The Delphi Podcast
423 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsA podcast tapping the brains of leaders across all verticals in the digital asset industry. Hosted by Tom Shaughnessy, Piers Kicks, and the team at Delphi Digital.
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DISRUPTORS: Why DAOs? With Tracheopteryx
April 04, 2022 14:18 - 1 hour - 69.2 MB“The next Buddha may be a Sangha.” DAOs are the next step in collective development, slated to transform life and work as we know it. We are now at the very beginning, and what we’ve seen is only the edge of the shadow. Our second DISRUPTORS guest, Tracheopteryx, gives a new definition for DAOs, laying out their anatomy, and contextualizing their value. Being a core contributor at Yearn and Coordinape, Tracheopteryx sits right at the frontier of the most decentralized DAOs on the planet. ...
Crypto Raiders: Creating an Anti-Fragile Game Economy with Skill-Based Gameplay
March 25, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 63.9 MBWe sit down with Nicholas Kneuper (CEO) and Nat Eliason (DeFi and Tokenomics Advisor) of Crypto Raiders, an NFT-based dungeon crawler game on Polygon. We dive into earning passive income with MOBS, $RAIDER and $AURUM tokenomics, composability between Polygon games, and much more. Show Notes: (00:00:00) – Introduction. (00:05:44) – Overview of Crypto Raiders. (00:10:45) – Skill-based earning & tournament mechanics. (00:14:53) – $RAIDER and $AURUM tokens. (00:23:33) – The Crypto Raiders ...
Web3 is a Shared Experience: Reka and Raz, Co-Founders of Agora
March 23, 2022 14:00 - 57 minutes - 104 MBClosing out our Web3 series, we sit down with Reka and Raz, Co-Founders of Agora, a studio DAO building essentials for communities. We dive into community role management with Guild, connecting Web2 and Web3 communities, and much more! Show Notes: (00:00:00) – Introduction. (00:03:46) – Overview of Agora and Guild. (00:14:36) – Bridging Web3 and Web2. (00:19:32) – Thoughts on DAO tooling. (00:30:06) – Community involvement in building. (00:37:16) – Social graphs and privacy. (00:42:...
Web3 is Frictionless Collaboration: Stepan Simkin, Co-Founder & CEO of Squads Protocol
March 22, 2022 14:00 - 50 minutes - 57.7 MBContinuing our Web3 series, we sit down with Stepan Simkin, Co-Founder and CEO of Squads Protocol, a collaborative infrastructure for Web3 native teams. We dive into how Squads facilitates collaboration, the state of DAOs on Solana, onboarding the next wave of users, and much more! Show Notes: (00:00:00) – Introduction. (00:04:04) – How Squads manages governance. (00:06:12) – Governance in Web3. (00:07:56) – DAO tooling on Solana. (00:13:21) – Squads onboarding process. (00:16:37) – D...
BreederDAO: The Metaverse Factory Producing Strategically-Aligned Assets at Scale
March 18, 2022 14:00 - 40 minutes - 46.5 MBIn this episode, we sit down with Renz Chong, CEO of BreederDAO, an NFT asset factory for blockchain games. We discuss BreederDAO’s business model, $BREED tokenomics, critiques of the guild model, and much more! Show Notes: (00:00:00) – Introduction & Renz’s background. (00:04:50) – BreederDAO’s business model & tooling. (00:09:27) – Guild partnerships. (00:12:19) – $BREED token. (00:14:25) – BreederDAO’s competitive edge. (00:18:58) – The team & DAO structure. (00:22:27) – Critiques...
Web3 Is Reimagining the Architecture of Applications: Preethi Kasireddy, Founder of DappCamp
March 16, 2022 14:00 - 51 minutes - 47.6 MBOur Web3 series continues with Preethi Kasireddy, Founder of DappCamp, a hands-on experience on how to architect, develop, and scale a Web3 app on Ethereum. We dive into the differences in Web2 and Web3 application architecture including decentralized storage, blockchain querying, L2 solutions and much more. Show Notes: (00:00:00) – Introduction. (00:03:38) – Architecture of Web3 apps. (00:18:38) – Thoughts the future of wallets. (00:21:16) – Decentralized storage. (00:28:31) – Queryin...
Web3 Is the Logical Next Version of the Internet: Sahil Bloom, Investor and Co-Founder of The Room Where It Happens
March 16, 2022 11:58 - 48 minutes - 45.2 MBOur Web3 series continues with Sahil Bloom, Investor and Co-Founder of The Room Where It Happens. We talk about investing in Web3, differentiating community governance and ownership, onboarding the next generation of users into crypto, and much more! Show Notes: (00:00:00) – Introduction and Sahil’s background. (00:04:23) – XGamesDAO and governance. (00:11:13) – Community ownership and Reddit. (00:16:17) – Investing in Web3. (00:32:17) – Sahil’s Web3 focus. (00:37:32) – Industries ri...
MetaMundo: The 3D NFT Marketplace for Building the Metaverse
March 11, 2022 14:43 - 41 minutes - 47.5 MBIn this episode, we sit down with Mark Studholme and Finn Hansen, Co-founders of MetaMundo, a project empowering 3D creators to shape the open metaverse. We discuss how NFT interoperability is technically achieved, MetaMundo’s 3D NFT marketplace, the functionality of MetaPortal NFTs, and much more! Show Notes: (00:00:00) – Introduction. (00:09:00) – Technical structure for NFT interoperability. (00:16:20) – Monitoring and integrating upcoming virtual worlds. (00:17:38) – Marketplace o...
Web3 is the Dataverse: Danny Zuckerman, Founder of 3Box Labs & Ceramic Network
March 09, 2022 14:38 - 51 minutes - 58.7 MBOur Web3 series continues with Danny Zuckerman, Co-founder of 3Box Labs. 3Box Labs has been building out Ceramic Network, an ecosystem for decentralized data storage and management. We cover data interoperability in Web3, how Ceramic enables data composability, and why the dataverse is the new metaverse. Show Notes: (00:00:00) – Introduction and Danny’s background. (00:03:20) – Distributed data and storage. (00:07:13) – What is Ceramic Network? (00:17:32) – Impact of composable data ...
Web3 is Cryptography for All: Dhadrien, Founder of Sismo Protocol
March 08, 2022 15:04 - 1 hour - 70.6 MBOur Web3 series continues with dhadrien, Founder of Sismo, a new NFT primitive for private attestations of on and off-chain data. We cover the evolution of the Web3 ethos, the purpose of Sismo and how it works, the future of Web3 identities and privacy, and more! Show Notes: (00:00:00) – Introduction. (00:00:58) – dhadrien’s background. (00:10:57) – How Web3 ethos has evolved over time. (00:17:06) – What is Sismo? (00:22:18) – Use cases of Sismo. (00:26:46) – Preserving transparency...
Celestia: The World’s First Modular Blockchain Network
March 04, 2022 15:07 - 1 hour - 69.7 MBIn this episode, we sit down with John Adler, Co-founder of Celestia, the first modular consensus and data network to power scalable and secure Web3 applications. We discuss the rise of blockchain modularity, how Celestia solves the data availability problem, plans to bootstrap the Celestia ecosystem, and much more! Show Notes: (00:00:00) – Introduction. (00:00:46) – Defining Celestia and modular blockchains. (00:06:23) – Solving the data availability problem. (00:21:44) – Ethereum r...
Web3 is Socially Transparent: Michael McGuiness, Co-founder of gm.xyz
March 02, 2022 15:09 - 44 minutes - 51.3 MBNext in our Web3 series, we host Michael McGuiness, Co-founder of gm.xyz, a crypto-native, decentralized, and user-owned social network. We dive into Web3 social networks, key features of gm.xyz, benefits of decentralization, and much more! Show Notes: (00:00:00) – Introduction. (00:02:53) – Overview of gm.xyz. (00:14:43) – What is Web3? (00:21:59) – How Web2 social networks can integrate Web3 elements. (00:27:19) – Web3 social / Decentralizing gm.xyz. (00:37:07) – Rapid fire qu...
Web3 is an Opportunity for All Developers: Nader Dabit, Developer Relations Engineer at Edge & Node
March 01, 2022 15:14 - 57 minutes - 65.7 MBNext in our Web3 series, we have Nader Dabit, a Developer Relations Engineer at The Graph and Edge & Node. Having spent 10 years in the traditional tech world, Nader brings the developers’ perspective of building in Web3 versus Web2. We discuss the “Web3-ification” of Web2 apps, identity management solutions, and much more! Show Notes: (00:00:00) – Introduction and Nader’s background. (00:05:56) – Will Web2 embrace Web3? (00:10:44) – Development in Web2 vs. Web3. (00:17:30) – Most si...
Matt West: The Scientist, Yearn Developer, and DeFi Degen Running For Congress
February 27, 2022 15:02 - 47 minutes - 54.6 MBMatt West is a scientist, former Yearn developer, and now congressional candidate. We discuss why he’s running for the U.S. House, thoughts on the state of crypto regulation, and how he intends to improve regulation surrounding blockchain crypto, and the economy of the future. Show Notes: (00:00:00) – Introduction and Matt’s background. (00:02:46) – Matt’s journey in crypto. (00:11:08) – Having conversations about frontier tech. (00:16:57) – What crypto enables for the masses. (0...
Jambo: The Web3 Super App Empowering the Next Generation of Africans
February 24, 2022 14:19 - 50 minutes - 46 MBIn this episode, we sit down with James Zhang, Co-founder of Jambo to discuss building the Web3 super app of Africa. We talk about James’ experience of growing up in Africa, challenges with the African market landscape, key partnerships and features on the Jambo app, and much more! Show Notes: (00:00:00) – Introduction / James’ background. (00:01:57) – Overview of Jambo. (00:08:00) – The experience of building in Africa. (00:17:20) – Recruiting community leaders. (00:21:12) – Feature...
Web3 Is Community Ownership: Jess Sloss, Co-Creator at Seed Club
February 23, 2022 14:58 - 55 minutes - 63.9 MBContinuing our Web3 series, we bring on Jess Sloss, Co-creator of Seed Club, a DAO that builds and invests in communities, to talk about how Web3 is centered around community ownership. We dive into some Seed Club incubated projects, how tokens give power to creators and the community, scaling and mentorship in Seed Club, and much more! Resources: Jess’ Twitter Seed Club Twitter Seed Club Website Our Previous Interview with Jess Delphi Podcast Summaries More 📺 Watch Video Interview...
Web3 Is Describing Interactions In a Verifiable Way: Juan Benet Co-creator of Filecoin and IPFS
February 22, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 86.9 MBStarting off our Web3 series, we sit down with Juan Benet, Founder of Protocol Labs and Co-creator of IPFS & Filecoin, to talk about how Web3 is modeling the course of value and relationships in the economy in a verifiable way. We dive into why software is going to eat economics and law, the formation of global communities, Web2 incumbents’ reactions, and much more! Resources: Juan’s Twitter Juan’s Website What exactly is Web3? Previous interview on Filecoin Delphi Podcast Summaries...
Derek Yoo: Exploring the Moonbeam and Moonriver Ecosystem, the Role of EVM in Multi-Chain, and Use-Cases of Application-Specific Blockchains
February 20, 2022 15:12 - 51 minutes - 59.3 MBIn this episode, we sit down with Derek Yoo, Co-founder of PureStake, Moonbeam and Moonriver. Moonbeam and Moonriver are generalized EVM-compatible Parachains on Polkadot and Kusama respectively. We dive into the Moonbeam ecosystem, use-cases for application-specific blockchains, building multi-chain dApps, and much more! Social links: Derek’s Twitter PureStake Twitter Moonbeam Twitter Moonriver Twitter Resources: PureStake Website Moonbeam Website Delphi Podcast Summaries More ...
Stardust: Powering Games in the Metaverse with an Easy API Integration
February 18, 2022 18:27 - 49 minutes - 56.8 MBIn this episode, we sit down with Canaan Linder, founder of Stardust, a platform making it easy to create and implement NFTs in games. We discuss Stardust’s core functionality and user experience, building surrounding infrastructure (marketplaces and player wallets), supporting multiple chains, and much more! Resources: Canaan’s Twitter Stardust Twitter Stardust Website Delphi Podcast Summaries More 📺 Watch Video Interviews 💬 Follow Delphi Podcast on Twitter ✅ Follow Delphi Digita...
Lyn Ulbricht and René Pinnell: A Mother and Best Friend’s Mission To Free Ross Ulbricht of Silk Road
February 15, 2022 15:03 - 53 minutes - 72.9 MBIn this episode, we sit down with Ross Ulbricht’s mother, Lyn Ulbricht and his friend, René Pinnell to talk about their journey to free Ross from prison. We discuss the history of Ross and the Silk Road, the charges made against Ross, FreeRossDAO, and much more! Show Notes: (00:00:00) – Introduction. (00:07:34) – Ross and the Silk Road. (00:18:23) – Ross’ charges and sentence. (00:24:50) – How people can get involved. (00:28:38) – How change can happen. (00:33:49) – Overview of F...
CryoSecurity: Crypto Security Horror Stories, Personal Best Practices, and Preserving Privacy Online
February 11, 2022 15:14 - 1 hour - 86.7 MBIn this episode, we sit down with security expert Logan from CryoSecurity, a cryptocurrency security consultancy firm. We discuss lesser known attack vectors, social engineering attacks, personal best practices, and much more! Show Notes: (00:00:00) – Introduction. (00:06:16) – Security horror stories and lesser known attack vectors. (00:14:48) – Attack vectors that scare Logan. (00:19:56) – Social engineering attacks. (00:25:44) – Advice to anonymous teams / VPNs. (00:35:40) – Pe...
Index Coop: Scaling Decentralized Governance, Specialization Within DAOs, and Token Compensation
February 08, 2022 15:09 - 1 hour - 85 MBIn this episode, we sit down with DAO pioneer Simon Judd from Index Coop, a community-led initiative that makes crypto investing simple and accessible through on-chain crypto funds. We dive into Index Coop’s structure, operations, and people, specialization within DAOs, treasury management, and much more! Show Notes: (00:00:00) – Introduction / Simon’s background. (00:07:46) – The entities & value flows within Index Coop. (00:11:45) – What is a DAO? (00:19:37) – How Index Coop functi...
DISRUPTORS: Redefining Immersion, Play, and Game Economies with Brooks Brown
February 04, 2022 15:19 - 1 hour - 93.6 MBBrooks Brown, CEO and Co-Founder of NOR, kicks off the first episode of DISRUPTORS with a presentation on the immanent experience of play and how it translates into meaningful game design for Web3. Brooks has more than 18 years of creative and strategic development in interactive content for the world’s most successful brands and franchises, including Lucasfilm, Lucasarts, Lightstorm Entertainment, Universal Pictures, and James Cameron’s AVATAR quadrilogy. What is the Magic Circle? Why are...
Emin Gün Sirer: Problems with L2 Scaling Solutions, Avalanche Subnets Explained, and MEV on Snowman++
February 01, 2022 16:13 - 53 minutes - 49 MBIn this episode, we sit down with Emin Gün Sirer, Founder and CEO of Ava Labs, the team behind Avalanche, the smart contracts platform with the fastest time-to-finality in the blockchain industry. We discuss Avalanche subnets, enterprise use-cases, valid criticisms of crypto and much more! Show Notes: (00:00:00) – Introduction. (00:04:40) – What are Subnets? (00:13:13) – Enterprise use-cases for Avalanche. (00:19:18) – Emin’s thoughts on the L2 space.. (00:28:35) – The c-chain conse...
Fan Controlled Football: Reinventing Sports Spectatorship for the Digital Age
January 29, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 83.5 MBSohrob Farudi, CEO and Co-founder of Fan Controlled Football, gives us an inside look into FCF and its new Ballerz Collective NFT project that puts fans in control of real life professional sports teams. We cover democratising gameplay decision-making, redesigning the stadium and game rules, introducing social dynamics, and much more! Show Notes: (00:00:00) – Introduction. (00:01:43) – Issues with fan engagement in sports. (00:03:07) – Giving power back to the fans. (00:05:50) – What...
Crypto Unicorns: Creating a Sustainable Play-and-Earn Economy Around Unique Unicorn NFTs
January 25, 2022 15:00 - 55 minutes - 63.2 MBIn this episode, we sit down with Aron Beierschmitt, the CEO and Co-founder of Laguna Games, the team behind Crypto Unicorns, a blockchain game centered around unique Unicorn NFTs that players utilize in a fun farming simulation and Battle Loops including Jousting, Racing, and Team RPG. We discuss building a sustainable play-and-earn economy, integrating social gameplay through neighborhoods, the $RBW and $UNIM token mechanisms, and much more! Show Notes: (00:00:00) – Introduction. (00:0...
dOrg: Defining DAOs, Comparing the DAO-Model to Traditional LLC Structures, and the Future of DAO Tooling
January 23, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 84 MBIn this episode, we dive deep with DAO power users Ori Shimony and Nestor Amesty from dOrg, a full-stack Web3 development collective, covering DAO ontology and taxonomy, the trade-offs of DAO structures, the future of DAO tooling, and much more! Show Notes: (00:00:00) – Introduction. (00:00:47) – Guests’ backgrounds. (00:04:47) – What is a DAO? (00:07:52) – The non-hierarchical nature of DAOs. (00:12:04) – Classifying DAOs. (00:14:35) – Deciding to structure dOrg as a DAO / DAOs vs...
Tamara Frankel: Deep Dive into the Polkadot and Kusama Ecosystem, the Power of Memes, and DeFi 3.0
January 21, 2022 15:09 - 51 minutes - 59.2 MBIn this episode, we sit down with Tamara Frankel, Founding Partner of D1 Ventures, a crypto asset focused investment and advisory firm that is powering the future of the open economy. We dive into how the Polkadot ecosystem stacks up against Cosmos, the next generation of DeFi (DeFi 3.0), the state of DAOs, and much more! Show Notes: (00:00:00) – Introduction. (00:01:11) – Tamara’s background. (00:04:24) – How Polkadot stacks up against Cosmos. (00:10:25) – The next generation of DeFi ...
Justin Aversano: Curating On-chain Photography on Quantum Art, the Case for Photography NFTs, and the Twin Flames Story
January 19, 2022 15:01 - 35 minutes - 64.5 MBIn this episode, we sit down with Justin Aversano, the creator of Twin Flames and Co-founder of Quantum Art, an on-chain curation platform focused on photographers and their work. We discuss the differences between the crypto art space and the traditional art world, the case for on-chain photography, the collector’s experience on Quantum Art, and much more! Show Notes: (00:00:00) – Introduction. (00:01:14) – Justin’s background. (00:01:59) – The traditional art world vs. the crypto art...
Ryan “Fwiz” Wyatt: Head of YouTube Gaming on the Future of Blockchain Games, Web3, and the Creator Economy
January 17, 2022 18:25 - 1 hour - 130 MBIn this episode, we sit down with Ryan “Fwiz” Wyatt, Head of Gaming at YouTube, who brings years of experience having worked in Major League Gaming, Machinima, and as a competitive gamer himself. Hear from Ryan on the role of Big Tech in the Web3 movement, how the world will transition to blockchain games, Web3’s impact on the creator economy and much more! Show Notes: (00:00:00) – Introduction. (00:00:20) – Ryan’s background. (00:01:47) – Ryan’s work at YouTube. (00:06:07) – Big Tech...
Tarun Chitra: Drinking 3 Redbulls a Day, Gauntlet’s Financial Modelling Platform, and the Future of Governance
December 29, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 57.1 MBThe Delphi Podcast Host and GP of Delphi Ventures Tom Shaughnessy sits down with Tarun Chitra, Founder of Gauntlet, a financial modelling platform that uses battle-tested techniques from the algorithmic trading industry to inform on-chain protocol management. The two discuss the intricacies of Gauntlet’s risk models, the future of governance, the state of artificial intelligence, and much more! Show Notes: (00:00:00) – Introduction. (00:01:23) – Tarun’s background / Moving into crypto. ...
Sahil Lavingia: Leaving as Pinterest Employee #2, Gumroad Creators Earning $500M, and Why Web2 Companies Can‘t Compete with Web3
December 22, 2021 14:02 - 1 hour - 161 MBThe Delphi Podcast Host and GP of Delphi Ventures Tom Shaughnessy sits down with Sahil Lavingia, Founder of Gumroad, a powerful, but simple, e-commerce platform that helps creators monetize digital products and memberships. The two discuss Sahil’s decision to leave Pinterest, Web3’s edge over Web2, decentralizing Gumroad and shifting to a Web3 model, and much more! Show Notes: (00:00:00) – Introduction. (00:01:28) – Sahil’s background. (00:05:24) – The decision to leave Pinterest / Star...
ALL.ART: Solving Metadata, Intellectual Property, and Infrastructure for NFTs, $AART Token IDO, and the Case for Virtual Reality
December 20, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 64.7 MBThe Delphi Podcast Guest Host and NFT/Gaming Analyst Jeremy Parris sits down with Vitomir Jevremovic and Jovan Tisma, Co-founders of ALL.ART, foundational NFT infrastructure built on the Solana blockchain. They discuss metadata, infrastructure, and intellectual property issues around NFTs, the $AART token IDO and NFT drop, VR ALL.ART and much more! Show Notes: (00:00:00) – Introduction. (00:01:30) – Guests’ backgrounds. (00:03:08) – What is ALL.ART? (00:10:31) – What is lacking in cu...
Superfluid: Streaming Salaries by the Second, Building Token Standards for Programmable Cash Flows, and Super Apps
December 17, 2021 14:03 - 45 minutes - 63.1 MBThe Delphi Podcast Host and GP of Delphi Ventures Tom Shaughnessy sits down with Francesco George Renzi, CEO and Co-founder of Superfluid, a protocol building programmable money streams. The two discuss how streaming solves payment problems today, the potential of streaming as a DeFi primitive, using future cash flow for on-chain credit scoring, and much more. Show Notes: (00:00:00) – Introduction. (00:01:17) – Francesco’s background. (00:02:40) – The inspiration for starting Superfluid...
Superfluid: Streaming Salaries by the Second, Building Token Standards for Programmable Cash Flows, and Super App
December 17, 2021 14:03 - 45 minutes - 63.1 MBThe Delphi Podcast Host and GP of Delphi Ventures Tom Shaughnessy sits down with Francesco George Renzi, CEO and Co-founder of Superfluid, a protocol building programmable money streams. The two discuss how streaming solves payment problems today, the potential of streaming as a DeFi primitive, using future cash flow for on-chain credit scoring, and much more. Show Notes: (00:00:00) – Introduction. (00:01:17) – Francesco’s background. (00:02:40) – The inspiration for starting Superfluid...
Terra Autumn Series Ep. 7: Introducing Ultimate Composability, Refracting Digital Assets with PRISM
December 15, 2021 14:57 - 1 hour - 61 MBHead of Delphi Labs Jose Maria Macedo sits down with Hyperion, General Manager of PRISM, a protocol that “refracts” digital assets into yield and principal components, enabling the next level of DeFi composability. The two discuss the potential of interest rate derivatives in crypto, projections for principal and yield tokens, the composability of these refracted assets, and much more! Show Notes: (00:00:00) – Introduction. (00:01:27) – Hyperion’s background. (00:05:42) – Deciding to bu...
Bored Elon: Sharing Invention Ideas to 1.7m Followers, Blockchain Gaming, Diligencing a Gaming Investment and AI in Multiplayer Games
December 06, 2021 14:04 - 1 hour - 91.8 MBThe Delphi Podcast Host and GP of Delphi Ventures Tom Shaughnessy sits down with angel investor and pseudonymous online persona Bored Elon Musk. Bored started out as an Elon Musk parody account and has grown to having over 1.7M followers today. The two discuss the journey of growing a pseudonymous account, traditional gaming versus Web3 gaming, effective integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into multiplayer games, and much more. Show Notes: (00:00:00) – Introduction. (00:02:27) – ...
Not3Lau Capital: Hunting for Alpha, Finding Your Tribe, and Working Effectively With Founders
December 03, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 89.4 MBThe Delphi Podcast Host and GP of Delphi Ventures Tom Shaughnessy sits down with the Lau brothers – Darren, Daryl, and Zachary Lau, also known as Not3Lau Capital. They discuss the importance of finding your tribe, how to work effectively with founders, staying up to speed with the markets and much more! Show Notes: (00:00:00) – Introduction. (00:01:34) – Guests’ backgrounds. (00:04:43) – The twins’ intern experience at CoinGecko. (00:06:08) – The journey post-jobs. (00:09:02) – The b...
Pink Swan Trading: DeGen NFT Data Analytics, Building an Institutional Grade Crypto Options Analytics Platform, and a Business Wrapped in a CryptoPunk
November 30, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 82.6 MBDirector of Delphi Research Ashwath Balakrishnan and Delphi Ventures Analyst Avi Zurlo, sit down with Pat Doyle and Greg Magadini, Co-founders of Pink Swan Trading, a crypto data studio. They have in-depth discussions around their products DeGenData, a de-generative NFT data lab, and Genesis Volatility, an institutional grade crypto options analytics platform, and much more! Show Notes: (00:00:00) – Introduction. (00:00:33) – Guests’ backgrounds. (00:04:32) – Ethereum maximalism. (00:0...
LayerZero Labs: Building the Future of Cross-chain, LayerZero Protocol, and Solving the Bridging Trilemma with Stargate
November 29, 2021 15:00 - 51 minutes - 46.9 MBDelphi Digital’s cross-chain experts, Avi Zurlo and Can Gurel sit down with co-founders, Bryan Pellegrino (CEO) and Ryan Zarick (CTO), of LayerZero Labs, a trustless omnichain interoperability protocol. They discuss building the future of cross-chain communication, solving the bridging trilemma, and Stargate, a cross-chain liquidity network. Show Notes: (00:00:00) – Introduction. (00:00:47) – Guests’ take on the future of blockchains. (00:03:25) – What is LayerZero? (00:09:00) – Expe...
PleasrDAO: Collecting Internet Culture, Acquiring the Wu Tang Clan Album, Snowden & Doge NFT, and Art DAO Operations
November 26, 2021 14:00 - 50 minutes - 46.1 MBThe Delphi Podcast Host and GP of Delphi Ventures Tom Shaughnessy sits down with members of PleasrDAO Jamis (Chief Pleasing Officer), Andy (founder of Fractional), and gmoney (INFINFT Partner). PleasrDAO is a collective focused on acquiring culturally significant art pieces, creating value from the essence of the pieces and sharing them with the community. Topics discussed include the origins of PleasrDAO, war stories behind significant art pieces, challenges with operating an art DAO, and m...
Jose & Yan discuss Delphi Labs, Incubating Mars/Astroport, & Token Economic Design
November 23, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 98.6 MBHead of Delphi Labs Jose Maria Macedo sits down with Managing Partner of Delphi Ventures Yan Liberman to discuss all things Delphi Labs. The two discuss the origin and goal of Delphi Labs, design considerations around Mars and Astroport token economics and lockdrop mechanisms, and much more! Show Notes: (00:00:00) – Introduction. (00:02:21) – The genesis of Delphi Labs. (00:04:10) – Working on Axie Infinity. (00:05:30) – What is token economics? (00:08:27) – Moving from consulting...
SquiggleDAO: Creating Lasting Cultural Impact, Bootstrapping a $25 Million Dollar Treasury, and Incentivizing DAO Work
November 18, 2021 15:00 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MBThe Delphi Podcast Host and GP of Delphi Ventures Tom Shaughnessy sits down with Gregg, Instigator and Genesis Team of SquiggleDAO, a DAO foundry for on-chain generative art. The two discuss the role of Squiggles within the community, bootstrapping its treasury, incentivising DAO work, and much more! Show Notes: (00:00:00) – Introduction. (00:00:17) – What is a Squiggle? (00:01:29) – How Gregg got into Squiggles. (00:02:52) – Introduction to SquiggleDAO. (00:05:18) – The effects of S...
Hume: Enabling Community Powered Virtual Artists for the Metaverse and Beyond
November 16, 2021 15:03 - 49 minutes - 44.9 MBThe Delphi Podcast Guest Host and NFT/Gaming Analyst Jeremy Parris sits down with David Beiner (CEO) and Jay Stolar (Chief Artist Officer) of Hume, an upcoming virtual media studio creating “Virtual Artists” who perform, release content, and engage with the masses like any other artist. They discuss the paradigm shift for artists, how a virtual artist studio functions, the role of virtual artists in the future of entertainment, and much more! Show Notes: (00:00:00) – Introduction. (00:0...
Terra Autumn Series Ep. 6: Creating Customized Dynamic ETFs (Clusters) with Nebula Protocol
November 04, 2021 14:42 - 1 hour - 68.3 MBGuest Host and Head of Delphi Labs Jose Maria Macedo sits down with Sawit Trisirisatayawong, General Manager of Nebula Protocol, a community governed protocol that enables customized dynamic ETFs (clusters) and indices on Terra. The two discuss Nebula’s dynamic rebalancing design, the governance process for clusters, potential use-cases for cluster tokens, and much more! Every Delphi Podcast is dropped first as an interview for Delphi Digital Subscribers. Our members also have access to fu...
Jeff Dorman: Arca‘s CIO On Promoting Humility, Eclipsing $500M In AUM and Activism With SushiSwap
November 02, 2021 15:01 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBThe Delphi Podcast Host and GP of Delphi Ventures Tom Shaughnessy sits down with Jeff Dorman, Chief Investment Officer (CIO) of Arca, an asset management firm offering institutional-calibre products for sophisticated investors to gain exposure to digital assets. The two discuss Arca’s SushiSwap proposal, merging traditional finance and crypto, Jeff’s biggest lessons as a CIO, and much more. We would like to thank our sponsors for making this podcast possible. Kava: Kava connects the world'...
Transacting on StarkWare’s Live ZK-Rollups Is Orders of Magnitude Cheaper With the Security of Ethereum, StarkWare-Powered Gaming, and Building a Vibrant Ecosystem of dApps
October 29, 2021 15:33 - 58 minutes - 53.2 MBThe Delphi Podcast Host and GP of Delphi Ventures Tom Shaughnessy and Delphi’s Head of Research, Medio Demarco, are joined by Eli Ben-Sasson, and Uri Kolodny, Co-Founders of StarkWare, a suite of validity-based blockchain scaling and privacy solutions. Topics discussed include how StarkWare stacks up against other scaling solutions, achieving low transaction costs, developing a vibrant StarkNet dApp ecosystem, and much more. Show Notes: (00:00:00) – Introduction. (00:02:44) – Guests’ bac...
Spruce: Powering Sign-In With Ethereum, Cross-Chain Identities and Exposing The Dangers of Big Login
October 27, 2021 13:51 - 1 hour - 61.7 MBThe Delphi Podcast Host and GP of Delphi Ventures Tom Shaughnessy sits down with Gregory Rocco and Wayne Chang, Co-founders of Spruce, an ecosystem of open source tools to enable user-controlled identity anywhere. In this episode, they discuss the importance of decentralized identities, how Sign-in With Ethereum works, the use-cases of cross-chain reputations, and much more. Every Delphi Podcast is dropped first as a video interview for Delphi Digital Subscribers. Our members also have acce...
Terra Autumn Series Ep. 5: Orion Money is Bringing Cross-Chain Stablecoin Banking to the Masses
October 25, 2021 15:13 - 48 minutes - 67.2 MBJose Maria Macedo and Yan Liberman sit down with Vol and Sam, co-founders of Orion Money, a cross-chain stablecoin bank built on Terra. Discussed topics include Orion’s features and roadmap, $ORION tokenomics, achieving cross-chain trustless governance and much more! We would like to thank our sponsors for making this podcast possible. Kava: Kava connects the world's largest cryptocurrencies on DeFi’s most trusted platform. Mint stablecoins, lend, borrow, earn and swap safely across the to...
Terra Autumn Series Ep. 4: Mirror Protocol Enables On-Chain Price Exposure to Real-World Assets With Synthetic Asset Tokens
October 22, 2021 13:00 - 45 minutes - 41.2 MBJose Maria Macedo sits down with Stanford Liu (Head of Research) and Joe Lim (Product Manager) of Terraform Labs, the team behind Mirror, a protocol that enables the trading of fungible assets, “synthetics,” that track the price of real-world assets. The trio discuss Mirror’s synthetics architecture, implementing concentrated liquidity for mAssets ("mirror" versions of real-world assets), notable upgrades in Mirror v2, and much more! We would like to thank our sponsors for making this podca...