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The Delphi PodcastJosé Macedo and Pondering Durian: The Birth of Delphi IntelligenceJoin Tommy Shaughnessy as he hosts Pondering Durian (Lead at Delphi Intelligence) and José Macedo (Co-Founder at Delphi Labs & Founding Partner at Delphi Ventures) to introduce Delphi Intelligence — Delphi’s new open research initiative focused on artificial intelligence. Learn why Delphi is going deep into frontier models, robotics, reinforcement learning, and the intersection of crypto and AI, and how this initiative aims to uncover transformative opportunities across emerging tech.Delphi Intelligence: https://www.delphiintelligence.io/🎯 Key Highlights▸ Why Delphi pivoted to AI after y...
2025-07-2157 min
The Delphi PodcastDelphi's AI + DePIN Year Ahead 2025Join Ceteris and the Delphi Research team for an in-depth exploration of AI and decentralized infrastructure heading into 2025. The discussion examines the evolution of AI capabilities, agent platforms, identity solutions, and the growing intersection of AI with crypto. The team analyzes emerging DePIN sectors including wireless networks, fixed bandwidth infrastructure, and the future of decentralized data networks.
🎯 Key Highlights
▶ Analysis of AI scaling laws and the future of model training
▶ Deep dive into agent platforms and token frameworks
▶ Examination of WorldCoin's identity solution and market opportuni...
2024-12-231h 05
The Delphi PodcastDelphi's DeFi Year Ahead 2025Join Ceteris and the Delphi Research DeFi team for an in-depth analysis of decentralized finance trends heading into 2025. The discussion explores the evolution of consumer DeFi applications, examining innovative spending solutions, stablecoin developments, and emerging wallet infrastructure. The team unpacks major shifts in DEX architectures, privacy-preserving technologies, and the growing importance of front-end value capture in the DeFi ecosystem.
🎯 Key Highlights
▶ Analysis of consumer DeFi adoption through crypto spending cards and real-world integration
▶ Deep dive into revenue-sharing stablecoin models and the evolving stablecoin landscape
▶ Examination of next-g...
2024-12-191h 03
The Delphi PodcastDelphi's Infrastructure Year Ahead 2025Join Ceteris and the Delphi Research infrastructure team for an extensive analysis of blockchain architecture trends heading into 2025. The discussion delves into the evolution of high-throughput chains, examining Solana's influence on performance-focused architectures and the emergence of competitors like Sui and Monad. The team explores key developments across major ecosystems, from Ethereum's scaling efforts and BeamChain proposal to Bitcoin's ZK innovations and Solana's state compression initiatives.
🎯 Key Highlights
▶ Analysis of high-throughput blockchain architectures and the growing focus on performant shared state machines
▶ Deep dive into Ethereum's technical roadmap...
2024-12-1852 min
The Delphi PodcastDelphi's Markets Year Ahead 2025Join Ceteris and the Delphi Research markets team for a comprehensive look into their predictions and analysis for 2025. The discussion covers the dramatic shifts in the crypto landscape throughout 2024, from the impact of Bitcoin ETFs to the rise of meme coins and Solana's remarkable performance. The team explores key themes including the return of market optimism post-election, the evolution of stablecoin adoption and credit markets, and animated debates about the future market dynamics between Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana. With insights from multiple market experts, this episode provides valuable perspective on both the structural and psychological factors shaping crypto markets...
2024-12-101h 10
The Delphi PodcastDelphi's Gaming Year Ahead 2025Join Piers Kicks and the Delphi Research team for an in-depth analysis of Web3 gaming's trajectory and what lies ahead in 2025. In this comprehensive discussion, the team unpacks the major developments of 2023-2024, from Off The Grid's groundbreaking console launch to the rise of mobile gaming successes like FableBorn. The conversation explores crucial market dynamics, including funding trends, ecosystem developments, and the evolving relationship between gaming projects and exchanges. The panel dives into the emergence of new distribution models, the impact of AI on gaming, and the potential of user-generated content (UGC) in Web3. With insights from multiple experts...
2024-12-061h 20
The Delphi PodcastIllia Polosukhin: AI thesis, crypto x AI, and announcing the Delphi Labs x Near acceleratorIn this episode, host José Maria Macedo speaks with Illia Polosukhin, co-founder of NEAR and a key figure in AI development, about the launch of the Crypto X AI Accelerator. They discuss Illia's journey in AI, the significance of the Transformers paper, and the evolution of AI technologies. The conversation delves into the implications of AI on society, the importance of user-owned AI versus corporate-controlled AI, and the role of data in AI development. They also explore the goals of the accelerator and the opportunities it presents for founders in the AI and crypto space.
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2024-09-121h 31
The HivemindThe Return of ICO’s, ETH’s Issuance Tinkering & DeFi DramaThe conversation revolves around two main themes: investment clubs and ETH issuance. The discussion on investment clubs focuses on the adverse selection problem and the potential benefits and drawbacks of using platforms like Echo and Legion for fundraising and community building. The conversation on ETH issuance explores the proposal to change the ETH issuance curve and the arguments for and against it. The participants also touch on the challenges faced by larger funds in the crypto space and the impact of stake rates on the moneyness of ETH. The conversation revolves around the recent developments in the MakerDAO ecosystem...
2024-04-041h 01The HivemindDelphi's Hivemind: ETFs, 4844, Solana L2s & Ethena
This episode covers topics such as ETF flows, GBTC selling, the long-term outlook for Bitcoin, the potential approval of an ETF, the buyers of Bitcoin, the conviction of investors, the timing of ETF approval, 4844 and base rollups, Drip and Solana L2s, and scalable rollups. In this conversation, the hosts discuss memes and meme dilution in the cryptocurrency market. They talk about the rapid rise of new memes and the potential challenges of investing in them. They also discuss the Athena project and its risks and benefits. The hosts touch on the impact of higher rates on DeFi and...
2024-03-221h 11The HivemindETF Flows and Their Effects on BTC, Alts and MemesYan, Duncan, Ceteris and guest Jason Pagoulatos discuss the the current market conditions, what the ETF inflows have done to Bitcoin, Altcoins and Memecoins.
Disclosures: Nothing said on The Hivemind is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. The podcast is strictly for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Jose, Yan, Duncan, Ceteris, and our guests may advise or hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed. Delphi's transparency page can be viewed here.
2024-03-0749 minThe Delphi PodcastKeone Hon of Monad: 10,000 TPS & Full EVM Equivalence - A New Era for Ethereum AppsIn this episode, Keone Hon dives deep on Monad, a high-performance Ethereum-compatible layer 1 blockchain focused on delivering high performance and drastically lower transaction costs.
We discuss Monad's key technical innovations like MonadBFT consensus, parallel execution, and a custom database enabling 10,000+ TPS. Keone explains how these breakthroughs allow complex 100K gas transactions costing just a fraction of a cent, 100x cheaper than even leading Layer 2s.
We also explore how Monad achieves this while maintaining decentralization and a rich developer experience via full EVM equivalence. Tune in to learn why Monad could be a game changer...
2024-02-1353 minThe HivemindDoes Value Accrue to Frontends? Solana Outage's & ETH NarrarivesJose, Yan, Duncan, and Ceteris discuss the mechanics of value accrual to frontends in crypto, the Solana outage of Feb 06, 2024 and the upcoming Ethereum narratives.
Disclosures: Nothing said on The Hivemind is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. The podcast is strictly for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Jose, Yan, Duncan, Ceteris, and our guests may advise or hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed. Delphi's transparency page can be viewed here.
2024-02-081h 03The HivemindBehind the Curve: The Hack, DeFi Governance, and the Future of AMMsJose, Yan, Duncan, and Ceteris chat about the Curve hack, trading around the hack, views on the future of CRV and veCRV governance, and comparing AMMs, CEXs, and order books.
Disclosures: Nothing said on The Hivemind is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. The podcast is strictly for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Jose, Yan, Duncan, Ceteris, and our guests may advise or hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed. Delphi's transparency page can be...
2024-01-301h 21The HivemindBitcoin ETF: What's next?Jose, Yan, Duncan and Ceteris discuss the recent approval of the Bitcoin ETF and its impact on the cryptocurrency market. The conversation then shifts to the evaluation of different blockchain ecosystems, including Solana and Ethereum, and the importance of applications in driving adoption. We also discuss the fragmentation of attention in Ethereum's roll-up ecosystem and the need for new innovations in the DeFi space. The conversation covers topics such as Solana Sanctum and Liquidity Staking Tokens (LSTs), desired innovations in DeFi, copy trading and social features in DeFi, and the future of crypto gaming.
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2024-01-1251 minThe HivemindBreakpoint: Solana's Rise, Celestia's Launch and the Future of CosmosJose, Yan, Duncan and Ceteris discuss the Solana 2023 Breakpoint conference, talk about Solana's past and future, $TIA's launch and the future of the cosmos ecosystem.
Disclosures: Nothing said on The Hivemind is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. The podcast is strictly for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Jose, Yan, Duncan, Ceteris, and our guests may advise or hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed. Delphi's transparency page can be viewed here.
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2023-11-101h 01The HivemindOn-Chain Liquidity: Discussing AMMs's History and Future feat. @0xDefiJose, Yan, Duncan and Ceteris, joined by Matt at @0xdef1 discuss the past, present and future of AMMs and on-chain liquidity as well as giving their thoughts on the market going forward.
Disclosures: Nothing said on The Hivemind is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. The podcast is strictly for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Jose, Yan, Duncan, Ceteris, and our guests may advise or hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed. Delphi's transparency page can be viewed here.
2023-10-201h 02The HivemindFriend(.tech) or Foe: Coinbase's Base Chain's Uptake, EVM’s market share and Catalysts for the MarketJose, Yan, Duncan and Ceteris discuss the craze of friend.tech, what it is, how it works and what it might bring to the table, as well as talk about Coinbase's new L2 and their views on ETFs, liquidity and the markets.
Disclosures: Nothing said on The Hivemind is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. The podcast is strictly for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Jose, Yan, Duncan, Ceteris, and our...
2023-08-251h 13The Delphi PodcastJose Macedo: Delphi Labs' Mission to Incubate the Brilliant Crypto Minds of TomorrowIn this episode, Jose Macedo offers an inside look into the world of Delphi Labs' recently launched Incubator and valuable advice for startups.
Episode Overview
Insights into project selection process
Delphi Labs' multi-decade commitment to lasting legacy
Comparison between Delphi Labs Incubator and Y-Combinator model
Technical process to guide projects towards success
Jose provided valuable insight into the decision-making process behind selection projects for incubation, touching on first principles thinking and inbound ideas from founders. He also discussed how Labs balances incubating projects with near-term profit potential versus those focusing on long-term, game-changing technologies.
2023-05-091h 12
The Delphi PodcastMiller, Marisa and Sarah: The Definitive Conversation on The Government's Regulatory Assault on CryptoOn this episode
Miller Whitenhouse-Levine the CEO of DeFi Education Fund, Marisa T Coppel Policy Counsel at Blockchain Association and Sarah Brennan GC of Delphi Ventures join host Tommy for the definitive episode on crypto regulations.
About The Guests
Miller Whitenhouse-Levine
CEO at DeFi Education Fund
The DeFi Education Fund is a nonpartisan research and advocacy group working to explain the benefits of DeFi, achieve regulatory clarity for the future of the global digital economy, and help realize the transformative potential of DeFi for everyone.
Marisa T Coppel
Policy Counsel...
2023-02-211h 49
The Delphi PodcastCan Gurel and Ceteris: The Future of The Crypto On-Chain Experience Will Dwarf The Centralized WorldHost and Co-founder of Delphi Tom Shaughnessy sits down with Can Gurel and Ceteris of Delphi Digital Research's Infrastructure team to discuss their Year Ahead for Infrastructure Report.
Themes covered include
Recreating the centralized exchange experience on chain.
Modular vs monolithic
App-specific vs general purpose
Developers choosing which chains to build on and why
Developer vs consumer build mismatch
IBC and the future of bridging.
IBC to Ethereum
Chainlink as an important player in cross-chain interoperability for EVM chains
MEV considerations across Ethereum, Cosmos and other chains.
Wallet Wars; quest to become the superapp (Standard Wallets vs...
2023-02-082h 09
The Delphi PodcastDeFi in 2023: Building An On-Chain Binance, Speculation Primitives, DEX Beating CEXs, Ditching veTokens and Futuristic IdeasTom Shaughnessy, Co-founder of Delphi Digital, brings on Ashwath Balakrishnan, VP of research at Delphi Digital, and Jordan Yeakley, Research Analyst at Delphi Digital, to cover their Year Ahead for DeFi report.
Access the report: The State of DeFi and Where It’s Going
We cover:
Pushing DeFi Forward: Themes for the Future
Theme #1: Tailwinds for DEXs -- A Loss of Trust in Centralized Platforms
Theme #2: DeFi Blue Chips Rise From the Ashes
Theme #3: 0-1 Speculation Primitives
Theme #4: Undercollateralized Money Markets
Theme #5: Improving the State of Passive LP...
2023-01-111h 52
The Delphi PodcastBreederDAO: The Metaverse Factory Producing Strategically-Aligned Assets at ScaleIn this episode, we sit down with Renz Chong, CEO of BreederDAO, an NFT asset factory for blockchain games. We discuss BreederDAO’s business model, $BREED tokenomics, critiques of the guild model, and much more!
Show Notes:
(00:00:00) – Introduction & Renz’s background.
(00:04:50) – BreederDAO’s business model & tooling.
(00:09:27) – Guild partnerships.
(00:12:19) – $BREED token.
(00:14:25) – BreederDAO’s competitive edge.
(00:18:58) – The team & DAO structure.
(00:22:27) – Critiques of the guild-model & guilds.
(00:26:25) – Thoughts on play-to-earn / play-and-earn.
(00:29:28) – Rapid fire questions.
(00:37:46) – BreederDAO’s roadmap & closing.
Resources:
Renz’s Twitter
BreederDA...
2022-03-1840 minThe Delphi PodcastWeb3 Is Reimagining the Architecture of Applications: Preethi Kasireddy, Founder of DappCampOur Web3 series continues with Preethi Kasireddy, Founder of DappCamp, a hands-on experience on how to architect, develop, and scale a Web3 app on Ethereum. We dive into the differences in Web2 and Web3 application architecture including decentralized storage, blockchain querying, L2 solutions and much more.
Show Notes:
(00:00:00) – Introduction.
(00:03:38) – Architecture of Web3 apps.
(00:18:38) – Thoughts the future of wallets.
(00:21:16) – Decentralized storage.
(00:28:31) – Querying the blockchain.
(00:33:47) – Aggregating fees for users.
(00:37:46) – L2 scaling solutions.
(00:42:23) – Cross-chain communication.
(00:45:01) – Closing questions.
Social links:
Preethi’s Twitter
...
2022-03-1651 minThe Delphi PodcastWeb3 Is the Logical Next Version of the Internet: Sahil Bloom, Investor and Co-Founder of The Room Where It HappensOur Web3 series continues with Sahil Bloom, Investor and Co-Founder of The Room Where It Happens. We talk about investing in Web3, differentiating community governance and ownership, onboarding the next generation of users into crypto, and much more!
Show Notes:
(00:00:00) – Introduction and Sahil’s background.
(00:04:23) – XGamesDAO and governance.
(00:11:13) – Community ownership and Reddit.
(00:16:17) – Investing in Web3.
(00:32:17) – Sahil’s Web3 focus.
(00:37:32) – Industries ripe for disruption from tokenization.
(00:41:43) – Thoughts on NFTs.
(00:43:35) – What is Web3?
(00:44:51) – Thoughts on Web3 social and closing.
Resources:
Sahil’...
2022-03-1648 min
The Delphi PodcastMetaMundo: The 3D NFT Marketplace for Building the MetaverseIn this episode, we sit down with Mark Studholme and Finn Hansen, Co-founders of MetaMundo, a project empowering 3D creators to shape the open metaverse. We discuss how NFT interoperability is technically achieved, MetaMundo’s 3D NFT marketplace, the functionality of MetaPortal NFTs, and much more!
Show Notes:
(00:00:00) – Introduction.
(00:09:00) – Technical structure for NFT interoperability.
(00:16:20) – Monitoring and integrating upcoming virtual worlds.
(00:17:38) – Marketplace on MetaMundo.
(00:19:26) – Going multi-chain.
(00:21:02) – Launching MetaMundo.
(00:24:22) – The functionality of MetaPortals.
(00:26:15) – Rapid fire questions.
(00:40:17) – Closing.
Social links:
Mark’s Twitter
Finn’s Tw...
2022-03-1141 min
The Delphi PodcastWeb3 is the Dataverse: Danny Zuckerman, Founder of 3Box Labs & Ceramic NetworkOur Web3 series continues with Danny Zuckerman, Co-founder of 3Box Labs. 3Box Labs has been building out Ceramic Network, an ecosystem for decentralized data storage and management. We cover data interoperability in Web3, how Ceramic enables data composability, and why the dataverse is the new metaverse.
Show Notes:
(00:00:00) – Introduction and Danny’s background.
(00:03:20) – Distributed data and storage.
(00:07:13) – What is Ceramic Network?
(00:17:32) – Impact of composable data structures / Owning your own data.
(00:28:43) – The business models of Web3 social.
(00:35:19) – What is Web3?
(00:42:11) – The trade-offs of using Ceramic Network.
2022-03-0951 min
The Delphi PodcastWeb3 is Cryptography for All: Dhadrien, Founder of Sismo ProtocolOur Web3 series continues with dhadrien, Founder of Sismo, a new NFT primitive for private attestations of on and off-chain data. We cover the evolution of the Web3 ethos, the purpose of Sismo and how it works, the future of Web3 identities and privacy, and more!
Show Notes:
(00:00:00) – Introduction.
(00:00:58) – dhadrien’s background.
(00:10:57) – How Web3 ethos has evolved over time.
(00:17:06) – What is Sismo?
(00:22:18) – Use cases of Sismo.
(00:26:46) – Preserving transparency and privacy.
(00:35:46) – What Web3 identity looks like.
(00:39:34) – Web3 vs. Web2 identity.
(00:49:50) – Data & business models i...
2022-03-081h 01
The Delphi PodcastCelestia: The World’s First Modular Blockchain NetworkIn this episode, we sit down with John Adler, Co-founder of Celestia, the first modular consensus and data network to power scalable and secure Web3 applications. We discuss the rise of blockchain modularity, how Celestia solves the data availability problem, plans to bootstrap the Celestia ecosystem, and much more!
Show Notes:
(00:00:00) – Introduction.
(00:00:46) – Defining Celestia and modular blockchains.
(00:06:23) – Solving the data availability problem.
(00:21:44) – Ethereum rollups vs. Celestia rollups.
(00:28:27) – Why use Celestia?
(00:39:14) – The importance of decentralization.
(00:43:20) – The future of VMs / execution environments.
(00:52:13) – Protecting rollups from spam/DDoS...
2022-03-041h 16
The Delphi PodcastWeb3 is Socially Transparent: Michael McGuiness, Co-founder of gm.xyzNext in our Web3 series, we host Michael McGuiness, Co-founder of gm.xyz, a crypto-native, decentralized, and user-owned social network. We dive into Web3 social networks, key features of gm.xyz, benefits of decentralization, and much more!
Show Notes:
(00:00:00) – Introduction.
(00:02:53) – Overview of gm.xyz.
(00:14:43) – What is Web3?
(00:21:59) – How Web2 social networks can integrate Web3 elements.
(00:27:19) – Web3 social / Decentralizing gm.xyz.
(00:37:07) – Rapid fire questions.
(00:42:52) – Closing.
Resources:
Mike’s Twitter
gm.xyz Twitter
gm.xyz Website
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2022-03-0244 min
The Delphi PodcastWeb3 is an Opportunity for All Developers: Nader Dabit, Developer Relations Engineer at Edge & NodeNext in our Web3 series, we have Nader Dabit, a Developer Relations Engineer at The Graph and Edge & Node. Having spent 10 years in the traditional tech world, Nader brings the developers’ perspective of building in Web3 versus Web2. We discuss the “Web3-ification” of Web2 apps, identity management solutions, and much more!
Show Notes:
(00:00:00) – Introduction and Nader’s background.
(00:05:56) – Will Web2 embrace Web3?
(00:10:44) – Development in Web2 vs. Web3.
(00:17:30) – Most significant user experiences in Web3.
(00:21:43) – The development process in Web3.
(00:35:56) – The Graph.
(00:38:02) – Dealing with Identity / Misconceptions a...
2022-03-0157 min
The Delphi PodcastMatt West: The Scientist, Yearn Developer, and DeFi Degen Running For CongressMatt West is a scientist, former Yearn developer, and now congressional candidate. We discuss why he’s running for the U.S. House, thoughts on the state of crypto regulation, and how he intends to improve regulation surrounding blockchain crypto, and the economy of the future.
Show Notes:
(00:00:00) – Introduction and Matt’s background.
(00:02:46) – Matt’s journey in crypto.
(00:11:08) – Having conversations about frontier tech.
(00:16:57) – What crypto enables for the masses.
(00:21:08) – Crypto pain points that hinder adoption.
(00:29:20) – Matt’s playbook for crypto in congress.
(00:37:13) – Thoughts on DAOs.
(00:41:30) –...
2022-02-2747 min
The Delphi PodcastJambo: The Web3 Super App Empowering the Next Generation of AfricansIn this episode, we sit down with James Zhang, Co-founder of Jambo to discuss building the Web3 super app of Africa. We talk about James’ experience of growing up in Africa, challenges with the African market landscape, key partnerships and features on the Jambo app, and much more!
Show Notes:
(00:00:00) – Introduction / James’ background.
(00:01:57) – Overview of Jambo.
(00:08:00) – The experience of building in Africa.
(00:17:20) – Recruiting community leaders.
(00:21:12) – Features on the Jambo app.
(00:25:45) – Jambo token utility.
(00:29:06) – Go-to-market strategy and partnerships.
(00:36:06) – Key upcoming milestones.
(00:40:31) – How peopl...
2022-02-2450 min
The Delphi PodcastCryoSecurity: Crypto Security Horror Stories, Personal Best Practices, and Preserving Privacy OnlineIn 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!
Show Notes:
(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.
Resources:
CryoSecurity Twitter
CryoSecurity Website
Browser fingerprinting
VPN comparison chart
VPN comparison chart...
2022-02-111h 03
The Delphi PodcastIndex Coop: Scaling Decentralized Governance, Specialization Within DAOs, and Token CompensationIn 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...
2022-02-081h 01
The Delphi PodcastDISRUPTORS: Redefining Immersion, Play, and Game Economies with Brooks BrownBrooks 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 N...
2022-02-041h 08
The Delphi PodcastEmin Gün Sirer: Problems with L2 Scaling Solutions, Avalanche Subnets Explained, and MEV on Snowman++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) – Avalanch...
2022-02-0153 min
The Delphi PodcastCrypto Unicorns: Creating a Sustainable Play-and-Earn Economy Around Unique Unicorn NFTsIn 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...
2022-01-2555 min
The Delphi PodcastdOrg: Defining DAOs, Comparing the DAO-Model to Traditional LLC Structures, and the Future of DAO ToolingIn 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...
2022-01-231h 13
The Delphi PodcastTamara Frankel: Deep Dive into the Polkadot and Kusama Ecosystem, the Power of Memes, and DeFi 3.0In 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 an...
2022-01-2151 min
The Delphi PodcastJustin Aversano: Curating On-chain Photography on Quantum Art, the Case for Photography NFTs, and the Twin Flames StoryIn 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!
Show Notes:
(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...
2022-01-1935 min
The Delphi PodcastRyan “Fwiz” Wyatt: Head of YouTube Gaming on the Future of Blockchain Games, Web3, and the Creator EconomyIn this episode, we sit down with Ryan “Fwiz” Wyatt, Head of Gaming at YouTube, who brings years of experience having worked in Major League Gaming, Machinima, and as a competitive gamer himself. Hear from Ryan on the role of Big Tech in the Web3 movement, how the world will transition to blockchain games, Web3’s impact on the creator economy and much more!
Show Notes:
(00:00:00) – Introduction.
(00:00:20) – Ryan’s background.
(00:01:47) – Ryan’s work at YouTube.
(00:06:07) – Big Tech’s role in the Web3 movement.
(00:08:47) – Ryan’s journey into the gaming industry.
2022-01-171h 10
The Delphi PodcastTarun Chitra: Drinking 3 Redbulls a Day, Gauntlet’s Financial Modelling Platform, and the Future of GovernanceThe Delphi Podcast Host and GP of Delphi Ventures Tom Shaughnessy sits down with Tarun Chitra, Founder of Gauntlet, a financial modelling platform that uses battle-tested techniques from the algorithmic trading industry to inform on-chain protocol management. The two discuss the intricacies of Gauntlet’s risk models, the future of governance, the state of artificial intelligence, and much more!
Show Notes:
(00:00:00) – Introduction.
(00:01:23) – Tarun’s background / Moving into crypto.
(00:16:44) – Overview of Gauntlet.
(00:26:06) – Updating risk models.
(00:30:16) – Are risk models independent?
(00:34:27) – Getting to full automation.
(00:41:29) – The future of governanc...
2021-12-291h 02
The Delphi PodcastSahil Lavingia: Leaving as Pinterest Employee #2, Gumroad Creators Earning $500M, and Why Web2 Companies Can‘t Compete with Web3The Delphi Podcast Host and GP of Delphi Ventures Tom Shaughnessy sits down with Sahil Lavingia, Founder of Gumroad, a powerful, but simple, e-commerce platform that helps creators monetize digital products and memberships. The two discuss Sahil’s decision to leave Pinterest, Web3’s edge over Web2, decentralizing Gumroad and shifting to a Web3 model, and much more!
Show Notes:
(00:00:00) – Introduction.
(00:01:28) – Sahil’s background.
(00:05:24) – The decision to leave Pinterest / Starting Gumroad.
(00:13:41) – Working through adversity.
(00:21:45) – Advice to crypto founders.
(00:36:56) – Decentralizing Gumroad.
(00:45:31) – Thoughts on merging Web2 and Web3.
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2021-12-221h 25
The Delphi PodcastALL.ART: Solving Metadata, Intellectual Property, and Infrastructure for NFTs, $AART Token IDO, and the Case for Virtual RealityThe Delphi Podcast Guest Host and NFT/Gaming Analyst Jeremy Parris sits down with Vitomir Jevremovic and Jovan Tisma, Co-founders of ALL.ART, foundational NFT infrastructure built on the Solana blockchain. They discuss metadata, infrastructure, and intellectual property issues around NFTs, the $AART token IDO and NFT drop, VR ALL.ART and much more!
Show Notes:
(00:00:00) – Introduction.
(00:01:30) – Guests’ backgrounds.
(00:03:08) – What is ALL.ART?
(00:10:31) – What is lacking in current NFT metadata & infrastructure.
(00:21:12) – The intellectual property and licensing problem with NFTs.
(00:28:59) – Overview of Solsea.
(00:39:51) – Details of the ALL.ART IDO. ...
2021-12-201h 10
The Delphi PodcastSuperfluid: Streaming Salaries by the Second, Building Token Standards for Programmable Cash Flows, and Super AppThe Delphi Podcast Host and GP of Delphi Ventures Tom Shaughnessy sits down with Francesco George Renzi, CEO and Co-founder of Superfluid, a protocol building programmable money streams. The two discuss how streaming solves payment problems today, the potential of streaming as a DeFi primitive, using future cash flow for on-chain credit scoring, and much more.
Show Notes:
(00:00:00) – Introduction.
(00:01:17) – Francesco’s background.
(00:02:40) – The inspiration for starting Superfluid.
(00:04:31) – Problems with payments today / Why streaming payments are better.
(00:07:57) – Potential pushback from Web2.
(00:10:22) – Superfluid usage in DAOs.
(00:12:47) – Getti...
2021-12-1745 min
The Delphi PodcastTerra Autumn Series Ep. 7: Introducing Ultimate Composability, Refracting Digital Assets with PRISMHead of Delphi Labs Jose Maria Macedo sits down with Hyperion, General Manager of PRISM, a protocol that “refracts” digital assets into yield and principal components, enabling the next level of DeFi composability. The two discuss the potential of interest rate derivatives in crypto, projections for principal and yield tokens, the composability of these refracted assets, and much more!
Show Notes:
(00:00:00) – Introduction.
(00:01:27) – Hyperion’s background.
(00:05:42) – Deciding to build in crypto.
(00:07:27) – Interest rate derivatives in TradFi.
(00:11:09) – Using interest rate derivatives as a hedge.
(00:14:40) – The size of the interest rate der...
2021-12-151h 06
The Delphi PodcastBored Elon: Sharing Invention Ideas to 1.7m Followers, Blockchain Gaming, Diligencing a Gaming Investment and AI in Multiplayer GamesThe Delphi Podcast Host and GP of Delphi Ventures Tom Shaughnessy sits down with angel investor and pseudonymous online persona Bored Elon Musk. Bored started out as an Elon Musk parody account and has grown to having over 1.7M followers today. The two discuss the journey of growing a pseudonymous account, traditional gaming versus Web3 gaming, effective integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into multiplayer games, and much more.
Show Notes:
(00:00:00) – Introduction.
(00:02:27) – The journey of being a pseudonym.
(00:06:23) – Transitioning into crypto.
(00:08:27) – The benefit of being pseudonymous.
(00:11:29) – Using reputation to build ver...
2021-12-061h 06
The Delphi PodcastNot3Lau Capital: Hunting for Alpha, Finding Your Tribe, and Working Effectively With FoundersThe Delphi Podcast Host and GP of Delphi Ventures Tom Shaughnessy sits down with the Lau brothers – Darren, Daryl, and Zachary Lau, also known as Not3Lau Capital. They discuss the importance of finding your tribe, how to work effectively with founders, staying up to speed with the markets and much more!
Show Notes:
(00:00:00) – Introduction.
(00:01:34) – Guests’ backgrounds.
(00:04:43) – The twins’ intern experience at CoinGecko.
(00:06:08) – The journey post-jobs.
(00:09:02) – The brothers’ biggest lessons from their last jobs.
(00:12:56) – Finding your tribe in crypto.
(00:16:53) – Judging tribes in crypto.
(00:17:38) – What to look o...
2021-12-031h 05
The Delphi PodcastPink Swan Trading: DeGen NFT Data Analytics, Building an Institutional Grade Crypto Options Analytics Platform, and a Business Wrapped in a CryptoPunkDirector of Delphi Research Ashwath Balakrishnan and Delphi Ventures Analyst Avi Zurlo, sit down with Pat Doyle and Greg Magadini, Co-founders of Pink Swan Trading, a crypto data studio. They have in-depth discussions around their products DeGenData, a de-generative NFT data lab, and Genesis Volatility, an institutional grade crypto options analytics platform, and much more!
Show Notes:
(00:00:00) – Introduction.
(00:00:33) – Guests’ backgrounds.
(00:04:32) – Ethereum maximalism.
(00:06:35) – Thoughts on the NFT revolution.
(00:10:09) – Overview of DeGenData.
(00:12:30) – Most interesting insight from DeGenData.
(00:14:00) – Building a brand around a CryptoPunk.
(00:16:46) – Selling DeGenData as...
2021-11-301h 00
The Delphi PodcastLayerZero Labs: Building the Future of Cross-chain, LayerZero Protocol, and Solving the Bridging Trilemma with StargateDelphi Digital’s cross-chain experts, Avi Zurlo and Can Gurel sit down with co-founders, Bryan Pellegrino (CEO) and Ryan Zarick (CTO), of LayerZero Labs, a trustless omnichain interoperability protocol. They discuss building the future of cross-chain communication, solving the bridging trilemma, and Stargate, a cross-chain liquidity network.
Show Notes:
(00:00:00) – Introduction.
(00:00:47) – Guests’ take on the future of blockchains.
(00:03:25) – What is LayerZero?
(00:09:00) – Expected oracle-relayer combinations.
(00:12:51) – The architecture and efficiency of the ultra light node.
(00:15:06) – The opportunities for on-chain generic messaging.
(00:18:01) – Overview of Stargate.
(00:23:00) – The bridging trilemma.
2021-11-2951 min
The Delphi PodcastPleasrDAO: Collecting Internet Culture, Acquiring the Wu Tang Clan Album, Snowden & Doge NFT, and Art DAO OperationsThe Delphi Podcast Host and GP of Delphi Ventures Tom Shaughnessy sits down with members of PleasrDAO Jamis (Chief Pleasing Officer), Andy (founder of Fractional), and gmoney (INFINFT Partner). PleasrDAO is a collective focused on acquiring culturally significant art pieces, creating value from the essence of the pieces and sharing them with the community. Topics discussed include the origins of PleasrDAO, war stories behind significant art pieces, challenges with operating an art DAO, and much more!
Show Notes:
(00:00:00) – Introduction.
(00:00:52) – Elevator pitch for PleasrDAO.
(00:03:01) – The origins of PleasrDAO.
(00:06:20) – Building out an art DAO...
2021-11-2650 min
The Delphi PodcastJose & Yan discuss Delphi Labs, Incubating Mars/Astroport, & Token Economic DesignHead of Delphi Labs Jose Maria Macedo sits down with Managing Partner of Delphi Ventures Yan Liberman to discuss all things Delphi Labs. The two discuss the origin and goal of Delphi Labs, design considerations around Mars and Astroport token economics and lockdrop mechanisms, and much more!
Show Notes:
(00:00:00) – Introduction.
(00:02:21) – The genesis of Delphi Labs.
(00:04:10) – Working on Axie Infinity.
(00:05:30) – What is token economics?
(00:08:27) – Moving from consulting to building.
(00:09:50) – The Terra Luna story.
(00:20:03) – Mars as a generalized credit protocol.
(00:24:04) – $MARS token economics.
(00:29:14) – Mars’...
2021-11-231h 11
The Delphi PodcastSquiggleDAO: Creating Lasting Cultural Impact, Bootstrapping a $25 Million Dollar Treasury, and Incentivizing DAO WorkThe Delphi Podcast Host and GP of Delphi Ventures Tom Shaughnessy sits down with Gregg, Instigator and Genesis Team of SquiggleDAO, a DAO foundry for on-chain generative art. The two discuss the role of Squiggles within the community, bootstrapping its treasury, incentivising DAO work, and much more!
Show Notes:
(00:00:00) – Introduction.
(00:00:17) – What is a Squiggle?
(00:01:29) – How Gregg got into Squiggles.
(00:02:52) – Introduction to SquiggleDAO.
(00:05:18) – The effects of SquiggleDAO’s entry requirements on the community.
(00:08:00) – The role of Squiggles within the DAO.
(00:10:35) – Current community projects.
(00:13:07) – Greg...
2021-11-1845 min
The Delphi PodcastHume: Enabling Community Powered Virtual Artists for the Metaverse and BeyondThe Delphi Podcast Guest Host and NFT/Gaming Analyst Jeremy Parris sits down with David Beiner (CEO) and Jay Stolar (Chief Artist Officer) of Hume, an upcoming virtual media studio creating “Virtual Artists” who perform, release content, and engage with the masses like any other artist. They discuss the paradigm shift for artists, how a virtual artist studio functions, the role of virtual artists in the future of entertainment, and much more!
Show Notes:
(00:00:00) – Introduction.
(00:03:04) – David and Jay’s background.
(00:12:55) – The changing mindset of artists.
(00:15:52) – The paradigm shift for artists.
2021-11-1649 min
The Delphi PodcastTerra Autumn Series Ep. 6: Creating Customized Dynamic ETFs (Clusters) with Nebula ProtocolGuest Host and Head of Delphi Labs Jose Maria Macedo sits down with Sawit Trisirisatayawong, General Manager of Nebula Protocol, a community governed protocol that enables customized dynamic ETFs (clusters) and indices on Terra. The two discuss Nebula’s dynamic rebalancing design, the governance process for clusters, potential use-cases for cluster tokens, and much more!
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Show Notes:
(00:00:00) – Introduction.
(00:01:33) – Sawit’s background.
(00:06:29...
2021-11-041h 14
The Delphi PodcastJeff Dorman: Arca‘s CIO On Promoting Humility, Eclipsing $500M In AUM and Activism With SushiSwapThe Delphi Podcast Host and GP of Delphi Ventures Tom Shaughnessy sits down with Jeff Dorman, Chief Investment Officer (CIO) of Arca, an asset management firm offering institutional-calibre products for sophisticated investors to gain exposure to digital assets. The two discuss Arca’s SushiSwap proposal, merging traditional finance and crypto, Jeff’s biggest lessons as a CIO, and much more.
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2021-11-021h 04
The Delphi PodcastTransacting on StarkWare’s Live ZK-Rollups Is Orders of Magnitude Cheaper With the Security of Ethereum, StarkWare-Powered Gaming, and Building a Vibrant Ecosystem of dAppsThe Delphi Podcast Host and GP of Delphi Ventures Tom Shaughnessy and Delphi’s Head of Research, Medio Demarco, are joined by Eli Ben-Sasson, and Uri Kolodny, Co-Founders of StarkWare, a suite of validity-based blockchain scaling and privacy solutions. Topics discussed include how StarkWare stacks up against other scaling solutions, achieving low transaction costs, developing a vibrant StarkNet dApp ecosystem, and much more.
Show Notes:
(00:00:00) – Introduction.
(00:02:44) – Guests’ backgrounds.
(00:03:39) – Overview of StarkWare.
(00:07:03) – Coding with Cairo on StarkWare.
(00:10:14) – Deploying game logic on top of Starknet.
(00:11:48) – The low cost of transactio...
2021-10-2958 min
The Delphi PodcastSpruce: Powering Sign-In With Ethereum, Cross-Chain Identities and Exposing The Dangers of Big LoginThe Delphi Podcast Host and GP of Delphi Ventures Tom Shaughnessy sits down with Gregory Rocco and Wayne Chang, Co-founders of Spruce, an ecosystem of open source tools to enable user-controlled identity anywhere. In this episode, they discuss the importance of decentralized identities, how Sign-in With Ethereum works, the use-cases of cross-chain reputations, and much more.
Every Delphi Podcast is dropped first as a video interview for Delphi Digital Subscribers. Our members also have access to full interview transcripts. Join today to get our interviews, first.
Show Notes:
(00:00:00) – Introduction.
(00:02:39) – Guests’ backgrounds.
...
2021-10-271h 07
The Delphi PodcastGabriel Shapiro: Demystifying Crypto Legalities, the Motivations of Regulatory Bodies, and Stablecoin RegulationThe Delphi Podcast Host and GP of Delphi Ventures Tom Shaughnessy sits down with Gabriel Shapiro, General Counsel at Delphi Labs, Delphi’s very own project incubator. The two discuss legal differences between traditional businesses and crypto, the motivations of regulatory bodies, regulation on centralized and decentralized stablecoins and much more!
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2021-10-151h 05
The Delphi PodcastJeremy Allaire: Leading Multiple IPOs, The Circle Turnaround Story, Growing USDC to $31B and Crypto RegulationsThe Delphi Podcast Host and GP of Delphi Ventures Tom Shaughnessy sits down with Jeremy Allaire, Co-founder and CEO of Circle, a payments and treasury infrastructure for the internet and issuer of USD Coin (USDC). The two discuss building successful companies in new technologies, the regulatory climate for stablecoins, the future of Circle and much more.
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2021-10-011h 10
The Delphi PodcastGEN.ART DAO: Shaping the Future of Generative Art Through A Community-Centric Membership ModelThe Delphi Podcast Host and GP of Delphi Ventures Tom Shaughnessy sits down with Notion, also known as Adam, Lead at GEN.ART, a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) focused on shaping the future of generative art. The two discuss GEN.ART’s membership model, community involvement in projects, curating artists and much more!
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2021-09-301h 01
The Delphi PodcastNFT Culture Series Ep. 3: Erick “Snowfro” Talks Art Blocks, Squiggles, and BeyondThe Delphi Podcast Host and GP of Delphi Ventures Tom Shaughnessy sits down with Erick Calderon, a.k.a. “Snowfro,” founder of Art Blocks, a platform focused on genuinely programmable on demand generative content that is stored immutably on the Ethereum Blockchain. The two discuss Art Blocks from the artist and curator perspective, how generative art is minted, CryptoPunks, and much more!
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2021-09-151h 23
The Delphi PodcastNFT Culture Series Ep. 1: DCinvestor the Prolific Art CollectorThe Delphi Podcast Host and GP of Delphi Ventures Tom Shaughnessy sits down with Aftab Hossain, also known as DCinvestor, one of the most well-known names in NFT space. The two discuss all things NFT culture, the process of NFT curation, social dynamics around NFTs, and much more.
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2021-09-091h 15
The Delphi PodcastSuperRare: Enabling User-Driven Curation of NFT Art and Differentiating from OpenSeaThe Delphi Podcast Host and GP of Delphi Ventures Tom Shaughnessy sits down with John Crain, Founder & CEO of SuperRare, a marketplace to collect and trade unique, single-edition digital artworks. The two discuss SuperRare, decentralizing the platform through community-driven curation and the RARE token, differentiating from OpenSea, and much more!
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2021-09-011h 01
The Delphi PodcastUniverse: Aggregating All NFT Media Components and Evolving The Components Faster than PeersThe Delphi Podcast Host and GP of Delphi Ventures Tom Shaughnessy sits down with Tyler Ward and Tim Kang, co-founders of Universe, a community bootstrapping engine designed to embed community building mechanics into the way you mint and monetize NFTs. The three discuss how Universe is aggregating all NFT media components to launch an NFT community, iterating faster with a community-driven approach, and much more.
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2021-07-1559 min
The Delphi PodcastSeb Audet: Zapper Is Illuminating Crypto For All To SeeThe Delphi Podcast Host and GP of Delphi Ventures Tom Shaughnessy hosts Seb Audet, co-founder of Zapper to discuss user growth, benefits to offering DeFi education, integration speed, communities without a token, and more.
We would like to thank Cosmos for making this podcast possible through their sponsorship! Cosmos is on a mission, link one million blockchains. Name brand projects like Terra, Band, Kava, and Secret use Cosmos and the Cosmos Hub to connect to every other chain in our network. The Cosmos Hub is the port city that delivers Inter-Blockchain Communication today. Learn more at cosmos...
2021-07-1242 min
The Delphi PodcastTascha Pan: Alpha Launchpad Aims to Incubate New DeFi ProtocolsThe Delphi Podcast Host and GP of Delphi Ventures Tom Shaughnessy sits down with Tascha Pan, co-founder of Alpha Finance Lab, which aims to be a forefront DeFi lab through building and incubating a number of DeFi ecosystems and products that capture unaddressed demand in an innovative and user-friendly way. The two discuss the Alpha Launchpad (the first-ever DeFi incubator program), the Alpha Universe and Ecosystem, value accrual to $ALPHA, and much more.
We would like to thank Cosmos for making this podcast possible through their sponsorship! Cosmos is on a mission, link one million blockchains. Name...
2021-07-0930 min
The Delphi PodcastVega: A Unique Protocol for Creating and Trading DerivativesThe Delphi Podcast Host and GP of Delphi Ventures Tom Shaughnessy sits down with Barney Mannerings, co-founder of Vega, a protocol for creating and trading derivatives on a fully decentralized network. The two discuss the protocol’s ability to allow for any derivative contract to be built, dynamic incentives, and much more.
We would like to thank Cosmos for making this podcast possible through their sponsorship! Cosmos is on a mission, link one million blockchains. Name brand projects like Terra, Band, Kava, and Secret use Cosmos and the Cosmos Hub to connect to every other chain in ou...
2021-06-301h 01
The Delphi PodcastJean Miao: The Permissionless Protocol for Decentralized Perpetual Swaps on ArbitrumThe Delphi Podcast Host and GP of Delphi Ventures Tom Shaughnessy sits down with Jean Miao, co-founder of MCDEX, a next-gen, fully permissionless protocol for decentralized perpetual swaps (perps). The two discuss the entire protocol from V2 to V3, the case for decentralized perps overtaking centralized perps and much more.
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2021-06-2552 min
The Delphi PodcastSimon Harman: Exploring Chainflip’s Cross-Chain Native AMMThe Delphi Podcast Host and GP of Delphi Ventures Tom Shaughnessy hosts Simon Harman, the founder of Chainflip, a cross chain native AMM.
In this episode we discuss Simon’s journey, the need for a cross-chain native exchange, competitive differences, timelines, economic security, value accrual for FLIP, concentrated liquidity, signature schemes, and much more. We also cover why Delphi Ventures is such an excited investor in Chainflip.
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2021-06-181h 36
The Delphi PodcastAPWine: A New DeFi Primitive To Tokenize Future YieldYan Liberman and Paul Burlage of Delphi Digital host Ulysse, Gaspard and Antoine of ApWine to discuss how the project allows you to speculate on the evolution of the yield generated by different DeFi protocols. ApWine also allows you to hedge your risk on your passive revenue, converting it into futures. Disclosure: Delphi Ventures is an investor in ApWine.
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2021-06-1048 min
The Delphi PodcastJess Sloss: Seed Club Is Ushering In The Creator EconomyThe Delphi Podcast Host and GP of Delphi Ventures Tom Shaughnessy hosts Jess Sloss, the instigator of Seed Club. We discuss the creator economy, social tokens, seed club’s vision and much more!
We would like to thank Cosmos for making this podcast possible through their sponsorship! Cosmos is on a mission, link one million blockchains. Name brand projects like Terra, Band, Kava, and Secret use Cosmos and the Cosmos Hub to connect to every other chain in our network. The Cosmos Hub is the port city that delivers Inter-Blockchain Communication today. Learn more at cosmos.network....
2021-06-0445 min
The Delphi PodcastKevin Owocki: Decentralizing Gitcoin Through GTC and Shaping The Future of Public GoodsThe Delphi Podcast Host and GP of Delphi Ventures Tom Shaughnessy hosts Kevin Owocki, The founder of Gitcoin who covers the entire Gitcoin story, from quadratic funding to the future of public goods. Kevin also dives into GTC, its use and decentralizing the project 🦄
We would like to thank Cosmos for making this podcast possible through their sponsorship! Cosmos is on a mission, link one million blockchains. Name brand projects like Terra, Band, Kava, and Secret use Cosmos and the Cosmos Hub to connect to every other chain in our network. The Cosmos Hub is the port city tha...
2021-06-0247 min
The Delphi PodcastAndy Chorlian: From MakerDAO and NBA Top Shots to Fractionalizing NFTsThe Delphi Podcast Host and GP of Delphi Ventures Tom Shaughnessy hosts Andy, the founder of Fractional, the project leading the charge on Fractionalizing NFTs. The two discuss Andy’s journey from MakerDAO, to being an early NBA top shots collector to creating Fractional. They dive into the Fractional project on the reasons behind breaking an NFT into pieces, the process, putting the puzzle back together and much more. Delphi Ventures is a proud investor in Fractional.
We would like to thank Cosmos for making this podcast possible through their sponsorship! Cosmos is on a mission, link one...
2021-05-2758 min
The Delphi PodcastCovalent Is Enabling Applications To Leverage Multi-Chain DataThe Delphi Podcast Host and GP of Delphi Ventures Tom Shaughnessy hosts Ganesh Swami the CEO and Founder of Covalent. The two discuss how Covalent is enabling traditional and crypto developers to leverage data from any blockchain through a no code implementation that plans to decentralize over time.
We would like to thank Cosmos for making this podcast possible through their sponsorship! Cosmos is on a mission, link one million blockchains. Name brand projects like Terra, Band, Kava, and Secret use Cosmos and the Cosmos Hub to connect to every other chain in our network. The Cosmos...
2021-05-2543 min
The Delphi PodcastGMoney: From Spending $150,000 On A CryptoPunk To Launching an On-Chain NFT FundThe Delphi Podcast Host and GP of Delphi Ventures Tom Shaughnessy hosts Gmoney to discuss his journey from spending $150K on a cryptopunk to launching Delphi INFINFT, an on-chain NFT fund with us at @Delphi_Digital.
We would like to thank Cosmos for making this podcast possible through their sponsorship! Cosmos is on a mission, link one million blockchains. Name brand projects like Terra, Band, Kava, and Secret use Cosmos and the Cosmos Hub to connect to every other chain in our network. The Cosmos Hub is the port city that delivers Inter-Blockchain Communication today. Learn more...
2021-05-211h 05
The Delphi PodcastAntonio Juliano: Scaling dYdX’s Perpetuals Using Starkware To Target The Trillions In Monthly Perps VolumeThe Delphi Podcast Host and GP of Delphi Ventures Tom Shaughnessy hosts Antonio Juliano, the founder of dYdX, the decentralized derivatives exchange for perpetual swaps and margin trading. We talk scaling on Starkware to the sheer size of this market to economic attack vectors and everything in between.
We would like to thank Cosmos for making this podcast possible through their sponsorship! Cosmos is on a mission, link one million blockchains. Name brand projects like Terra, Band, Kava, and Secret use Cosmos and the Cosmos Hub to connect to every other chain in our network. The Cosmos...
2021-04-2758 min
Delphi Divine PodcastIntroduction: Who is Delphi DivineHi, I am so happy to see you here. It is so good to connect with you. It truly is. Yeah.Knowing energy and frequency the way that I do this means that if you connected to me that you are ready for quantum change in your life, and that is exciting!Welcome brother, Welcome sister. Welcome! You know, life is so good it truly is, as it is all about experiences, & some of our experiences are horrible and others are just so darn pleasing. It i...
2021-04-2405 min
The Delphi PodcastThorchain Launch Party: The Magic Experience of Swapping Assets Cross Chain In A Few ClicksThe Delphi Podcast Host and GP of Delphi Ventures Tom Shaughnessy and DV MP Yan Liberman host an expert group for a fun and exciting conversation on Thorchain’s Multi-Chain Chaosnet Launch. Thorchain now enables real, trustless, non-wrapped exchange of assets, cross chain. Guests Include:
Chad Barraford: Technical Lead At Thorchain
Erik Voorhees: Founder of Shapeshift
Yan Liberman: MP at Delphi Ventures
Tushar Jain: MP of Multicoin Capital
Rob Paone: Founder Proof of Talent
Michael Perklin: Chief Information Security Officer of ShapeShift.com
Jon: Co-Founder and former COO of ShapeShift.com
Tyler Reynolds: Angel Investor and Founder of Hacka...
2021-04-171h 35
The Delphi PodcastSam Williams: Pay Once and Store Data Forever on ArweaveThe Delphi Podcast Host and GP of Delphi Ventures Tom Shaughnessy and Can Gurel, analyst at Delphi Ventures, host Sam Williams the Founder of Arweave.
Arweave is a new type of storage that backs data with sustainable and perpetual endowments, allowing users and developers to truly store data forever – for the very first time.
As a collectively owned hard drive that never forgets, Arweave allows us to remember and preserve valuable information, apps, and history indefinitely. By preserving history, it prevents others from rewriting it.
We would like to thank Cosmos for making thi...
2021-04-1354 min
The Delphi PodcastCarson Cook: Tokemak Is The Decentralized Liquidity Engine for DeFi ☢️The Delphi Podcast Host and GP of Delphi Ventures Tom Shaughnessy, hosts the Tokemak team (Carson Cook, Paul, Craig and Bruno) to discuss Tokemak, the decentralized liquidity engine for DeFi. We discuss why Tokemak may be one of the most important future pieces of crypto infrastructure. This episode was a recording of our clubhouse episode with the group.
As a refresher, our original tweet storm can be viewed here.
We would like to thank Cosmos for making this podcast possible through their sponsorship! Cosmos is on a mission, link one million blockchains. Name brand projects l...
2021-04-091h 03
The Delphi PodcastKieran and Aaron Warwick: Illuvium Enters the ArenaThe Delphi Podcast Hosts Yan Liberman and Colm Buckley have Kieran Warwick and Aaron Warwick, Co-Founders of Illuvium, on the podcast to discuss the upcoming launch of their new game. The group discuss Kieran and Aaron’s story to better understand the genesis of Illuvium. Afterwards they go into all aspects of the game, ranging from token econ to long term vision.
We would like to thank Cosmos for making this podcast possible through their sponsorship! Cosmos.network is on a mission, link one million blockchains. Name brand projects like Terra, Band, Kava, and Secret use Cosmos an...
2021-04-0258 min
The Delphi PodcastTascha of Alpha Finance: Part 2, A Magical Founder’s Quest To Build A Cross Chain DeFi Empire 🏰The Delphi Podcast Host and GP of Delphi Ventures Tom Shaughnessy hosts Tascha Punyaneramitdee of Alpha Finance. The two discuss Alpha’s token economic plan (staking and unlocked features per product), value accrual, backstopping risk in the platform, growing to take on DeFi giants while staying nimble and releasing cutting edge products, AlphaX’s perpetual product and much more. Tascha is a magical founder.
As a recap, we originally hosted Tascha on December 4, 2020 - view this episode here.
We would like to thank Cosmos for making this podcast possible through their sponsorship! Cosmos.network is on a mi...
2021-04-0146 min
The Delphi PodcastAlchemix: Scoopy Trooples and Jason Choi Dive Into The Protocol That Advances Your Yield Farming GainsThe Delphi Podcast Host Tom Shaughnessy, The Spartan Group’s Jason Choi and Paul Burlage of Delphi host Scoopy Trooples, the co-founder of Alchemix.
The conversation covers Alchemix as a project, how the protocols loans repay themselves over time, the ALCX token and value accrual, audience questions and much more. This episode was originally aired live on Clubhouse.
Disclosure: Delphi Ventures is long ALCX tokens.
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2021-03-2958 min
The Delphi PodcastDisclosure Discuss Crypto, Music, and their $140K NFT SaleThe Delphi Podcast brings on Guy Lawrence from the legendary electronic music duo Disclosure to discuss NFTs, its impact on the music industry, and their recent Face sale on Zora (which Delphi actually won)! NFTs are unlocking completely new ways for artists to connect with fans, with our recent purchase allowing us to go to any Disclosure show for life as long as we’re holding the NFT. While this episode can be listened to alone, we highly recommend you first check out our recent episode with Music-NFT Pioneer Jack Spallone which we released last week. Enjoy!
Ever...
2021-03-1947 min
The Delphi PodcastMike Novogratz: Scaling Galaxy Into A Behemoth, Criminal Justice Reform and NFT HypeThe Delphi Podcast Host Tom Shaughnessy hosts Mike Novogratz, the Founder, CEO and Chairman of Galaxy Digital. This interview was recorded live in NYC.
The two discuss crypto bull runs, scaling Galaxy Digital into the empire it is today, NFT hype and value accrual vs the traditional world, criminal justice reform, advice Mike gives to Galaxy employees and so much more.
Mike is an industry titan who has an immense amount of knowledge and alpha to share. This interview was extremely exciting and I think Mike for his time.
Every Delphi Podcast is dropped first as an a...
2021-03-1652 min
The Delphi PodcastExpert Group’s Top DeFi and Crypto Plays for 2021Delphi Podcast Host Tom Shaughnessy hosts an expert panel to discuss their top DeFi/Crypto plays for 2021.
This conversation originally occurred on Clubhouse (recorded with guest permission) and be sure to follow Tom Shaughnessy on Clubhouse for any future rooms!
Ryan Zurrer - Founder of Dialectic AG
Dan Elitzer - Co-Founder of Nascent
Andrew Kang - Founder of Mechanism Capital
Sasha Fleyshman - Junior PM, Special Situations at Arca
Dan Matuszewski - CMS Holdings
Hassan Bassiri - VP, Portfolio Management at Arca
TM Lee, Co-Founder of Coingecko
Every Delphi Podcast is dropped first as an audi...
2021-03-1156 min
The Delphi PodcastA Killer 14+ Person Expert Panel on Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs)Delphi Podcast Host Tom Shaughnessy hosts a clubhouse of 13+ experts to discuss non-fungible tokens. The experts discuss their favorite NFTs, the difference between following NFT projects and individual creators, the benefits of NFTs over the traditional world of collectibles and much more.
This podcast aired first on Clubhouse on March 1, 2021 and all speakers gave their consent to e recorded. Follow us on Clubhouse here.
The full interview transcript is available below!
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2021-03-1055 min
The Delphi PodcastBuilding DeFi Disneyland: Julien Bouteloup covering StakeDAO, BlackPool, Rekt and CurveDelphi Digital analyst Jonathan Erlich hosts Julien Bouteloup, CEO of StakeDAO and Curve crew member, to discuss all things StakeDAO, Rekt, BlackPool and Curve. The conversation dives into StakeDAO’s vision to become the Disneyland of DeFi, Rekt’s upcoming V2, BlackPool DAO and Curve’s recently launched cross-asset swaps.
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Show Notes
(1:21) – (First Question) Julien’s Background and what brought him to Crypto.
(3:2...
2021-02-081h 01
The Delphi PodcastTaking Crypto Mainstream: Do Kwon Covering Terra, Mirror and AnchorDelphi Digital analyst Jonathan Erlich hosts Do Kwon, Co-Founder and CEO of Terraform Labs, to discuss all things Terra. The conversation dives into Terra’s vision and impressive 2020, as well as into Chai and some exciting recent developments such as Mirror and Anchor.
The full interview transcript is available here!
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(1:30) – (First Question) - Do Kwon’s Background and w...
2021-01-151h 00
The Delphi PodcastTokenTax’s Zac and Alex: The Ultimate Crypto Tax Deep DiveChain Reaction Host Tom Shaughnessy hosts Alex Miles and Zac McClure, the co-founders of TokenTax. The team answers our most nuanced crypto tax questions and get into detail on how the founders are scaling their tax software. This was a must-listen episode for anyone filling their crypto taxes.
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Show Notes
(1:35) – (First Question) Token Tax Background
(3:39) – How hard it was to do Cr...
2020-11-2445 min
The Delphi Podcast3LAU and Cooper Turley: Audius Is Reinventing Music StreamingTom Shaughnessy hosts 3LAU and Cooper Turley who came on the pod to discuss Audius 🎶
We discussed how Audius is completely reinventing music streaming - granting content creators and the majority of revenue and control over the platform and distribution.
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Thank you to our sponsor Delta Exchange! Delta Exchange is one of the leading crypto derivatives exchange; offering Futures, Perps, Interest Rate Swaps, Calendar Spreads and Options on Bitcoin and over 40 Altcoins. Sta...
2020-11-1837 min
The Delphi PodcastRed from Harvest Finance: Scaling A Community To Match $1B In TVL At Its HeightChain Reaction Host Tom Shaughnessy hosts Red, a community manager at Harvest Finance.
Harvest automatically farms the highest yields in DeFi. We chatted reaching $1B in TVL at its height, scaling a community over time, competition between aggregators, the recent hack and more! 🧑🌾
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Show Notes
(1:31) – (First Question) Red or Redemption
(2:05) – Harvest Finance, an automated Yield Farming platform
(5:00) – Harvest’s Backend Walkthrough
(6:22) – A road from 0 to 500 millio...
2020-11-1743 min
The Delphi PodcastDelphi 15: LiquidStake Launches To Bootstrap ETH 2.0 StakingChain Reaction Host Tom Shaughnessy hosts Andrew Keys and James Slazas, the founders of DARMA Capital and LiquidStake for a timely 15-minute interview on LiquidStake's release which helps bootstrap ETH 2.0 staking by removing a key staking hurdle - allowing users to receive a loan against the ETH they lockup in the staking contract.
Check out LiquidStake: https://liquidstake.com/
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LiquidStake's Website: https://liquidstake.com/
Tom's Twitter: https://t...
2020-11-1615 min
The Delphi PodcastJamie Burke: Accelerating the Emergence of the Metaverse — Metaverse Musings Episode 09Host Piers Kicks sits down for Episode 09 of Metaverse Musings with Jamie Burke, the Founder & CEO of Outlier Ventures. Jamie shares deep insights gleaned from his experience with the rise of Web 2.0, and how they relate to its successor and the growing digital asset space more broadly. Having started his blockchain investment firm in 2013, Jamie has seen all sorts come and go and it was fascinating to learn how his theses on topics such as DeFi, NFTs, and more have evolved. We discuss how user-centric elements of this new digital landscape such as portability of data, identity, and virtual...
2020-11-061h 16
The Delphi PodcastRobbie Ferguson: Building the Next Generation of NFT Infrastructure — Metaverse Musings Episode 08Host Piers Kicks sits down for Episode 08 of Metaverse Musings with Robbie Ferguson, who is a Co-Founder of Immutable—the company behind Gods Unchained and the upcoming Immutable X exchange. Robbie has some fascinating ideas about what the future of media and ownership will look like. We cover plenty of ground such as the new design space being unlocked in video games, financial markets for virtual goods, the current lack of robust commercial incentives for metaverse interoperability, and why the value of virtual assets will eventually dwarf physical ones. Robbie even shares the lessons learned from the painful memory of...
2020-10-2955 min
The Delphi PodcastRise of DeFi: Powering the Next Crypto Boom, featuring MakerDAO, Compound Labs, Synthetix, Aave, Delphi DigitalChain Reaction Host Tom Shaughnessy moderates a panel during the Binance Summit, featuring Rune from MakerDAO, Robert from Compound Labs, Stani from Aave, and Kain from Synthetix. This power group led to a compelling discussion on the rise of DeFi.
Thank you to our sponsor Crypto.com for making this happen! Visit bit.ly/cryptodelphi for more information!
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Resources:
Rune's Twitter: https://twitter.com/RuneKek
Robert's Twitter: https://twitter.com/rleshner
Kain's Twitter: https://twitter.com/kaiynne
Stani Twitter: https://twitter.com/StaniKulechov
Tom's Twitter: https://twitter.com...
2020-09-1446 min
The Delphi PodcastDelphi Digital’s Kevin Kelly: The Perfect Storm for BitcoinHost Tom Shaughnessy of Delphi Digital (DelphiDigital.io) is joined by my partner and and a co-founder of Delphi Digital itself, Kevin Kelly.
Given Kevin cut his teeth as an equity strategist with Bloomberg, he offers unique and differentiated insights on the institutional and macro argument for Crypto and Bitcoin.
Kevin offers his take on the global backdrop, everything from underfunded pensions to global monetary policy and even the eventual potential dethroning of king dollar. We go on to where Kevin believes crypto and the global economy will co-exist in the future and what would h...
2019-07-161h 02
The Delphi PodcastDelphi Digital’s March Analyst Call - Ethereum, Enjin and Our Short Term Bitcoin OutlookIn this special episode, the entire Delphi Digital (www.DelphiDigital.io) analyst team shares our monthly analyst call, which is usually for institutional clients only. We dive into our massive Ethereum report, an update on Enjin which we released, a breakdown of smart contract competition following the launch of Cosmos and so much more. This call happens monthly for our institutional clients, will be for members only moving forward, and includes all 5 analysts at Delphi Digital; Tom Shaughnessy, Kevin Kelly, Yan Liberman, Anil Lulla, and Medio Demarco.
To ensure you’re able to submit questions moving forward and re...
2019-03-1943 min
The Delphi Auto Parts CastEp. 101: Fuel Pump Hot Topics with Delphi Engineer Dave KinneyIn our pilot episode, host and ASE certified master technician Dave Hobbs sits down Delphi fuel systems engineer, Dave Kinney, to discuss some of the hot topics related to fuel pumps and modules in the aftermarket.
2017-10-0429 min