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99. What is Ethereum for? w/ Paul Dylan Ennis May 02, 2024

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Paul Dylan Ennis is an author and professor. We talk the history of the cypherpunk movement, how Ethereum culture has evolved, and answering the million dollar question: what is Ethereum for?

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Disclaimer: Nothing said on On The Other Side is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Chase and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

98. The convergence of crypto and AI w/ Niraj Pant Mar 27, 2024

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Niraj is the co-founder of Ritual. We talk the convergence of crypto and AI, how onchain apps can leverage AI, why compute needs to be decentralized, and whether decentralized AI will cause the downfall of human society (not to be dramatic).

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97. Maybe bots aren’t so bad w/ Brian Flynn Mar 20, 2024

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Brian Flynn is the founder of Boost (formerly RabbitHole). We talk hyperfinancialization, crypto as a universal language, how AI agents might play a role in building toward a better future, and shifting from idealism to realism.

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96. Onchain distribution networks w/ Dan Romero and Jesse Pollak Mar 13, 2024

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Dan Romero is a co-founder of Farcaster and Jesse Pollak is the leader behind Base. We talk frames, the power of distribution networks, contextualizing onchain activity, and why everything might one day be a Farcaster client.

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95. New mental models for wallets w/ Nitya Subramanian Dec 20, 2023

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Nitya is the founder of Capsule. We talk embedded wallets and how they might dovetail into account abstraction, whether BYOW (bring your own wallet) is dead, the transaction as the atomic unit of the onchain world, and new mental models for wallets.

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94. Minting as a medium w/ Dee Goens Dec 14, 2023

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Dee is the co-founder of Zora. We talk minting as a medium, why the economics of the internet should mirror human behavior, the limits of modeling collecting behavior, and why focusing on financial motivations is not the answer for empowering creators.

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93. Composability + the paradox of choice Nov 01, 2023

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This is a special episode, drawing on ChatGPT's knowledge. We talk the paradox of choice, composability as a double-edged sword, when choice matters, and how maturity of consumer technologies impact end-user orientation around choice.

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(00:00) Intro

(01:15) Composability

(04:52) Freedom of Choice

(08:36) Self-contained Applications

(09:46) Balancing Freedom and Ease of Use

(13:34) Closing Out

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92. Building for crypto-natives vs. normies w/ Mike Demarais Oct 18, 2023

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Mike is a co-founder at Rainbow. We talk building for newbies vs. crypto natives, why crypto has primarily been desktop-first, WeChat-style wallets vs. embedded wallets, maintaining a beginner's mindset, consumer adoption, and why consumer crypto has become such a meme.

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(00:00) Intro

(01:00) What is Rainbow?

(02:28) Building for Crypto Natives vs. Newbies

(05:24) Mobile vs. Desktop

(12:12) Consumer Social

(20:38) WeChat-Style Wallets

(26:30) Embedded Wallets

(32:48) Beginner's Mindset

(34:55) Consumer Adoption

(36:50) Users Making Money by Default

(42:18) Mike's Prediction for Adoption

(45:40) Large IP Holders in Crypto

(49:39) Analogies for the Crypto Casino

(51:05) Meme Buzzword Rabbit Holes

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91. Intents as protocol moats w/ Andrew Hong Sep 27, 2023

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Andrew is the Headmaster at Dune Analytics. We talk the modular stack ‒ Andrew gives an accessible overview of account abstraction and intents, the potential for intents as protocol moats, where censorship and centralization might become a risk, and what the future of interacting onchain might look like.

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(00:00) Intro

(02:07) Modular Stack

(04:00) What is account abstraction?

(08:28) What are intents?

(14:00) Future of Intents

(21:30) Are intents centralized?

(24:30) Intents and censorship

(29:00) Why is everyone sick of intents?

(31:20) Intents as Protocol Moats

(35:36) Front-ends as Distribution

(43:32) Front-end Moats

(45:03) The Back-End of the Modular Stack

(47:15) Wrapping Up

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90. The next wave of consumer crypto w/ Seed Club Sep 21, 2023

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Long time friends of the pod — Jess and Josh from Seed Club — join to talk Seed Club Cohort 6, trends in consumer crypto, why onchain experiences aren't built for pure consumption, and what the future for onchain consumer apps might look like.

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