S3 E3 | Experimenting With New Media Models in Web3 w/Daisy Alioto

On this special bonus episode of Rehash recorded live in Denver on March 1, 2024, we’re speaking with Dylan and Tyler, co-founders of Crypto The Game, as well as Richie and Tina, two finalists from Season 1 of CTG.

Dylan and Tyler share behind the scenes secrets on the creation of Season 1 of CTG, including how they came up with the challenges, issues they had to tackle in real time, and unexpected things to come out of the game.

Richie and Tina then share their perspective of CTG as not only players, but finalists. They share their very different strategies throughout the game, building alliances, and what they would do differently next season.

Finally, Dylan and Tyler reveal some alpha on what you can expect from Season 2 of CTG, which will be launching soon.

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• Crypto The Game: https://cryptothegame.com/

TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro

2:22 What is Crypto The Game (CTG)?

3:10 Backstory of CTG

4:24 Why crypto?

7:43 Creator expectations vs reality

11:49 Origin of challenges

13:25 Winner predictions

17:59 What the creators would change about Season 2

18:49 Finalists’ perspective and strategy

46:36 Follow Dylan, Tyler, Richie, and Tina

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On this episode of Rehash, we’re speaking with Richie Bonilla, founder of Forage, about onchain distribution and culture, how to introduce new consumer behaviors, and thinking beyond skeuomorphic models. 

Richie is a repeat guest who previously made an appearance on Rehash almost a year ago in S4 E7 where he talked about the future of independent work. 

Today, Richie is working on Forage, the easiest way for people to discover and support their favorite onchain projects. You’ll hear us mention his new product as Quests in this episode, but since we recorded this episode, the product has actually been renamed to Forage and you can find it at forage.xyz.

In this highly conversational episode, Richie and I talk through traditional models of distribution in media that have failed us and left a bad taste in our mouth and propose new models of onchain distribution that break down a lot of the assumptions we’ve made about concepts like advertising and ownership.

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TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro

3:17 Problems with traditional distribution models

9:04 How do we introduce new human behaviors?

23:39 What is onchain culture?

34:51 Onchain distribution and growth

43:00 What is Forage? (prev: Quests)

50:51 Will BTC/ETH reach ATH in 2024?

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On this episode of Rehash, we’re speaking with Irina Panovich (aka aiio) about non-linear models for cultural production, the importance of physicality and play when exploring emerging tech, and the importance of experimentation in crypto.

For the last five years, aiio has been experimenting with an arts and tech collective in Copenhagen called 320 Colab, testing out various theses relating to funding for artists and creatives. This is her first time sharing publicly on a podcast about her experiences and learnings from that experiment.

We talk a lot in this episode about experimenting in crypto, especially with community and culture, and aiio shares some key learnings and advice for building a community around foundational values and using human centered design.

She also gives us a sneak peek into a new project she’s working on right now that will be launching soon - a new podcast with UFO that she’ll be using to experiment with new forms and models for podcasting.

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• Liminal State: https://liminalstate.bandcamp.com/
• UFO Ep 47: https://ufo.mirror.xyz/Pifu_UYAW7nvMVkCmLY7y84rzF9er_cuqFaRzvf6DTI
• Additional reading: 
  • Are We Human? Notes on an Archaeology of Design by Beatriz Colomina and Mark Wrigley 
  • Radical Friends: Decentralised Autonomous Organisations by Ruth Catlow and Penny Rafferty and Artists Re:Thinking the Blockchain by Ruth Catlow and friends 
  • The Archipelago Conversations by Édouard Glissant and Hans Ulrich Obrist 
  • After the Internet. Digital Networks between the Capital and the Common by Tiziana Terranova
  • The Carrier Bag of Fiction by Ursula Le Guin 
  • The Dawn of Everything by David Græber 
  • Oneness v the 1% by Vandana Shiva 
  • The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin 
  • Science in Action by Bruno Latour 
  • Future Art Ecosystems 3: Art x Decentralised Tech by https://futureartecosystems.org
  • Social Avalanche: Crowds, Cities and Financial Markets by Christian Borch 
  • The Order of Time by Carlo Rovelli 
  • The Doors of Perception by Aldous Huxley

TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro

3:06 How aiio got involved with 320 Colab

10:56 Non-linear frameworks for artists’ monetization

15:11 How aiio would run 320 Colab differently today

19:14 How important are in person experiences?

24:13 The importance of play in tech

27:42 Resources for community builders

30:14 How to build culture better

40:42 aiio’s new project

44:27 Will ETH/BTC reach ATH in 2024?

45:32 Follow aiio

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On this episode of Rehash, we’re speaking with Eshita, Head of Strategy at Astria, about the current state of crypto infra, why developer tooling is lagging, and we get to the bottom of what shared sequencers are.

After spending a couple of years researching the crypto ecosystem, Eshita started to feel like a bystander and wanted to become more of an active participant in the ecosystem, so she recently joined Astria to help build out their shared sequencer network.

Astria allows many rollups to share a single decentralized network of sequencers, which increases censorship resistance and enables faster block confirmations, all while allowing each rollup to maintain their own sovereignty. 

We then zoom out a bit and look at crypto infrastructure as a whole, and Eshita shares what she believes to be some of the most important pieces in the infra space right now as well as areas where she hopes to see more development and innovation moving forward.

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LINKS

• The Myth of the Infrastructure Phase (USV): https://www.usv.com/writing/2018/10/the-myth-of-the-infrastructure-phase/
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TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro

3:03 How Eshita got into crypto

6:33 From researcher to operator

7:30 What are shared sequencers?

19:46 Current state of crypto infra

28:28 What are modular blockchains, and what is Celestia?

35:20 Will infra still be the focus of the next cycle?

39:06 Eshita’s bullish predictions for ETH/BTC ATH

40:41 Follow Eshita

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On this episode of Rehash, we’re speaking with Julia Lipton, Founder and General Partner at Awesome People Ventures, about unlocking latent potential in humans, finding product market fit in web3 communities, and the most important things happening in the global landscape right now.

In many ways it’s surprising that it took us until Season 7 to bring Julia on the podcast because she has actually played a part in Rehash from Day 0 as you’ll hear us talk about at the beginning of this episode. Julia is an investor, connector of people, and all around one of the kindest and most generous humans I’ve encountered in this space.

In this episode we start out by talking about DAO Masters, a project she crowdfunded through Mirror that ended up winding down last summer, and what she learned about the give-get equation through her experience there. She wrote a really thoughtful Twitter thread about the give-get equation that I’ve linked in the show notes and would encourage you all to check out, especially if you’re someone working in or adjacent to the DAO ecosystem.

We then get into a discussion around why there’s so much latent and unused human talent floating around in the corporate world and what people have been doing about it, such as flocking to freelance and contract work, or even to DAOs. Obviously DAOs aren’t perfect and are far from it, but Julia shares some strategies she thinks could be implemented for DAOs to be more effective in their operations while maintaining the same draw they have for people today.

Finally, we talk about what Julia is most focused on in the global landscape with crypto and nintynick chimes in with a question about progressive decentralization.

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LINKS

• Give/get equation

TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro

3:10 Julia’s involvement with Rehash from Day 0

4:34 Why DAO Masters shut down

10:29 Communities as products

17:04 Why human talent is so underutilized in corporate world

22:25 What v2 of DAOs might look like

26:46 Awesome People Ventures and Awesome People Talent

31:31 Global landscape for freelancers

32:23 Development of global currencies

37:15 Types of projects Julia is focused on in 2024

39:45 Progressive decentralization

42:25 BTC/ETH ATH 2024

43:17 Follow Julia

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On this episode of Rehash, we’re speaking with 13yearoldvc, Ecosystem Lead at Eigenlayer, about how she studied 50 projects a day to identify trends as a VC, why she now enjoys building more than investing, and what it is about Eigenlayer that she believes makes it a really special one of a kind project.

“If you can’t explain it to a 10 year old in 2 minutes or less, don’t own it.” -Peter Lynch

Few people in web3 are very good at explaining crypto and blockchain concepts in a way that’s easy for mainstream consumers to understand (myself included), but 13yearoldvc is different. She came into this episode loaded with analogies that make complex topics like staking and data availability and seemingly complex projects like Eigenlayer easily understandable to a 10 year old.

On a more personal note, she shares how she found her ikigai with her work at Eigenlayer now and her best advice for others to find their ikigai. She also shares her best advice for others who want to succeed as a VC or as a builder in web3 or both.

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• Eigenlayer Blog: https://www.blog.eigenlayer.xyz/

TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro

2:25 The story behind 13yearoldvc’s name

4:21 Why 13yearoldvc hated being a VC

8:46 Does 13yearoldvc still invest in crypto?

9:09 Why 13yearoldvc wanted to work at Eigenlayer

13:19 Stakers and operators 101

16:17 What is Eigenlayer? (ELI5)

18:44 What does an Ecosystem Lead do?

22:50 13yearoldvc’s honest take on data availability 

27:57 Fundamentals and pumpamentals

29:30 Finding ikigai

33:51 How to prepare yourself for the next bull run

35:15 Telegram bots

39:21 Questions from Twitter

42:13 ATH for ETH and BTC in 2024

46:32 Follow 13yearoldvc

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On this episode of Rehash, we’re speaking with Gabriel, founder of Mochi, a coordination game for autonomous worlds.

AI and blockchain are two buzzwords anyone operating remotely adjacent to the tech space has heard a lot of in recent years, but we haven’t heard much of the two concepts operating together.

Gabriel believes there’s actually a strong case for AI and blockchain to operate together, and in this episode he shares why he believes blockchain and crypto can have a strong impact on AI and provides a plethora of fascinating examples and future use cases for the two to interoperate.

We then get into a discussion about autonomous worlds - how Gabriel defines them, what they unlock, and why they might be the next evolution of DAOs.

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• Mochi: https://mochi.game/
• Botto: https://www.botto.com/
• Eternal Garden: https://eternal-garden.xyz/
• DreamTensor: https://www.instagram.com/dreamtensor/
• S5 E5 | Onchain World Building w/Peter Pan: https://rehash.mirror.xyz/GKqi1D_RMV_96mAUixdeRVDLUrRVr9lLFKtRrKDB4Ok

TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro

2:48 How do blockchain and AI work together?

10:48 Barbenheimer Meme Bomb

17:09 Implications of onchain AI on real world scenarios

20:47 What are autonomous worlds?

28:23 Are autonomous worlds the next evolution of DAOs?

31:02 Real world applications of autonomous worlds

35:16 Questions from Twitter

44:12 Gabriel’s predictions for ETH/BTC high prices in 2024

46:43 Follow Gabriel

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On this episode of Rehash, we’re speaking with Birb aka Chairman Birb Bernanke aka bonecondor on Twitter all about the new Bitcoin ETF and best security practices in crypto.

Birb started her career in TradFi and was a product manager for a number of years before joining OtterSec, a blockchain security audits company. We start out by talking about the Bitcoin ETF, and Birb patiently answers a lot of my very basic questions, like what is an ETF and how is it different from index funds, before we move into more interesting questions like is this a good move for the crypto industry overall and what does this tell us about how the SEC will be treating crypto companies in 2024.

After we figure out what a Bitcoin ETF is, we get into a discussion about security best practices for DeFi protocols and other companies building onchain. Birb shares her best pieces of advice for organizations and for end users to avoid scams and hacks and gives us an inside look into what really goes on behind the scenes of some of these hacks.

On our first episode of Season 7, we’re speaking with DeFi Beats aka Johnny Gabriele about how to not get rekt in crypto, why WAGMI is not dead, and his best pieces of advice for newcomers to the crypto and blockchain space.

DeFi Beats is an advisor, investor, DeFi power user, good listener, and self admittedly terrible speller.

He initially had his sights set on getting his PhD and becoming a professor, but when that plan fell through, he found himself in a unique job as part management consultant, part podcaster, and part therapist where he helped numerous people find solutions to problems they were facing across a wide spectrum of areas - from air conditioning to figure skating to life threatening medical conditions.

Today, he has rechanneled his eagerness to help into helping onboard people to the blockchain space and saving people from getting rekt by their inner degenerate. He’s currently building out an AI chatbot called The Crypto Professor that’s designed to help newcomers learn about crypto and stay safe while exploring the space.

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• The Crypto Professor: https://twitter.com/Crypt0Profess0r
• Stand With Crypto: https://www.standwithcrypto.org/politicians

TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro

3:03 DeFi Beats’ background

13:47 How DeFi Beats discovered blockchain

18:03 How to get politicians to pay attention to crypto

21:07 Crypto onboarding AI chatbot

24:02 DeFi Beats’ biggest lessons learned for newcomers

28:46 How to find new friends in crypto

36:03 Fixed vs non-fixed mindset

40:57 Questions from Twitter 

45:52 BTC/ETH price predictions for 2024

47:03 Follow DeFi Beats

On this bonus episode of Season 6, we bring back some of your favorite Rehash guests from the past to share their perspectives on what happened in 2023 and what they are most bullish on moving forward to 2024. Hudson Jameson (S6 E5), Sirsu (S5 E1), Maya Bakhai (S5 E3), and Stefen Deleveaux (S2 E11) join us to wrap up the year from a wide array of perspectives, including DAOs, gaming, technical, and VC. 

This episode was a ton of fun to record and hopefully just as fun to listen to. It’s filled with great insights as well that, when combined, paint a holistic picture of where the Ethereum ecosystem stands today.

Stay tuned for announcements on upcoming guest elections for Season 7 and fun new plans for the new year. Also, if you’re interested in sponsoring Rehash, please check out rehashweb3.xyz/sponsor for more information or reach out at rehashweb3@gmail.com. 

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Stefen Deleveaux: https://twitter.com/stefdelev

LINKS

• DAOs, DACs, DAs, and More by Vitalik Buterin: https://blog.ethereum.org/2014/05/06/daos-dacs-das-and-more-an-incomplete-terminology-guide
• DevCon0 Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJqWcTqh_zKEjpSej3ddtDOKPRGl_7MhS&si=NpCuno1DBufA_xYm
• Oasis Onchain: https://www.oasisonchain.xyz/
• Past guest appearances: 
  • S6 E5 | Ethereum Secrets & Avoiding Burnout w/Hudson Jameson: https://rehash.simplecast.com/episodes/s6-e5-ethereum-secrets-avoiding-burnout-w-hudson-jameson
  • S5 E1 | Competition, Community, and Culture w/Sirsu: https://rehash.simplecast.com/episodes/s5-e1-competition-community-culture
  • S5 E3 | Adding Spice to Venture Capital w/Maya Bakhai: https://rehash.simplecast.com/episodes/s5-e3-adding-spice-to-venture-capital-w-maya-bakhai
  • S3 E11 | DAO Governance, Tooling, and Culture w/Stefen Deleveaux: https://rehash.simplecast.com/episodes/dao-governance-tooling-and-culture-with-stefen-deleveaux

TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro

5:48 VC summary of 2023 crypto

11:33 DAO update 2023

22:43 Raising money in 2023

25:33 Technical recap of 2023

37:33 Consumer crypto is winning

39:43 What our guests are bullish on in 2024

48:26 Oasis Onchain

52:28 Rapid fire round

56:21 Game: Categories

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