Jansen Teng: Inside Virtuals’ Meteoric Rise, The Race to Billion-Dollar Crypto-AI Agents and life after AGI

Jansen Teng: Inside Virtuals’ Meteoric Rise, The Race to Billion-Dollar Crypto-AI Agents and life after AGI

Join Tom Shaughnessy and Pondering Durian as they host Jansen Teng, CEO and co-founder of Virtuals, for an in-depth exploration of AI agents and the future of decentralized AI. From Virtuals' evolution as a gaming DAO to becoming the leading crypto AI platform, the conversation covers crucial developments in agent autonomy, tokenization, and the path toward an agentic economy.


🎯 Key Highlights


▶ Origins and evolution of Virtuals platform

▶ Analysis of agent frameworks and autonomous capabilities

▶ Discussion of value capture in crypto AI projects

▶ Deep dive into decentralized infrastructure challenges

▶ Vision for agent coordination and business development

▶ Future outlook on AI-human interaction and cybernetics


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Timestamps


00:00 - Introduction and Background

01:29 - Virtuals Origin Story

07:42 - Agent Development Discussion

13:00 - Vision for Agentic Economy

22:51 - Framework Competition Analysis

29:37 - Infrastructure Challenges

36:20 - Agent Value Capture

42:46 - Decentralized AI Stack

54:00 - Team Analysis and Due Diligence

01:00:10 - Future Risks and Opportunities

01:05:44 - Agent Autonomy Vision

01:09:43 - Future of Human-AI Interaction



Disclaimer


This podcast is strictly informational and educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any tokens or securities or to make any financial decisions. Do not trade or invest in any project, tokens, or securities based upon this podcast episode. The host and members at Delphi Ventures may personally own tokens or art that are mentioned on the podcast. Our current show features paid sponsorships which may be featured at the start, middle, and/or the end of the episode. These sponsorships are for informational purposes only and are not a solicitation to use any product, service or token.

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Crucible: Blueprints for the Open Metaverse — Metaverse Musings Ep 10

Crucible: Blueprints for the Open Metaverse — Metaverse Musings Ep 10

Host Piers Kicks sits down for Episode 10 of Metaverse Musings with Ryan Gill & Toby Tremayne, the Co-Founders of Crucible. Both Ryan and Toby are two of the highest conviction operators working towards the Metaverse. Their strong sense of purpose and appreciation for the philosophical aspects of the world of tomorrow inform their unique mindset and approach. The business focuses on building infrastructure across the “in between” spaces for Web 3.0 technology, as well as tailoring the existing stack to gaming and virtual worlds. Keep an eye on their upcoming event with VentureBeat and Facebook on January 27th 2021.    -   Resources: Guest’s Twitter:  https://twitter.com/RyanCrucible  Guest’s Twitter:  https://twitter.com/magicindustries  Guest’s Website: http://crucible.network/   Piers' Twitter: https://twitter.com/pierskicks  Delphi Podcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDelphi More Our Video interviews Can Be Viewed Here: https://tinyurl.com/ycvsp75h  Access Delphi's Research Here: https://www.delphidigital.io/ Disclosures: This podcast is strictly informational and educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any tokens or securities or to make any financial decisions. Do not trade or invest in any project, tokens, or securities based upon this podcast episode. The host may personally own tokens that are mentioned on the podcast. Lets Talk Bitcoin is a distribution partner for The Delphi Podcast. Delphi’s transparency page can be viewed here.

13 Marras 20201h 29min

Jamie Burke: Accelerating the Emergence of the Metaverse  — Metaverse Musings Episode 09

Jamie Burke: Accelerating the Emergence of the Metaverse — Metaverse Musings Episode 09

Host 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 assets will drive stratospheric growth in the coming years.   Every Delphi Podcast is dropped first as a video interview for Delphi Digital Subscribers. Join today to get our interviews, first.   -   Resources: Guest’s Twitter:  https://twitter.com/jamie247   Guest’s Website: https://outlierventures.io/  Piers' Twitter: https://twitter.com/pierskicks  Delphi Podcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDelphi More Our Video interviews Can Be Viewed Here: https://tinyurl.com/ycvsp75h  Access Delphi's Research Here: https://www.delphidigital.io/ Disclosures: This podcast is strictly informational and educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any tokens or securities or to make any financial decisions. Do not trade or invest in any project, tokens, or securities based upon this podcast episode. The host may personally own tokens that are mentioned on the podcast. Lets Talk Bitcoin is a distribution partner for The Delphi Podcast. Delphi’s transparency page can be viewed here.

6 Marras 20201h 16min

Patrick Manfra: The Alternative, Crypto Powered Yield Account

Patrick Manfra: The Alternative, Crypto Powered Yield Account

Chain Reaction Host Tom Shaughnessy hosts Patrick Manfra, the co-founder of Outlet Finance. The two dive into Outlet Finance which is creating a brand new yield account linking the traditional world and crypto for users.  Every Delphi Podcast is dropped first as a video interview for Delphi Digital Subscribers. Join today to get our interviews, first. - Show Notes (1:10)    – (First Question) Patrick’s Manfra Background (1:53)    – Walkthrough Outlet Finance (2:36)    – Outlet Finance vs. BlockFi (3:24)    – Outlet Finance, mostly non crypto users (4:04)    – Outlet Finance’s Background / New Features (8:49)    – Head to Head with the banking sector (12:35)    – Insights about Outlet Finance strategy (14:33)    – Worldwide or USA (17:21)    – Insights about the savings market (20:48)    – Is there space for DeFi in Outlet Finance (23:46)    – What happens first (25:03)    – Biggest risks that Outlet Finance may face (28:55)    – Outlet Finance website /contacts   Resources: Guest’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/PatrickManfra Guest’s Website:https://outlet.finance/ Tom's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Shaughnessy119 Delphi Podcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDelphi More Our Video interviews Can Be Viewed Here: https://youtu.be/fubeSokngY8 Access Delphi's Research Here: https://www.delphidigital.io/ Disclosures: This podcast is strictly informational and educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any tokens or securities or to make any financial decisions. Do not trade or invest in any project, tokens, or securities based upon this podcast episode. The host may personally own tokens that are mentioned on the podcast. Lets Talk Bitcoin is a distribution partner for the Chain Reaction Podcast, and our current show features paid sponsorships which may be featured at the start, middle, and/or the end of the episode. These sponsorships are for informational purposes only and are not a solicitation to use any product or service. Delphi’s transparency page can be viewed here.

3 Marras 202030min

Colin Evran: Filecoin Ushers In A New Generation of Cloud Storage

Colin Evran: Filecoin Ushers In A New Generation of Cloud Storage

Chain Reaction Host Tom Shaughnessy hosts Colin Evran of Filecoin and Protocol Labs. The two discuss Filecoin's launch, why the project is a storage layer that transcends borders to persist for generations, and why Filecoin is way more than just storage! Filecoin raised $200M+ in an ICO and is one of the space’s most anticipated projects. Every Delphi Podcast is dropped first as a video interview for Delphi Digital Subscribers. Join today to get our interviews, first. - Show Notes (1:02)    – Finally! Filecoin launched (1:40)    – How long have Colin Evran been working on Filecoin (3:10)    – 5 Web’s problems (5:08)    – What is Filecoin / Filecoin’s benefits  (7:56)    – Filecoin, there has to be an alternative in the future (11:20)    – Filecoin, an amazing ecosystem (12:23)    – How does Filecoin incentivize people to be miners (14:49)    – Filecoin, an ecosystem of differents use cases (17:22)    – Filecoin Token’s role within the network (21:15)    – Proof of Replication / Proof of Space Time (22:58)    – Filecoin Magical Feature (25:40)    – What does Colin Evran like to see built in the future (29:52)    – Filecoin’s competition (33:26)    – How does Filecoin handle governance (34:38)    – What’s on the roadmap for Filecoin (37:40)    – A Thank you to Filecoin’s community (38:17)    – A balance between meeting demand and massive capacity   Resources: Guest’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/colinevran  Guest’s Website: https://filecoin.io/  Tom's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Shaughnessy119 Delphi Podcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDelphi More Our Video interviews Can Be Viewed Here: https://youtu.be/fubeSokngY8 Access Delphi's Research Here: https://www.delphidigital.io/ Disclosures: This podcast is strictly informational and educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any tokens or securities or to make any financial decisions. Do not trade or invest in any project, tokens, or securities based upon this podcast episode. The host may personally own tokens that are mentioned on the podcast. Lets Talk Bitcoin is a distribution partner for the Chain Reaction Podcast, and our current show features paid sponsorships which may be featured at the start, middle, and/or the end of the episode. These sponsorships are for informational purposes only and are not a solicitation to use any product or service. Delphi’s transparency page can be viewed here.

2 Marras 202041min

Robbie Ferguson: Building the Next Generation of NFT Infrastructure — Metaverse Musings Episode 08

Robbie Ferguson: Building the Next Generation of NFT Infrastructure — Metaverse Musings Episode 08

Host 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 dying in the Runescape wilderness with all of his brother’s gear… all too familiar.   Every Delphi Podcast is dropped first as a video interview for Delphi Digital Subscribers. Join today to get our interviews, first.   -   Resources: Guest’s Twitter:  https://twitter.com/Immutable  Guest’s Website: https://www.immutable.com/  Piers' Twitter: https://twitter.com/pierskicks Delphi Podcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDelphi More Our Video interviews Can Be Viewed Here: https://tinyurl.com/ycvsp75h  Access Delphi's Research Here: https://www.delphidigital.io/ Disclosures: This podcast is strictly informational and educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any tokens or securities or to make any financial decisions. Do not trade or invest in any project, tokens, or securities based upon this podcast episode. The host may personally own tokens that are mentioned on the podcast. Lets Talk Bitcoin is a distribution partner for The Delphi Podcast. Delphi’s transparency page can be viewed here.

29 Loka 202055min

Mona El Isa: From Chasing Waves To Enabling Active Fund Management on Ethereum

Mona El Isa: From Chasing Waves To Enabling Active Fund Management on Ethereum

Chain Reaction Host Tom Shaughnessy hosts Mona El Isa, the Co-Founder of Avant Garde Finance and Lead Developer for Melon. We dive into enabling active management on Ethereum, the future of Melon (MIP7, Tokenecon, Integrations and more). Every Delphi Podcast is dropped first as a video interview for Delphi Digital Subscribers. Join today to get our interviews, first! - Show Notes (1:36)    – (First Question)  How Mona El Isa started in Crypto (5:47)    – Melon’s backstory (9:44)    – Melon, a protocol that allows to set up a fund for $50 (11:58)    – Mona El Isa’s first assumption in DeFi (14:27)    – Why not a Major Crypto fund (17:00)    – From start to finish, How to deploy a fund with Melon / v1.0 & v2.0 (22:35)    – v1.0 & v2.0, on a scale from 1 to 10 (25:23)    – Melon, aiming to do as a management infrastructure (28:51)    – Will Melon expand to the Institutional world (30:26)    – Melon’s role as a Token within the protocol / MIP #7   Resources: Guest’s Twitter:  https://twitter.com/Mona_El_Isa  Melon’s Website:https://melonprotocol.com/  Tom's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Shaughnessy119 Delphi Podcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDelphi More Our Video interviews Can Be Viewed Here: https://youtu.be/fubeSokngY8 Access Delphi's Research Here: https://www.delphidigital.io/ Kubera lets you monitor your crypto and traditional portfolios in a single place. Think Coinbase and Fidelity on the same dashboard. All major banks, brokerages, crypto exchanges and wallets supported. https://www.kubera.com/ Disclosures: This podcast is strictly informational and educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any tokens or securities or to make any financial decisions. Do not trade or invest in any project, tokens, or securities based upon this podcast episode. The host may personally own tokens that are mentioned on the podcast. Lets Talk Bitcoin is a distribution partner for the Chain Reaction Podcast, and our current show features paid sponsorships which may be featured at the start, middle, and/or the end of the episode. These sponsorships are for informational purposes only and are not a solicitation to use any product or service.

28 Loka 202036min

Tyler Ward: How BarnBridge is Tokenizing Risk and Attracting $200M In TVL In 48 Hours

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27 Loka 202051min

Steve Lee: From Traditional Finance Into Crypto, NFTs, and Beyond — Metaverse Musings 07

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22 Loka 20201h 5min