Web 3 Native

Excited about a multichain world? Polkadot will turbo-charge it and Moonbeam will play a prominent role. LongHash Ventures’ GP Shi Khai returns to speak with Derek Yoo, co-founder of Moonbeam on Polkadot and Moonriver on Kusama. We’ll discuss the immense potential that Polkadot’s cross-chain interactions will unlock, before diving into the parachain auctions, the future of Kusama, and what we can...

Go to 00:20:05 to skip the Polkadot & Kusama overview and straight into Astar & Shiden. Polkadot could serve as the backbone of the future multichain ecosystem, but today, its relay chain only connects blockchains built on Substrate and does not inherently support smart contracts. Astar Network addresses this urgent need by building a smart contract platform for builders while connecting various L...

DAOs represent a potential paradigm shift in how we organize work and meet similarly-minded people. At the forefront of this revolution is Coopahtroopah, a member of more than 100 DAOs across DeFi, NFTs, and Social. Shi Khai and Cooper discuss how Social DAOs are manifesting communities incentivised less by financial gain, but by culture, socialization, and purpose. These organisations include Fri...

With the gazillion projects ongoing on Polygon at the moment, it's hard to keep up. On top of the Hermez merger and the launch of the Polygon DAO, massive funds have been dedicated for projects building across DeFi and NFTs on Polygon. In this episode, however, Arjun & Ishan condense these initiatives and dive into how they will provide 360 support for founders of Web 3. 00:00:12 Personal intros 0...

“I see Etherscan as an encyclopedia and Nansen as a newspaper.” We speak with Alex, CEO and Co-Founder of Nansen. Nansen is a platform that helps inform crypto investors on their investment decisions with simplified on-chain analytics and wallet labels. We discuss the company's decentralization plans, role in the crypto data landscape, and where Nansen is headed in the future (NFTs?)

As gas prices continue to be an obstacle for Ethereum adoption, Arbitrum represents a state-of-the-art Layer 2 solution that could improve user experience in DeFi, NFTs, and more in the long run. During SCB10x’s DeFi Virtual Summit, we sat down with Steven (CEO of Offchain Labs & Arbitrum) to discuss his story transitioning from academia to Arbitrum, considerations for developers when building on...

As Axie Infinity continues to break records, we speak with Gabby Dizon, CEO and Co-Founder of Yield Guild Games. Together, we discuss the incredible growth of play-to-earn models while outlining how we can sustain such growth. We also dive deep into YGG: the roles of its scholars and investors, and the power of its community mining program and sub-guild structure. We conclude with some advice for...

In this episode, we explore Tranchess: a tokenised asset management protocol. Tranchess features various structured, chess-themed products catered for investors of varying risk appetites: Queen, Bishop, and Rook. Co-founder Danny walks us through these products, how Tranchess fills the gaps of DeFi, and explains the mechanics behind the protocol. 03:20 What is Tranchess 04:53 The gaps that Tranche...

We chat with Instadapp founder Sowmay Jain to talk about Instadapp's newly-distributed, airdropped INST token dedicated to decentralizing the protocol. Learn how Instadapp incentivised and distributed INST to lower-net-worth individuals to participate in governance, why it was distributed to Aave/Compound/MakerDAO users, and Sowmay's vision for Instadapp's progressive decentralization.

This segment from our Web 3.0 Governance Roundtable is a must-listen for protocols decentralising governance! Anjan from ParaFi explains the best practices from protocols like Maker DAO and Indexcoop/Set Protocol, and suggests ways in which governance can improve moving forward, with delegation, automation, data-driven proposals. ------------------------ LongHash Ventures is an investment fund and...

We all share a common goal to decentralise, but how do you actually do it? We gathered an all-star DeFi cast to answer that question in Web 3.0 Governance: Roadmap to Decentralization. 03:05 Stani: Aave's Road to Decentralisation 28:04 Jordan: Synthetix's Road to Decentralisation 48:32 Anjan from ParaFi Capital: How Governance can Develop 1:04:46 Arthur from Defiance Capital: Investor's Perspectiv...

Shi Khai sits down with Seb Audet, CEO of Zapper, to discuss the startup’s past, present and future. Since Seb’s creation of DefiSnap, Zapper has grown leaps and bounds, most recently raising a $15m Series A round to build its decentralised “App Store” of DeFi dApps. In this episode, learn how Zapper has become a key pillar in DeFi, from its single-minded user-centric approach to its emphasis on e...

$130m worth of KSM has been locked (at the time of posting) just within days of Karura Network's Crowdloan. In this backdrop, Acala/Karura Network's Ruitao Su breaks down the basics of Polkadot, parachains, and crowdloans with our host and General Partner Shi Khai, before diving into Karura's token distribution, crowdloan mechanics, and the vision of Acala Network.

After the launch of Balancer V2, we collected questions from the Balancer China community for Fernando (CEO of Balancer), Martin (CEO of Gnosis), and Marta (Head of Community at Balancer). We talk about how Balancer V2 enables trading at the best price, lowers gas fees, and enhances capital efficiency. Then, we dive into the long-term future of Balancer, exploring the incorporation of real-world a...

Starting or growing a community in Asia? Learn practical tips and insights from the people who are operating on the ground in Asia, investing and overseeing the projects who have successfully penetrated the region. Host: Shi Khai Wei, COO of LongHash Ventures Guests: From China, Mable Jiang of Multicoin Capital From Singapore, Arthur Cheong of DeFiance Capital From Malaysia, TM Lee of Coingecko Fr...

Our host and COO at LongHash Ventures, Shi Khai Wei, introduces the LongHash Ventures Podcast.