The Delphi Podcast

Host Piers Kicks sits down for Episode 13 of Metaverse Musings with Dan and Gauthier, the founders of Nonfungible. Their company provides data tools for the emerging NFT landscape, and each year they author a comprehensive industry report. The pair suggest that their upcoming report is the most in-depth and broad to date, with a number of exciting takeaways... Every Delphi Podcast is dropped first as a video interview for Delphi Digital Subscribers. Join today to get our interviews, first. - Resources: Guests' Twitter: https://twitter.com/dafky2000, https://twitter.com/Gauthier_Z  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, 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.

13 Jan 202149min

Chain Reaction Host Tom Shaughnessy hosts Sam Kazemian, the Founder of Frax Finance to discuss the project. This is the second in a series of podcasts on Algorithmic stablecoins. The trio discuss Frax’s creation, technicals around expansion/contraction of supply, competition, risks and much more including why Frax could be the most stable vs its competitors. 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. Thank you to our sponsor LVL, which is launching the first free Bitcoin exchange in North America. Users buy and sell Bitcoin with no trading fees or hidden spreads. Visit them at lvl.co/btcmedia - Show Notes (2:02) – (First Question) - Sam Kazemian's Background. (4:37) – Frax Finance Elevator Pitch. (10:39) – What is being used as Collateral in Frax. (15:50) – Frax Stablecoin vs FXS governance token. (18:23) – Relation between USDC and FXS / Insights about the process. (21:11) – Insights about the Value Capture. (23:34) – The growth process. (25:33) – Where is the Collateral pool kept. (28:48) – What happens when the price of FRAX goes sub $1. (33:18) – How do people earn more of the Governance Token / Rewards Walkthrough. (36:11) – How APY could offset Impermanent Loss. (38:21) – How the Supply of FXS could get absorbed. (39:27) – How many people are Time Locking their Stake. (42:04) – Once you use all the Yield Farming Rewards, What's next. (47:42) – The Dichotomy between ESD and Frax. (54:35) – Where to find Sam Kazemian. Music Attribution: Cosmos by From The Dust | https://soundcloud.com/ftdmusic Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US Resources: Sam’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/samkazemian Frax’s Website: https://frax.finance/ Tom’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/Shaughnessy119 Delphi Podcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDelphi More Our Video interviews Can Be Viewed Here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Yy99ZlQIX9-PdG_xHj43Q 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.

5 Jan 202155min

Chain Reaction Host Tom Shaughnessy hosts Dan Elitzer: Co-Founder of Nascent and previously of IDEOVC and Lewis Freiberg, an Independent Developer to discuss Empty Set Dollar. This is the first in a series of podcasts on Algorithmic stablecoins. The trio discuss ESD’s creation, technicals around expansion/contraction of supply, competition, risks 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. Thank you to our sponsor LVL, which is launching the first free Bitcoin exchange in North America. Users buy and sell Bitcoin with no trading fees or hidden spreads. Visit them at lvl.co/btcmedia - Show Notes (2:08) – (First Question) - Dan Elitzer and Lewis Freiberg Background. (3:35) – Empty Set Dollar (ESD) Elevator Pitch. (4:31) – Why ESD was so high above the PEG. (8:22) – Collateralized and Centralized Stablecoins main Issues. (10:23) – ESD’s role in DEFI apps. (12:47) – How ESD expands supply. (18:44) – Will ESD will get to a point where people will be debating every week on what the supply should be expanded? (20:40) – Incentive to get ESD above $1. (28:31) – Insights about Supply Lockups. (31:41) – Is there a point where the majority of the Supply will be circulating. (33:57) – Differences on speculators wanting to get involved / Issuance Risks. (36:53) – Debt computed under $1 Walkthrough. (39:01) – Insights about ESD as a Long Term Investor. (43:28) – Why is ESD better than other Stablecoins. (46:56) – Thoughts about Development Teams. (49:17) – Where to find Dan and Lewis.   Music Attribution: Cosmos by From The Dust | https://soundcloud.com/ftdmusic Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US Resources: Dan’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/delitzer Lewis’ Twitter: https://twitter.com/LewisFreiberg ESD Tools: https://esd.tools/ ESD Site: https://app.emptyset.finance/#/ Tom’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/Shaughnessy119 Delphi Podcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDelphi More Our Video interviews Can Be Viewed Here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Yy99ZlQIX9-PdG_xHj43Q 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 purp

31 Dec 202050min

Chain Reaction Host Tom Shaughnessy hosts Brian Flynn, the founder of Rabbithole. RabbitHole is pioneering the future of on-chain work, giving users opportunities to earn tokens based on their on-chain data. Its’s an incredible platform to educate the world on crypto and help projects target future contributors 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. Thank you to our sponsor LVL, which is launching the first free Bitcoin exchange in North America. Users buy and sell Bitcoin with no trading fees or hidden spreads. Visit them at lvl.co/btcmedia - Show Notes (2:22)      –  (First Question) - Rabbithole Elevator Pitch. (3:25)      –  Brian Flynn's Background. (6:15)      –  Stakeholders - Users. (7:45)      –  Stakeholders - Entire Network. (9:41)      –  How granular can Teams get without Rabbithole. (11:06)    –  How do you scale the curation mechanism? (13:58)    –  XP points Walkthrough. (16:53)    –  How granular can Rabbithole get on the lessons for XP points. (20:11)    –  Rabbithole from a Business Perspective. (20:56)    –  Web3 Social Networks. (25:30)    –  Could reputation amassed through Rabbithole be used to dig into anonymous Founders. (30:40)    –  Rabbithole Scaling Factors. (31:49)    –  Where to find Rabbithole. Resources: Guest’s Twitter:  https://twitter.com/Flynnjamm Guest’s Website: https://rabbithole.gg/faq Tom's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Shaughnessy119 Delphi Podcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDelphi More Our Video interviews Can Be Viewed Here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Yy99ZlQIX9-PdG_xHj43Q 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.

22 Dec 202032min

Host Piers Kicks sits down for Episode 12 of Metaverse Musings with Devin Finzer, the CEO of OpenSea and author of their “Non-fungible Token Bible”. His company provides foundational infrastructure to the NFT ecosystem, and it’s safe to say that they’ve entrenched themselves as a core part of the space for the foreseeable future. Devin provides insight into their philosophy as a business and how he sees NFT evolving into an integral part of the future web.   Resources: Guest’s Twitter:  https://twitter.com/dfinzer  Devin’s NFT Bible: https://opensea.io/blog/guides/non-fungible-tokens/ 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.

22 Dec 202052min

Chain Reaction Host Jose Maria Macedo hosts Aaron Wright, cofounder of OpenLaw, The LAO and now Flamingo DAO. Aaron is a professor at Cardozo Law School and is at the forefront of DAOs, having been involved in Bitcoin since 2011, and Ethereum since 2015. Before this, Aaron was a successful entrepreneur, having sold his first company to Wikia - the for-profit version of Wikipedia, which he grew to be one of the largest websites on the internet.  Aaron provides a DAO masterclass, discussing what they are, why they matter, and his vision for DAOs as the next evolution in a long history of human organization dating back to Ancient Rome. Thank you to our sponsor LVL, which is launching the first free Bitcoin exchange in North America. Users buy and sell Bitcoin with no trading fees or hidden spreads. Visit them at lvl.co - Show Notes: (2:06)    –  Aaron Wright Background. (4:35)    –  Organizations: History, Concepts and Functions. (7:25)    –  Insights about DAO / Long-term Vision. (12:47)    –  Experimenting with Types of Organizations in the real world. (14:26)    –  DAO main categories. (15:41)    –  Insights about Fund Structures. (19:14)    –  DAO’s interaction with the Traditional Legal System. (25:32)    –  Why a Delaware LLC. (26:43)    –  Insights about DAO legal compliance. (30:35)    –  LAO, OpenLaw big Use Case. (35:11)    –  Why build on Moloch. (36:49)    –  Credit Delegation System Background / Walkthrough. (41:33)    –  OpenLaw, merging the Traditional World with Crypto. (44:40)    –  The Future of the Legal System. (49:07)    –  The Security in Off-chain Assets Settlements. (56:21)    – Insights about Governance Tokens value / DAO projects. (1:03:41)    –  Exciting things happening in the DAO Space.   Resources: Guest’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/awrigh01 Guest’s Website: https://www.openlaw.io/ Jose's Twitter: https://twitter.com/zemariamacedo Delphi Podcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDelphi More Our Video interviews Can Be Viewed Here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Yy99ZlQIX9-PdG_xHj43Q 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.

21 Dec 20201h 6min

Chain Reaction Host Tom Shaughnessy hosts Jake Ryan, the Founder and CIO of Tradecraft Capital and the Author of Crypto Asset Investing in the Age of Autonomy. The two discuss Jake's new book: How we are in a new long wave economic cycle Jake describes as the Age of Autonomy enabled by crypto since it allows us to transfer value without humans 🤖. 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. Thank you to our sponsor LVL, which is launching the first free Bitcoin exchange in North America. Users buy and sell Bitcoin with no trading fees or hidden spreads. Visit them at lvl.co - Show Notes (1:56)    –  (First Question) - How did Jake started in Crypto (3:27)    –  The Idea behind the book  “Crypto Asset Investing in the Age of Autonomy” (6:30)    –  What is Tradecraft Capital (7:13)    –  Diving into  “Crypto Asset Investing in the Age of Autonomy” (9:54)    –  Insights about a new world / Age of Autonomy (13:13)    –  Is the World aware of Crypto Age of Autonomy (15:06)    –  Crypto's role in the Real World (17:21)    – US dollar Currency Status in the New Era of Technological Evolution (20:24)    –  Insights about Investing in Crypto / Frameworks (22:56)    –  Insights about the Long-term Investment horizon in the Cryptocurrencies (24:47)    –  What was the hardest thing about writing  “Crypto Asset Investing in the Age of Autonomy” (27:19)    –  “Crypto Asset Investing in the Age of Autonomy” Launch   Resources: Tradecraft Capital: https://www.tradecraft.capital Jake’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/TradecraftJake Jake’s Writing, Medium: https://medium.com/@TradecraftJake Crypto’s Role in the Age of Autonomy: https://hackernoon.com/cryptos-role-in-the-age-of-autonomization-2bf414ceb5d2 Autonomy 2040 Summit: https://www.autonomy2040.org/ Tom's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Shaughnessy119 Delphi Podcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDelphi More Our Video interviews Can Be Viewed Here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Yy99ZlQIX9-PdG_xHj43Q 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 inform

15 Dec 202028min

Chain Reaction Host Tom Shaughnessy hosts Leo Cheng of CREAM Finance. The two discuss how Cream started from forking compound/balancer to listing the long tail of assets for borrow/lending, plans around Cream V2, and a partnership with Yearn Finance. 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. Thank you to our sponsor LVL, which is launching the first free Bitcoin exchange in North America. Users buy and sell Bitcoin with no trading fees or hidden spreads. Visit them at lvl.co - Show Notes (1:47) – (First Question) – A little bit about Leo Cheng (2:45) – CREAM Finance Background (4:59) – CREAM vs Compound and Aave (9:12) – Community could play a good role in deciding which assets to list (12:43) – CREAM product roadmap (17:07) – The art of Incentivizes without the Token becoming valueless (20:07) – Keeping CREAM Morale up (23:30) – Binance Smart Chain Walkthrough (26:57) – CREAM merger partnership (31:11) – Insights about CREAM v2 (36:16) – What are the benefits of Partnerships (39:39) – Insights about the Individual Tokens (43:03) – How is Taipei   Resources: Guest’s Twitter:  https://twitter.com/leokcheng Guest’s Website: https://twitter.com/creamdotfinance Tom’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/Shaughnessy119 Delphi Podcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDelphi More Our Video interviews Can Be Viewed Here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Yy99ZlQIX9-PdG_xHj43Q 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.

14 Dec 202044min