The Delphi Podcast

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Lyn Ulbricht and René Pinnell: A Mother and Best Friend’s Mission To Free Ross Ulbricht of Silk Road Feb 15, 2022

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In 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 FreeRossDAO.

(00:45:10) – Ross’ current state.

(00:51:05) – Closing

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CryoSecurity: Crypto Security Horror Stories, Personal Best Practices, and Preserving Privacy Online Feb 11, 2022

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In 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!

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(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) – Personal security best practices.

(00:56:47) – Advice for funds, founders, and teams.

(01:01:04) – Closing.

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Index Coop: Scaling Decentralized Governance, Specialization Within DAOs, and Token Compensation Feb 08, 2022

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In 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 functions.

(00:25:10) – A week in Index Coop.

(00:29:41) – Index Coop’s onboarding experience.

(00:32:49) – The people in Index Coop.

(00:37:37) – Compensation in Index Coop / Thoughts on tokens.

(00:41:50) – Thoughts on DAO structures.

(00:52:35) – DAO treasury management and tooling.

(00:56:28) – The future of DAOs.

(00:58:58) – Closing thoughts.

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DISRUPTORS: Redefining Immersion, Play, and Game Economies with Brooks Brown Feb 04, 2022

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Brooks 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 whales being manipulated in free-to-play games? How is NOR redefining what immersion means? Tune in to find out.

Show Notes:

(00:00:00) – Introduction.

(00:02:43) – What is art?

(00:07:34) – “The Magic Circle” in games.

(00:10:18) – A genealogy of video games.

(00:21:09) – The financialization impact of free-to-play.

(00:25:09) – Whale manipulation through pay-to-win.

(00:31:50) – What is crypto & NFTs?

(00:35:00) – What is NOR?

(00:40:41) – Separation of the financial metagame (PlayFi).

(00:46:48) – Reintroducing death in games.

(00:48:19) – Q&A.

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Emin Gün Sirer: Problems with L2 Scaling Solutions, Avalanche Subnets Explained, and MEV on Snowman++ Feb 01, 2022

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In 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 consensus mechanism.

(00:37:06) – Emin’s thoughts on execution environments and state bloat.

(00:44:35) – The most valid criticisms of crypto.

(00:50:44) – Avalanche summit details and closing.

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Fan Controlled Football: Reinventing Sports Spectatorship for the Digital Age Jan 29, 2022

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Sohrob 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 is Fan Controlled Football (FCF)?

(00:10:48) – What FCF has achieved so far.

(00:13:30) – The gamification of the fan experience.

(00:18:27) – Creating superstar fans.

(00:19:41) – The player and owner experience on FCF.

(00:24:32) – The Ballerz Collective NFT and sneak peeks.

(00:33:26) – Building the physical stadium.

(00:36:10) – Game rules in FCF.

(00:41:59) – Expanding to sports beyond football.

(00:45:26) – Appealing to location-based fans.

(00:48:13) – Governance in FCF.

(00:51:40) – Why would an elite player come to FCF?

(00:53:31) – Revenue flows, token design, and sports betting.

(01:02:24) – Season 1 promotional video.

(01:06:04) – Upcoming events, sales, and closing remarks.

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Crypto Unicorns: Creating a Sustainable Play-and-Earn Economy Around Unique Unicorn NFTs Jan 25, 2022

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In 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.

(00:00:20) – Aron’s background.

(00:03:10) – Aron’s interest in games.

(00:06:48) – Overview of Crypto Unicorns.

(00:12:19) – Which game element will be most appealing to players?

(00:15:09) – Land sales and neighborhoods.

(00:18:10) – The utility of Unicorn Milk and Rainbow tokens / Alpha leak.

(00:23:58) – Decentralizing Crypto Unicorns.

(00:28:25) – The roadmap and upcoming releases.

(00:33:29) – “Play and earn” and building a sustainable economy.

(00:36:36) – Challenges with building a blockchain game.

(00:42:13) – Biggest learning from being in crypto.

(00:45:15) – Rapid fire questions.

(00:52:40) – Closing.

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dOrg: Defining DAOs, Comparing the DAO-Model to Traditional LLC Structures, and the Future of DAO Tooling Jan 23, 2022

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In 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. traditional structures.

(00:19:17) – dOrg’s operational structure.

(00:23:06) – Token compensation models.

(00:26:42) – Traction that dOrg has achieved.

(00:28:57) – Having a sense of job security in dOrg.

(00:31:26) – Projects that dOrg has worked on.

(00:37:24) – Advantages and drawbacks of dOrg’s DAO structure.

(00:45:39) – Thoughts on the state of DAO governance and tooling.

(00:52:13) – The business model for DAO tooling.

(00:56:19) – Can DAO tooling be generalized?

(01:00:13) – The most successful DAOs in crypto.

(01:03:34) – Upcoming DAO tooling.

(01:06:24) – Predictions for future DAOs and governance.

(01:11:38) – Closing.

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Tamara Frankel: Deep Dive into the Polkadot and Kusama Ecosystem, the Power of Memes, and DeFi 3.0 Jan 21, 2022

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In 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 (DeFi 3.0).

(00:14:51) – Overview of Dicc DAO.

(00:19:42) – Issues that DAOs face.

(00:25:40) – The differences between Polkadot and Kusama.

(00:32:03) – Getting involved with the DotSama ecosystem.

(00:39:09) – Is it too late to get into crowd loans?

(00:42:22) – Primitives D1 Ventures is looking at right now.

(00:48:50) – Closing thoughts / DotSama communities.

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Justin Aversano: Curating On-chain Photography on Quantum Art, the Case for Photography NFTs, and the Twin Flames Story Jan 19, 2022

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In 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!

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(00:00:00) – Introduction.

(00:01:14) – Justin’s background.

(00:01:59) – The traditional art world vs. the crypto art world.

(00:05:34) – The benefits of putting photography on-chain.

(00:07:10) – Will new artists go the traditional route or the crypto route?

(00:08:41) – The motivation behind Twin Flames.

(00:11:43) – The process behind Twin Flames.

(00:16:30) – How photographers can get involved with Quantum Art.

(00:18:39) – The collector’s experience on Quantum Art.

(00:21:34) – Quantum Art’s relationship with artists.

(00:24:10) – Plans for scaling curation.