The Delphi Podcast

In this episode, we’re joined by Seth Green , Shaan Bhagat , and Chris Waters , the team behind Globitron and the B-bots , an NFT cartoon project. We discuss the challenges of funding in traditional media, what NFTs and CC0 unlock for the industry, the importance of building strong fan communities, and much more. Show Notes: (00:00:00) – Introduction. (00:03:00) – Origin story of Globitron. (00:08...

This week on Full Disclosure, Gabe and Sarah talk about their paths into crypto law, the best & worst part of the job, and commentary on the Stabenow Boozman Bill that gives the CFTC jurisdiction on regulating digital commodities. Show Notes: (00:00:00) – Introduction. (00:00:55) – Drink of the week. (00:01:22) – Getting into crypto law. (00:12:36) – A day in the life of a crypto lawyer. (00:1...

In this episode, we dive into Ethereum’s censorship resistance with Jon Charbonneau , Research Associate at Delphi Digital. We discuss the effects of OFAC sanctions on Tornado Cash, MEV & builder centralization, mechanisms to mitigate censorship, and much more. Show Notes: (00:00:00) – Introduction. (00:00:42) – Censorship, Tornado Cash, & OFAC sanctions. (00:03:46) – New actors under Proo...

Our fifth DISRUPTORS guest, Zaki Manian, is the Co-founder of Sommelier Finance and iqlusion. He is a foremost contributor to Cosmos, having helped launch their first testnet. Subsequently, he's furthered the Cosmos roadmap by completing IBC. Zaki joined us for the first live DISRUPTORS to explore: What's next for Cosmos? The masterclass presentation was followed by a Q&A open to all...

Jason Choi is the Co-founder of Tangent , a collective of successful founders and experienced operators in crypto, investing in Web3 founders. We discuss the premise for an angel collective over other structures, sourcing and filtering deals, potentially scaling Tangent’s structure, and much more. Show Notes: (00:00:00) – Introduction. (00:01:23) – Jason’s experience at Spartan Group. (00:07:27) –...

In this episode, we dive into Soulbound Tokens (SBTs) with Glen Weyl, Co-author of Decentralized Society: Finding Web3’s Soul. We discuss the definition of souls & SBTs, the concerns around SBTs, the range of its potential uses, and much more. Glen Weyl is a Political Economist and Principal Researcher at Microsoft, the Founder of RadicalxChange Foundation, and Co-author of Radical Markets. Sh...

In this episode, we sit down with Kent Byers, CPO of Civitas , a play & earn community-driven 4X strategy game. We dive into Civitas gameplay, Kent’s thoughts on Web3 gaming, critiques of crypto games, and much more! Show Notes: (00:00:00) – Kent’s background. (00:09:01) – What is Civitas? (00:12:07) – Views on Web3 gaming. (00:17:38) – Overview of gameplay. (00:29:44) – The Civitas team. (00:...

In this episode, Tommy Shaughnessy and Nick Steenstra host Kevin Smith (Director of Clerks, Dogma and Tusk) and Guy Zyskind (Co-founder of Secret Network ) to discuss Kevin’s new film Killroy Was Here, the first feature film released as an NFT on Secret Network. We cover ownership rights for Killroy NFT holders, Hollywood coming to Web3, bringing up the next generation of filmmakers, and much more...

In this episode, Jon Charbonneau hosts John Adler (Co-founder of Celestia) and Dankrad Feist (Researcher at the Ethereum Foundation) for a technical deep dive into designing modular blockchain stacks. The conversation is focused on understanding the subtle differences and design considerations between Celestia and Ethereum, covering fraud proofs versus KZG commitments, the importance of validator...

In this episode, Tommy Shaughnessy and Sarah Brennan , sit down with Hester M. Peirce , Commissioner of the SEC to dive into the crypto regulatory landscape. We discuss the role of the SEC, defining decentralization, Commissioner Peirce’s Token Safe Harbor proposal, and much more! Show Notes: (00:00:00) – Introduction and disclaimer. (00:01:00) – The role of the SEC in crypto regulation. (00:06:42...

In this 2-hour special, we sit down with Andy Chorlian , Co-founder and CEO of Fractional , a decentralized protocol that enables collective ownership and governance of one or more NFTs. We discuss all things NFT including Bored Ape Yacht Club’s (BAYC) airdrop strategy, governance with fractionalized NFTs, Nouns and CC0 NFTs, and much more. Show Notes: (00:00:00) – Introduction. (00:03:48) – Andy’...

In this episode, we sit down with Anna Carroll (Protocol Lead at Nomad ) and Arjun Bhuptani (Founder of Connext ) to discuss the blockchain interoperability trilemma, bridge architectures, Nomad’s optimistic design, and much more. Show Notes: (00:00:00) – Introduction. (00:02:58) – The interoperability trilemma. (00:09:01) – Categories of bridge design architectures. (00:14:18) – Diving into Nomad...

Alex Danco is the Head of Blockchain at Shopify , a commerce platform that allows anyone to set up an online store and sell their products. We discuss Shopify’s shift into Web3, the importance of wallet UX for crypto adoption, the future of NFT-integrated commerce, and much more. Show Notes: (00:00:00) – Introduction. (00:08:15) – Shopify, wallets, and “Web3”. (00:15:06) – Commerce and ownership....

Our fourth DISRUPTORS guest, Raoul Pal , is the Co-founder and CEO of Real Vision & Global Macro Investor (GMI). Being a foremost thought leader within the global macro space, Raoul shares his outlook on the unprecedented conditions today through the lens of a sound macro framework. What are the implications of money demand destruction? Are we heading into a recession? What does this all mean...

We sit down with Colin Brady (Chief Creative Officer) and Luke Paglia (Chief Operating Officer) from AMGI Studios , the team behind My Pet Hooligan , a desktop PvP video game that takes place in their proprietary Metaverse The Rabbit Hole. We discuss the cultural impact of strong IP, Hooligram technology, Pixar-level expressiveness in-game, and much more. Show Notes: (00:00:00) – Introduction. (00...

Blake Robbins is the Principal at Benchmark , an early stage VC firm focused on social, mobile, local, and cloud companies. We dive into all things crypto gaming, how crypto will change the creator economy, finding medium-native use cases, and much more. Blake is a thought leader in the gaming and creator scene. He has helped to build 100 Thieves, one of the largest eSports brands in the world, an...

In this episode, we sit down with Friktion Labs ’ Co-founders, Uddhav Marwaha (CEO) and Alex Wlezien (CTO). Friktion is a full-stack portfolio and risk management platform for individuals, DAOs, and institutions built on Solana. We talk about portfolio construction strategies with Friktion’s Volts , DAO treasury management through Circuits , outlook on crypto derivatives, and much more. Show Notes...

This is a bonus episode of our crypto venture capital series. Tommy Shaughnessy hosts Ryan Zurrer , Founder and Managing Director of Dialectic AG . We discuss being early to narratives, filtering potential investments, thoughts on the bear market, and much more. Dialectic AG is a capital enterprise focused on delivering outlier returns via synergistic deployment of human and financial capital into...

In this episode, we sit down with David Johansson , Founder and CEO of MetaKing Studios, the team behind BLOCKLORDS , a medieval grand strategy game where players shape its world and narrative. We dive into the core pillars of gameplay, breeding and battle mechanics, integrating seasons and dynasties, and much more. Show Notes: (00:00:00) – Introduction. (00:01:44) – David’s background. (00:16:24)...

Stani Kulechov is the Founder of Aave and Lens Protocol , a composable and decentralized social graph that makes building Web3 social platforms easy. We discuss tokenizing online social relationships, giving online social ownership to the users, algorithm tweaking, and much more. Show Notes: (00:00:00) – Introduction. (00:02:42) – What is Lens Protocol? (00:09:16) – Web3 and social graphs. (00:19:...

Most blockchains, as we know them, are monolithic in nature. Nodes take care of its three core functions; consensus, data availability, settlement and execution. In contrast, modular blockchains are fundamentally different – each layer of the stack specializes in one or many of its functions. Soon, anyone will be able to deploy their own blockchain. Having co-founded Celestia , the world’s first m...

In this episode, we sit down with Jin , Avaer , and Ahad from Webaverse , a fully open source and open license web metaverse. We discuss the ethos behind building on open standards, Upstreet, the MMO built on Webaverse, the NFT drop, and much more. Show Notes: (00:00:00) – Introduction. (00:05:44) – What is Webaverse? (00:09:22) – Building on web & open standards. (00:16:05) – The Webaverse st...

In this episode we sit down with Andre Cronje , a renowned DeFi developer and the creator of Yearn . We talk about the reasons behind rallying for regulated crypto, leaving the crypto badlands, the Solidly launch on Fantom , and much more. Show Notes: (00:00:00) – Introduction. (00:02:05) – Biggest regrets and looking back on Yearn. (00:08:30) – A better path to decentralization. (00:16:40) – Why...

In this episode, we sit down with Conor Moore and David Choi from MetaStreet , a liquidity routing and scaling solution for peer-to-peer (P2P) NFT-collateralized loan platforms. We discuss the problems with scaling NFT lending, how MetaStreet vaults work, gamifying governance, and much more. Show Notes: (00:00:00) – Introduction. (00:00:49) – Guests’ backgrounds / starting MetaStreet. (00:08:46) –...

This panel was originally presented by Altered State Machine (ASM) during SXSW 2022. Tom Shaughnessy hosts the discussion between masterminds Aaron McDonald (Co-founder of ASM) and Brooks Brown (Co-founder of NOR) on the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in gaming. They discuss the benefits of owning an AI, community governance within games, and normalizing NFTs and the financialization of game...