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On this episode of DAOn the Rabbit Hole, we’re talking with Kairon, Founder of ASCAN and a full-time DAO contributor.
Kairon got started in web3 when he took a leap of faith, quit his day job, and dove headfirst into the space. Although he doesn’t recommend that approach for everyone, he’s learned a few things along the way and shares those learnings with our listeners.
We set the stage by defining a DAO as Kairon shares the thought process he goes through when choosing a project to contribute to. We lay out some of the common DAO structures and Kairon explains what it’s like making money through contribution - without a supervisor, without clocking in, and without being contractually bound to the work.
We discuss some major issues contributors face when working for DAOs, including issues of ambiguous compensation and free labor, as well as issues DAOs themselves are facing - like over-decentralizing too quickly.
We close out our conversation with Kairon explaining the day-to-day of a DAO contributor and describing what contribution looks like for him, leaving listeners with some advice if they are interested in getting involved in the DAO space. He also gives us the inside scoop on his newest project - ASCAN.
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⌛ TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
2:16 Kairon’s background
7:35 Defining a DAO
10:41 How Kairon chooses a DAO to contribute to
13:05 DAO structure
15:50 Onboarding into DAOs
17:50 Contributor compensation
20:25 The issue of free labor in DAOs
23:16 Token value
28:40 Key issues for DAOs today
30:54 Over-decentralization
35:19 Supercontributors
38:02 What does contribution look like?
41:49 ASCAN
45:08 Follow Kairon!
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On this episode of DAOn the Rabbit Hole, we’re talking with Jon Charbonneau, a Research Associate at the crypto research platform Delphi Digital. If you’re trying to wrap your head around The Merge or Ethereum itself, Jon has you covered in this conversation.
We kickoff the episode getting to know Jon, his background, and how he fell down the crypto rabbit hole. As a prominent writer, Jon is the perfect guest to take us on a deep dive on Ethereum, its innerworkings, and of course, The Merge. As we peel back the layers of the largest smart contract blockchain, we also discuss Ethereum’s vision, core values, community, functionality, and why Jon is so excited about it.
Turning to The Merge itself, Jon breaks down topics such as proof of work vs. proof of stake, the beacon chain, the reasoning behind the merge, energy efficiency, and more. He also debunks some common misconceptions regarding The Merge and clarifies what users and validators should expect in the coming weeks.
As we close our conversation, we touch on some delicate Ethereum issues, including what it means to scale Ethereum, the correlation between security and decentralization, incentives for validators, censorship, regulation, and other important topics.
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⌛ TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
0:52 Jon’s background
2:44 Why Jon is excited about Ethereum
4:18 Core values of Ethereum
6:07 Ethereum’s dazzling functionality
7:47 The Merge
10:50 The Beacon Chain
12:33 Will proof of work continue?
14:45 Why merge?
17:45 Scaling Ethereum
19:19 What will change for Ethereum users?
19:55 What will change for Ethereum validators?
21:53 Security and decentralization
25:16 Financial requirements for validators
26:50 Censorship
32:01 Regulation
35:44 The future of Ethereum
39:20 Follow Jon!
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On this episode of DAOn the Rabbit Hole, we’re talking with Deana Burke and Natasha Hoskins, Co-Founders of Boys Club. Boys Club is a community known as the no bro zone for the crypto curious.
Deana has been in the crypto space since 2017 and spent four years convincing her friend Natasha to get on the bandwagon. In 2021 Natasha finally saw what all of the hype was about and together, they founded Boys Club.
Boys Club is a safe space for people to explore crypto and ask questions, even if they don’t look like the traditional tech guy. We discuss Boys Club’s mission of onboarding women and non-binary people into web3 by nurturing curiosity and helping people find web3 use cases for things they are already interested in.
We dive deeper into Boys Club, how the name came to be, and what makes this community and brand so special. We also get into Boys Club’s DAO, why DAOs should start small, and how a brand can scale while maintaining its cohesiveness. We discuss the importance of women-led projects in the space, while also acknowledging that being a woman is not the most interesting thing here - it’s what we’re building and what we’re creating.
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⌛ TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
1:46 Deana’s background
4:00 Natasha’s background
7:31 Creating a safe place for vulnerability in web3
8:40 Onboard to web3 by finding your other interests within the space
9:48 Nurturing curiosity for web3
11:15 Why the name Boys Club?
12:12 How working on Gracias helped Deana build Boys Club
15:20 What are the defining characteristics of Boys Club?
18:17 Why start a DAO?
21:09 Why DAOs should start small
23:31 How does a decentralized community maintain its brand identity as it scales?
28:23 Is feminism a core part of the Boys Club Brand?
30:26 Refocusing the Boy’s Club brand
35:06 The importance of community first organizations
36:11 How to get involved with Boys Club
36:57 Follow Deana and Natasha!
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On this episode of DAOn the Rabbit Hole, we’re talking with Reka, Co-Founder of Guild. Guild is an automated membership management tool for web2 and web3 communities across all communication platforms.
We dive into Guild’s core principles - user experience, interoperability, security, and privacy, as Reka explains what Guild is, how it works, and why it’s successful. We discuss how Guild is becoming the default membership layer of web3 and how it’s embracing web2.
We discuss the fundamental differences between the business models of web2 and web3 companies, and Anay touches on the concept of the 1000 true fans. Reka walks us through what it’s like to use Guild both as a community manager and a community member, and we dive into topics like access control, privacy, composability, and user journey.
We touch on the role of membership in DAOs and how Guild can help combat many of the challenges DAOs face today. To continue this conversation and stay up to date on all things DAOn the Rabbit Hole, you can follow Anay on Twitter @anaysim and RabbitHole @rabbithole_gg. You can also follow Reka on Twitter @reka_eth and Guild @guildxyz.
⌛ TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
1:08 What is Guild?
8:03 Why Guild is successful
9:36 Guild’s core values
14:15 What privacy looks like on guild
19:28 Guild as the default membership layer in web3
25:09 How Guild is embracing web2
28:45 Fundamental differences between web2 and web3 business models
31:24 The 1000 true fans business model
33:44 User experience of using Guild
40:20 The role of membership management in DAOs
44:10 Follow Reka!
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On this episode of DAOn the Rabbit Hole, we’re talking with Justin Glibert from 0xPARC. 0xPARC is a program for applied research in cryptography, supporting application-level R&D on Ethereum and decentralized platforms.
Justin’s first touchpoint with crypto was on hacker forums when he was in his early teens. He discovered that people were selling exploits to each other with bitcoin, which at the time only cost $10. Fast forward to the pandemic, Justin happened to stumble across a tweet about the game Dark Forest and decided to DM the creators on twitter. Next thing you know he was invited to Mexico to spend 3 months with them working to work on the game.
Justin explains what Dark Forest is and why it’s so different from any other game out there. We dive into how trust between gamers and game creators is different once a game is fully on-chain and Justin defines the gaming concept of a “magic circle.” We discuss the Metaverse, gaming in the Metaverse, and how the Metaverse is much more than VR sets and NFT galleries.
Justin tells us all about 0xPARC and the inspiration behind it. We talk about zero knowledge proofs, autonomous worlds, building for the future, co-ops, and 0xPARC’s long term business model. Justin explains some basics of digital physics and some of the things 0xPARC is experimenting with. We come to the conclusion that although gaming may be the key to mainstream crypto adoption, crypto simply isn’t ready for mainstream adoption quite yet - and that’s okay because when it is, 0xPARC will be ready.
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⌛ TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
0:58 Justin’s background
3:26 What is Dark Forest?
10:59 How does trust between gamers and the game creators change the gaming experience when a game is fully on-chain?
13:51 What is a magic circle?
17:57 Gaming and the Metaverse
22:34 What is 0xPARC?
25:03 What is a Zero Knowledge Proof?
28:11 0xPARC - building for the future
29:38 Exploring co-ops
31:05 0xPARC’s long term business model
33:48 What 0xPARC is currently experimenting with
36:31 Digital physics
42:46 Should digital spaces mirror our physical realities?
47:05 Web3 gaming and mainstream adoption of crypto
54:03 Follow Justin!
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On this episode of DAOn the Rabbit Hole, we’re talking with Raphaël Haupt, Founder and CEO of Toucan.
We begin the episode laying some groundwork and defining the term “ReFi” or regenerative finance. As Raphaël explains, ReFi is taking DeFi technology and using it for regenerative, real world, positive externalities, like combating climate change.
We dive into climate change - an issue Raphaël has dedicated his life to - and we discuss carbon footprints, carbon tokens, and the carbon offsetting market. Raphaël explains some of the main issues with the current carbon offsetting market and how Toucan is using blockchain technology to combat those issues.
We dive into the ins and outs of how Toucan operates, and we discuss the importance of using web3 technology with intentions for greater good and positive change. Raphaël looks to the future and shares his hopes for Toucan in the next 5-10 years.
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⌛ TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
1:38 What is ReFi?
6:22 Why was the climate crisis what Raphaël chose to spend his career on?
10:51 Why is carbon the first issue to tackle?
12:07 How the carbon offsetting market operates
18:49 Issues with the voluntary carbon markets today
23:00 How blockchain technology can improve the voluntary carbon market
24:35 How Toucan operates
32:04 Pools on Toucan
34:22 Utilizing finance and tech to do good in the world
39:32 Raphaël’s vision for the future of Toucan
42:05 Follow Raphaël!
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On this episode of DAOn the Rabbit Hole, we’re talking to Julia Rosenberg and Linda Xie. Julia is a Co-Founder of Orca Protocol, a DAO implementation tool and Linda is a Co-Founder of Scalar Capital, a crypto investment firm. Linda is also a Delegate for Gitcoin, Element and Optimism.
We begin our conversation by laying some groundwork and having Linda and Julia answer the big question: what is metagovernance? We dive into all of the nuances of metagovernance and discuss its fluidity, dynamics, chaos, benefits, and how it evolved over time.
The conversation leads us to discussing delegates within DAOs that participate in metagovernance, and Linda explains how she manages being a delegate for 3 different organizations as well as running her own company. We discuss delegate compensation models, issues with those models, the pros and cons of Gitcoin’s implementation of health cards, and the issue of “zombie delegates.”
Julia explains her philosophy of governance via working groups/ factions/ parties over putting the responsibility in the hands of individuals. We compare metagovernance to political structures we see today, and discuss the issues of politics and popularity contests within metagovernance.
We close out our conversation re-envisioning what we’d like governance to look like in the future, shouting out some amazing projects that are on the leading edge of metagovernance, and leaving listeners with some tips for how to get involved and become a delegate.
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⌛ TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
1:37 What is Metagovernance?
3:22 The benefits of Metagovernance
3:48 Fluidity and dynamics of Metagovernance
5:54 Avoiding Chaos in Metagovernance
7:50 How Metagovernance has evolved over time
12:05 How does Linda do it??
14:37 Delegate compensation models
15:42 Issues with delegate compensation models
18:39 Gitcoin’s implementation of health cards
22:41 The issue of “zombie delegates”
23:40 Orca’s model of rotating delegates
27:09 pod responsibility over delegate responsibility
28:49 The issue of politics in metagovernance
31:51 Exciting examples of metagovernance
38:25 Tips for becoming a DAO delegate
42:02 Follow Julia!
42:15 Follow Linda!
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On this episode of DAOn the Rabbit Hole, we’re talking to Patrick Rivera, Product Engineer at Mirror, a home for web3 publishing.
We begin the episode getting to know Patrick, his background, and how he fell down the crypto rabbit hole. He takes us through his journey from web2 to web3 and describes an article that really inspired him, Zora’s “What is Cryptomedia?” manifesto.
Next, Patrick defines the term cryptomedia. He describes some of the issues in web2 media and explains how web3 is aiming to combat those issues. He lays out for us how Mirror enables creators to monetize their work, a completely different model from the ads and algorithms we’re used to in web2.
Patrick emphasizes the importance of using crypto native tools and highlights some projects using mirror successfully. We discuss the different approaches creators can take when migrating to web3 and how NFTs are changing our digital identity.
To close out our conversation, Patrick gives us the inside scoop on Mirror’s newest features and shares how Mirror hopes to impact and benefit the web3 ecosystem in the future.
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⌛ TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
1:05 Patrick’s background
2:48 Patrick’s transition from defi to mirror
4:51 Zora’s “What is Cryptomedia?” manifesto
6:42 What is cryptomedia?
9:17 What are some of the problems with creator tools that exist today?
12:59 How mirror enables creators to monetize their work through NFTs
16:51 The importance of monetizing with crypto native tools
19:36 Examples of projects utilizing Mirror
22:02 How creators can migrate to web3
25:25 How Mirror is improving discoverability and search optimization
28:57 Mirror’s new features
31:13 Written NFTs and digital identity
34:42 Crypto’s trojan horse
38:02 How does mirror hope to impact the web3 ecosystem
39:41 Is Mirror a protocol?
41:24 Follow Patrick!
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On this episode of DAOn the Rabbit Hole, we’re talking to Shreyas Hariharan, Co-Founder of Llama. Llama is an economic infrastructure for DAOs that enables decentralized communities to allocate their treasuries and assess results.
We kickoff the episode laying some groundwork and answering the golden question - What is a DAO? Shreyas then explains economic infrastructures of DAOs and dives into his most recent article that compares asian economies with DAO economies.
Next, we discuss token distribution within a DAO, incentivizing DAO contributors, token inflation, and the pros and cons of heavily rewarding early contributors. We also talk about governance over DAO treasuries, the overall financialization of web3, and the role of trust within DAOs.
We close out our conversation discussing the ways in which DAOs can change the relationship between capital and labor.
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⌛ TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
1:09 What is a DAO?
3:02 What is the economic infrastructure of a DAO?
6:29 Shreyas’ explaining his most recent article
11:25 Token distribution within a DAO
14:06 Pros and cons of heavily rewarding early contributors
17:10 Governance of a DAO treasury
22:38 The financialization of web3
27:42 The role of trust within DAOs
31:51 How DAOs are reconfiguring the relationship between capital and labor
34:48 Follow Shreyas!
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On this episode of DAOn the Rabbit Hole, we’re talking to Yury Lifshits from SuperDAO to dive into the complex topic of DAOs. SuperDAO is the ‘Shopify of DAOs’ allowing users to start, manage, and grow their own DAO, so we would consider Yury an expert on the subject, and the perfect person to answer our questions.
We kickoff our conversation by laying some groundwork and answering the highly memed question, “what is a DAO?” Yury explains several common definitions of DAOs and describes what a DAO means to him. We then get into the different types of DAOs, different DAO structures, challenges that DAOs are facing, and how they are solving those problems.
Next, we talk about the logistics of working for a DAO. We discuss the benefits and the downsides of untraditional, part time, fluid work models and how DAOs can incentivize contributors to continue contributing. We talk about subDAOs, scaling DAOs, and the benefits of becoming a DAO.
Finally, we close out our conversation looking to the future of DAOs and web3 in general, as Yury predicts that the DAO economy will one day surpass that of some nations.
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⌛ TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
0:48 Defining a DAO
1:55 DAO structure
3:41 Technical requirements to be considered a DAO
4:07 Different types of DAOs
6:37 Service DAOs
8:30 Challenges that DAOs face today
11:25 What is a subDAO?
15:48 Part-time DAO work
17:29 How to incentivize DAO contributors
20:22 Scaling DAOs
23:44 Should everything be a DAO?
24:49 Key Benefits of being a DAO
27:05 The future of DAOs
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On this episode of DAOn the Rabbit Hole, we’re talking to Cherie Hu, Co-Founder of Water and Music, a research publication focused on the intersection of music and tech which has recently undergone the process of becoming a DAO.
We kicked off the conversation discussing the state of the web2 music industry today and how blockchain technology and NFTs offer an alternative business model for musical artists and their fans.
We discuss how digital scarcity is possible in the music industry, which is typically thought of as not scarce at all, with unlimited music streaming virtually for free. Cherie says that what is scarce however, is the relationship between artists and their fans, and it is this scarcity that NFTs can monetize. Cherie also lays out for us her definition of a music NFT and shares how these NFTs can be used to enhance the relationship between artists and their fans.
Next, we break down some big topics into simpler terms. We go over the ways in which fans can acquire NFTs from their favorite web3 music artists and ways that artists can start onboarding themselves into web3. We dive into the complicated topic of DAOs and break down some possible definitions of a DAO. We discuss the creator economy and how NFTs can benefit not only artists, but their fans as well.
Finally we wrap up our conversation by leaving you with some advice on how to onboard into web3 and get started with music NFTs. We hope you enjoy this episode of DAOn the Rabbit Hole!
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⌛ TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
1:07 State of the music industry today
4:09 How blockchain technology can affect the music industry
11:35 What defines a music NFT?
14:56 How does digital scarcity work in the music space?
18:03 How to acquire a token from a musical artist
21:31 Web3 maximalist ideals in the NFT music space
27:02 Defining a DAO
32:31 Co-ownership and the creator economy
37:44 Onboarding web2 audiences into web3
43:11 Getting started in music NFTs
47:21 Follow Cherie!
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On this episode of DAOn the Rabbit Hole, we’re chatting with Aditi, who initially became enthralled with blockchain technology after witnessing Vitalik himself in a green cat shirt, command a sea of financial businessmen in suits. Today she works for the first modular blockchain network, Celestia.
Aditi dives into how Celestia differs from traditional layer 1 blockchains, how it separates consensus from computation and the difference between data availability and data storage. We discuss rollups and their compatibility with Celestia as well as the kinds of applications that Celestia could benefit in the future.
Finally, we look forward to what 2022 has in store for Celestia and what you can expect to see from them in the year ahead.
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1:12 Aditi’s Background
3:34 Overview of Celestia
5:09 Celestia and blockchain scaling
7:06 Data availability vs. data storage
9:29 How Celestia differs from traditional blockchains
10:32 What is a rollup?
12:42 The two kinds of rollups
19:24 Exciting projects that can be enabled by Celestia
23:30 Celestia in 2022
25:30 How Celestia can help developers in the long run
27:04 This or that
29:15 Follow Aditi!
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On this episode of DAOn the Rabbit Hole, we’re chatting with Station founder, Tina He. Station is a hub where DAO contributors can come together, discover, and participate in the most exciting places in web3.
Growing up in China, Tina was always a writer and creator who looked to challenge the current system. Her status quo-challenging nature and entrepreneurial spirit led her to both journalism and the USA. After a stint writing about AI at Bloomberg, Tina discovered that her true love was for technology and narrative design.
In this conversation, Tina tells us all about how web3 brings together so many things that she is passionate about. We talk about the power of web3 and to allow new forms of work and coordination, the problems that arise alongside these new opportunities, and some possible solutions. We also discuss systems for incentivizing and rewarding DAO participation, and the impact of web3 on digital identity.
Speaking on Station, Tina explains how she wants to bring the open-source nature and interoperability of web3 to human data and operations. She believes that Station will not only be a one stop shop for employee onboarding in web3, but a robust discovery platform that DAOs and contributors can leverage.
To continue this conversation and stay up to date on all things DAOn the Rabbit Hole, you can follow Diana on Twitter @ddwchen and RabbitHole @rabbithole_gg. You can stay up to date with Tina on Twitter @fkpxls.
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0:00 Intro
1:00 Tina’s Background
5:47 What is Station?
9:14 Station’s use cases
10:16 Aligning the incentives of contributors and companies
12:41 The future of Station
14:36 Station’s voting mechanism
17:31 How Station works with DAO contributors
21:14 Problems and solutions in today’s DAOs
25:46 Incentivizing and rewarding DAO contributors
29:23 Community and identity in web3
36:38 Follow Tina!
37:30 This or That
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On this episode of DAOn the Rabbit Hole, we’re chatting with Cryptnotiq, founder of Fraktal. Fraktal is an NFT fractionalization ecosystem consisting of the Fraktal Protocol, their native governance token ($FRAK), and the Fraktal DAO.
Cryptnotiq brings us back to the first days of Fraktal - a project that began as a workaround for sharing revenue generated from music NFT sales. The result is a protocol that allows many people to share ownership over one NFT, opening the doors to all types of new applications.
Cryptnotiq explains the many use cases for fractionalizing NFTs, including increased liquidity and co-ownership. We also discuss the advantages of NFT fractionalization as well as some common misconceptions.
The Fraktal Protocol is entirely governed by Fraktal DAO - a decentralized community of $FRAK holders that protects against any wrongful extraction, and gets rewarded in the process.
Cryptnotiq looks to the future of NFTs and DAOs with optimism, and shares his thoughts on the potential impact of this new technology.
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0:00 Intro
0:57 Cryptnotiq Intro
2:03 NFT Fractionalization
3:02 Use cases of fractionalized NFTs
4:50 Advantages of fractionalized NFTs
5:50 Misconceptions of Fractionalized NFTs
6:36 Fraktal Protocol
7:46 Fractionalization and NFT pricing
8:38 Fraktal and Charged Particles
11:06 Fractionalized NFTs and NFT DAOs
11:59 Fraktal DAO
15:56 How to get Frak
16:36 Fraktal Sub DAOs
18:18 Incentivizing Fraktal DAO
12:10 Comparing Fraktal and Fractional.art
21:38 DAO Structure
23:14 The future of NFTs and DAOs
26:48 Government and DAOs
29:18 This or that
30:29 Follow Cryptnotiq!
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On this episode of DAOn the Rabbit Hole, we’re talking with Evin McMullen. Evin is the co-founder of Disco, a company working to bring decentralized identifiers to the web3 party.
Evin has long understood the value of data and the role it plays in our daily lives. In the web3 space, we finally have the opportunity to take control of that data and use it in new and exciting ways. Evin explains how all of this data comes together to create our digital identities and reputations, and explains how we can better organize and use the data that we choose to put on-chain.
Evin talks about what types of information should and shouldn’t be put on-chain, and how a more robust reputation system can help us solve more interesting coordination problems. She also dives deep into decentralized identifiers and the important role they can play in aggregating the many names, accounts, and wallet addresses we use on a daily basis.
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0:00 Intro
1:02 Evin’s Background
6:18 Digital Identity and Identifiers
12:22 Data and reputation on web2
15:46 Creating a more robust web3 reputation system
17:53 What are decentralized identifiers (DIDs)?
23:44 Verifiable credentials
25:49 Use-cases for DIDs
29:37 How can we trust DIDs?
34:40 Criticisms of DIDs
42:19 What is Disco?
48:00 Disco’s long term goals
49:52 This or That
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On this episode of DAOn the Rabbit Hole, we’re chatting with Marta Belcher. As a cryptocurrency and civil liberties attorney, Marta wears a lot of hats. She is General Counsel at Protocol Labs, Special Counsel at Electronic Frontier Foundation, and President of the Filecoin Foundation. She focuses a lot of her time on DAOs and policy issues around digital privacy and civil liberties
To kick off our talk, Marta tells us how she initially found crypto through her work with copyrights and patents back in 2015. Even before that, Marta actually crowd-sourced her graduation speech at Stanford. She’s always been interested in how we can make collective decision making stronger and more efficient. So naturally, she sees a lot of potential for web3 and DAOs.
That being said, Marta explains some of the potential legal liabilities that DAOs need to be aware of. She gives us some advice on how to more safely structure these new organizations, and talks about the pros and cons of incorporating as an LLC or similar business entity.
And while Marta certainly is a lawyer, she’s not your lawyer — so please do not take anything in this episode as legal advice. As always, DYOR.
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⌛ TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
1:50 Marta’s Background
5:20 DAOs: technology doesn’t solve human issues
8:14 DAOs and legal liability
15:39 Wyoming crypto legislation
17:55 Does a DAO’s size affect its legal standing?
20:23 How DAO contributors can protect themselves
24:51 International issues within DAOs
26:40 Anonymity and privacy in crypto
34:51 Creating a legal system that encourages DAOs
38:47 This or That
40:06 Follow Marta!
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In this episode of DAOn the Rabbit Hole, we’re talking to Sarah and Alex. They’re leading figures in the Decentralized Science space, and together they co-founded LYNX, a data management system for user data collected through wearables. They’re here to talk about all things DeSci and their experiences building a company in this space.
Sarah and Alex talk about how they found their way into DeSci from backgrounds in traditional science and blockchain. We discuss some of the problems traditional science is facing and how DeSci can solve them. Then we cover the issue of censorship, and how we can use blockchain to expand participation in science.
Sarah and Alex also dive into LYNX — what it’s all about, the problems it solves, and how it uses blockchain. We talk about the dangers involved in centralized entities getting hold of our personal data from wearables, and some specific use cases for LYNX.
Finally, we talk about collaboration in the DeSci community and how it compares to more traditional industries. Sarah and Alex share their long-term vision for LYNX and DeSci in general.
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On this episode of DAOn the Rabbit Hole, we’re chatting to Gaby Goldberg. Gaby is an investor at TCG and has written extensively about internet culture and online communities.
Gaby talks about her experiences growing up online and how she fell into the crypto world, and how the internet has evolved over time through Web1, Web2, and now Web3, along with how online culture has changed. We talk about how internet-native creators are defining what that culture looks like.
We discuss how online relationships and interactions have changed over time, how we protect certain parts of our identity online, and how our digital identity is different across platforms. What are the differences between good internet culture and toxic internet culture?
Gaby talks about DAOs, their benefits, the idea of community ownership, and how DAOs could alter the investment landscape. We discuss exclusivity and how to build a more inclusive and equitable Web3. Finally, Gaby shares what she thinks are some key community-building principles all DAOs should be following and tells us what she’s most excited about for the future in Web3.
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On this episode of DAOn the Rabbit Hole, we’re talking to Sarah Meyohas. She’s an NFT artist and VC at Spark Capital. She’s here to talk about her experiences in the space and some of the projects she’s currently involved in, bringing together finance and art.
Sarah talks about her background studying both finance and art and how this led her into crypto. We chat about her early Bitchcoin project, how it came about, and the similarities with the later Damien Hirst project of the same name.
We talk about how the culture around blockchain, digital art, and NFTs has changed over the last few years and the work that still needs to be done around gender equality and acceptance in this space.
Sarah tells us about her Stock Performance project and her experiences bringing finance and art together. We talk about how people currently view NFT art and how Sarah would like it to be viewed. We discuss how art could be used to bring the NFT and DeFi communities together and make both more inclusive. Finally, Sarah shares her thoughts on the future and what she’s most excited about.
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In today’s episode of DAOn the Rabbit Hole, we’re talking to Lauren Feld. She’s Head of Business Development at 3Box Labs, the team behind Ceramic Network, and she’s here to talk about the idea of sovereign data, the open web, and what Ceramic is doing in this field.
Lauren shares her story of how she got into crypto from a background in psychology and working in consulting. She tells us what Web3 means to her, and dives into what Ceramic is and what problems it's trying to solve.
We talk about how Ceramic is open-sourcing data models and the concept of composability of data. Many people hear about the open web and surrounding ideas and worry about the privacy of their data — Lauren dives into this and explains what steps we should be taking to maximize security.
Lauren tells us about the kind of community being built at Ceramic, where it’s headed, and whether Web2 developers are coming on board. Finally, we talk about how companies are currently using Ceramic and the most exciting use cases today, along with the future of the platform and the upcoming token launch.
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