I Pledge Allegiance

In this episode of I Pledge Allegiance, host Derek Hsue chats about B2DAO with John Morrow (COO of Gauntlet) and Larry Sukernik, co-founder of Reverie. B2DAO is a new concept that's emerged in the past few months, and John's company Gauntlet has been at the forefront of these new types of business relationships. We explore how the B2DAO model is different from existing systems, why it benefits pro...

In this special episode of I Pledge Allegiance, hosts Derek Hsue and Jason Choi chats about the proposed Fei <> Rari merger with Joey Santoro and Jai Bhavnani. We explore the proposed structure for the merger, the mechanics, and how the proposed combined protocol will operate.  Show notes and links included below. ---- Fei <> Rari: Token Merge (Tribe Forums ) Fei <> Rar...

In this episode of I Pledge Allegiance, host Derek Hsue chats about DeFi Treasuries with Hasu, MonetSupply, and Larry Sukernik. Treasuries are a hot topic in crypto right now; they represent huge, largely unused pools of capital that can be productively deployed. We explore helpful mental models for treasuries, what projects should and shouldn't be spending money on, and how projects should be pos...

In this episode of I Pledge Allegiance, host Derek Hsue chats with Michael Shaulov from Fireblocks and Roshun Patel from Genesis. Michael is the CEO and Founder of Fireblocks, and Ro is VP of Lending at Genesis. The focus of this episode is Fireblock's recent Aave Arc proposal, which paves the way for institutional, KYC'd pools for DeFi. Additionally, we talk the downstream effects of institutiona...

In the inaugural episode of I Pledge Allegiance, a podcast about crypto governance, host Derek Hsue chats with Nick Cannon from Gauntlet and Getty Hill from GFX Labs. Nick leads Growth at Gauntlet, and Getty is a long-time Compound contributor and active governance participant. The focus of this episode is Gauntlet's recent "Dynamic Risk Monitoring" proposal for Compound and how they see their rol...