLOW US Guild: https://x.com/Guildxyz; https://warpcast.com/~/channel/guild Gary: https://x.com/GarySheng; https://warpcast.com/garysheng
How Layer3 Is Transforming User Engagement Onchain ft. Brandon Kumar
This episode welcomes Brandon Kumar, Co-founder of Layer3. Throughout our chat, he shares his journey from leaving venture capital to entering crypto, diving into the creator economy, onchain user behavior, and the innovative incentives like XP and Cubes that drive engagement. We also explore Layer 3's distribution network, user growth strategies, and the challenges of data fragmentation in the crypto space. I hope you enjoy our conversation.
Going Higher ↑ with Martin Anquetil
This episode welcomes Martin Anquetil, the founder of the Farcaster culture currency, Higher. We spend this episode discussing his professional career, personal values, and why he’s excited to wake up in the morning to work on proliferating the higher meme. It’s a jam packed episode, so i hope you enjoy our conversation. --- This episode was produced in collaboration with Higher.
Art, Music and Festival Culture with Refraction — Malcolm, Raf, Greg
Malcolm Levy, Raf Katigbak and Greg Liburd are co-founders of Refraction. An artist-owned community leading the next wave of digital art, music and culture — online, onchain and IRL. They all have extensive backgrounds in media, culture, festivals, films, brands. As artists, designers, writers, producers and creative people. Raf was early at VICE. Greg did a bunch with Jordan. Malcolm was the Director of the New Forms Festival 2001-16, and Curator of CODE Live during the 2010 Olympics Games. Today we reveal that Refraction and UFO are teaming up via our radio station. And exclusive alpha is shared for the future of Refraction for the first time on this show. Sponsors: Your crypto wallet for everything onchain — zerion.io Create, distribute and monetize on your own terms — paragraph.xyz Higher is a lifestyle — aimhigher.net Home of onchain ticketing — onopen.xyz Where group chats make more money — lore.xyz
Shorts | Julian Holguin: Why Content is The Hook
This short highlights one of my favorite moments from my conversation with Julian Holguiin of Doodles and Jesse Pollak of Base. Content is the hook that will usher in billions of users from web2 into web3. Doodles knows this best, and with Julian's prolific background in media and music, coupled with their acquisition of a major animation studio, they're perfectly positioned to execute on this strategy. Listen to the full episode: https://pods.media/mint-podcast/doodles-moves-to-base-ft-jullian-holguin-and-jesse-pollak
From Coinbase Employee #20 To Building Farcaster With Dan Romero
The following episode is made possible thanks to DEGEN. 🎩 --- Mint Season 6 episode 20 welcomed Dan Romero, Co-Founder of Farcaster, the sufficiently decentralized social network. Throughout the hour we discussed his thesis for web3, the current state of web3 social, building an audience as a crypto-native creator, what it means to be sufficiently decentralized, how web3 will beat the bots, and so much more. Previously, Dan was the 20th employee at Coinbase and is an active early-stage angel investor across web2 and web3. I hope you guys enjoy our conversation.
Building beyond Twitch and YouTube with Unlonely
In Episode 08 of Crypto Consumer Chronicles our host Humpty Calderon speaks with Grace of Unlonely In this conversation Grace highlights the challenges of bringing non-crypto users into the space and the importance of building trust and reputation. She also discusses the current state of creator tools in the crypto space and the need for improved user experience. Plus Unlonely's role in humanizing online experiences and fostering genuine connections.
Loyalty programs, giving life to NFTS, onchain Reward: Exploring The Garden #6 ft Bradley (Stack - PFP Studio)
Join us on this episode of #ExploringTheGarden with Bradley to learn about loyalty programs, giving life to NFTs, onchain rewards and more! 💫
Building the web3 equivalent of Substack with Paragraph
In Episode 03 of Crypto Consumer Chronicles our host Humpty Calderon speaks with Colin or Paragraph. In this conversation Colin discusses the concept of consumer crypto and the development of Paragraph, a publishing platform that helps creators build, own, and grow direct relationships with their audience. He shares the evolution of content platforms and the limitations of existing platforms like Medium and Substack, explains the unique features of Paragraph, purchase of Mirror and his vision for the creator economy.
Going Viral Onchain
This episode welcomes Cooper Turley, Founder of Coop Records. Cooper is a recurring guest on the pod, though this time, we focus all of our attention on how to go viral onchain. Consider this a round table discussion where him and I share our insights, lessons learned, and debate our perspectives on the current state of the onchain creator economy. I hope you enjoy our conversation.
#172 - JESSE POLLAK
Jesse is the creator of Base, an Ethereum Layer 2 incubated by Coinbase, where Jesse has worked since 2017. Less than one year since its mainnet launch in August 2023, Base has quickly become the leading L2 by many metrics as of the time of this episode's release. Prior to Base, Jesse led all of Coinbase’s consumer-facing engineering from 2017 to 2021. Jesse originally joined Coinbase through the acquisition of Clef, a passwordless identity solutions company he started. Follow Jesse @jessepollak on both X and on Warpcast. 0:00 - Jesse’s story and path to Coinbase 7:02 - How a sabbatical led Jesse to build Base 13:30 - How Coinbase's culture enabled the creation of Base 16:48 - Taking iterative shots with a talented team 21:06 - The importance of persistence 26:27 - How Base's builder-focused culture came to be 29:05 - Navigating when to move fast and breaking things versus when to make decisions carefully and deliberately 34:46 - Why Jesse believes many L2s will be successful 43:19 - Coinbase Smart Wallet & Onchain Summer II 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!
