MUNG Legal is the First Dedicated Blockchain Law Firm in Hong Kong founded in 2018. Their niche legal advisory lies in the sector of Blockchain, Cloud, AI and Data Technology, Biotechnology & Life Sciences, Art Auction, Art Frauds, and Art Tech, which includes NFT. MUNG has proven itself to be a valuable partner with tech, biotech and art tech entrepreneurs where they could grow from strength to strength with quality and strategic legal advice. Monin Ung is an international lawyer who has pr...
Sep 13, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 49
Krause House is a Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) governed by a community of fans, basketball lovers, and purists. Their goal is to purchase & operate an NBA team as a DAO. Today, Krause House is the first DAO to buy a professional basketball team as owners of the Ball Hogs, an American men's 3-on-3 basketball team that plays in the BIG3 league. Together, Krause House will write the consensus rules that will bring the first fan-governed team to the NBA. The collective of ambi...
Aug 17, 2023•55 min•Season 1Ep. 48
Bankless DAO was founded by David Hoffman and Ryan Sean Adams on May 4th, 2021, when they airdropped 35,000 BANK tokens to each Bankless premium subscriber. Following the true ethos of decentralization, they stepped back and let the DAO take shape. While their media company, Bankless LLC, continues to operate as its own media node, the Bankless brand is propagated through the DAO and its sub-DAOs. Now, the Bankless ecosystem as a whole creates user-friendly onramps for people to discover decentr...
Jul 11, 2023•43 min
The Dfinity Foundation is a nonprofit organization that was created to support and promote the development of the Internet Computer, a decentralized computing network. The Internet Computer aims to provide a secure and scalable platform for building and hosting applications, services, and websites without relying on traditional centralized infrastructure. The Dfinity Foundation was founded in 2016 by Dominic Williams, who also serves as the chief scientist of the organization. It is based in Zur...
May 25, 2023•49 min•Season 1Ep. 46
Kleros is a decentralized dispute resolution protocol that uses blockchain technology to provide a transparent, efficient, and affordable way to resolve disputes. The protocol is built on the Ethereum blockchain and uses smart contracts and a decentralized network of jurors to arbitrate disputes. With Kleros, anyone with an internet connection can submit a dispute and have it resolved quickly and fairly by a group of randomly selected jurors. They are particularly well-suited for resolving dispu...
May 10, 2023•48 min•Season 1Ep. 45
Today’s guests are Steve Echtman and Elijah Spina who are both representing DAOPlanet . DAOPlanet holds the vision of greater representation for individuals within communities, organizations, businesses, and the entire world — achieved through the integration and proliferation of DAO principles and Web3 tools. As demand increases for more autonomy and flexibility in where, when, and how people work, organizational structures will have to adapt to accommodate this new normal. DAOPlanet’s mission ...
May 03, 2023•48 min•Season 1Ep. 44
Kift DAO is a non-profit that aims to purchase real estate for the use and enjoyment of the Kift community. It is controlled by NFT holders, who select and vote on proposals, including which real estate properties to buy. Their mission is to create inclusive, community-owned gathering spaces for people who choose to live communally and work from anywhere. They are always looking for active community members to contribute to the development and management of the DAO....
Feb 08, 2023•37 min•Season 1Ep. 43
Matt is one of the Co-Founders of Origami , which helps ambitious communities create the world’s most valuable DAOs. Origami supports these groups through their open and effective framework for growing DAOs. Matt and his Co-Founders got together to talk about crypto projects, fun NFT investments, and what would happen if networks could be owned and governed by people, instead of corporate giants. To organize their relationship, they formed a DAO called Orange. The early days were full of challen...
Jan 27, 2023•36 min•Season 1Ep. 42
Deepa Chaudhary is a Builder in Impact DAO Media and they have written the Impact DAO Book . It is a book written by a DAO for those who want to build their own DAOs. An Impact DAO is focused on creating positive externalities. In other words, its purpose is to improve the lives of people and the planet. Impact DAOs offer a radically new way of organizing, fundraising and allocating resources for causes. They are a new operating framework for our digital lives. Also, the goal of this book is to ...
Jan 11, 2023•37 min•Season 1Ep. 41
Arvin Khamseh is a globally recognized thought leader in the crypto space. His impressive background in investor relationship marketing for public companies combined with his success in NFT marketing has led to an international reputation for excellence. Since successfully selling out an Italian artist collection in 2021, Arvin has consulted with more than 400 NFT brands resulting in several multi-million dollar sellouts within twenty hours. He was also instrumental in helping another NFT brand ...
Dec 29, 2022•49 min•Season 1Ep. 40
Today’s guest is Alessandro Palombo, the Founder of Jur , which claims to bring power back to the people with a blockchain for building new societies for governance, systems, and network states. Jur is developing a Layer 1 blockchain network on Polkadot that will provide tools for creating new societies including governance services: passports, government models, treasury, census, crowdfunding territories, and rules. Jur is the composable infrastructure for societies, countries, and network stat...
Dec 14, 2022•33 min•Season 1Ep. 39
Our guest for today is Jordan Gray, the ideator of AstroDAO . AstroDAO gives everyday users access to advanced tooling through a simple interface. AstroDAO is also flexible enough to give crypto native power users unlimited possibilities. The AstroDAO community is a vibrant ecosystem with hundreds of active organizations. They are building a new economy and defining the future of work as a fluid collective. Their partners include NEAR, Sender, Pagoda, Halborn, and Magic Powered....
Nov 30, 2022•37 min•Season 1Ep. 38
Dakotah is the CEO of Cohere . A designer of buildings, communities and businesses, Dakotah's training has informed his passion for using built environments to create regenerative systems that restore the health of ecosystems and communities. Cohere is a member-owned network of conscious co-living communities located in seductively remote areas of the world. From the locations they’ve chosen to the amenities they provide, their spaces have been intelligently designed for remote workers and distr...
Nov 10, 2022•41 min•Season 1Ep. 37
Angelo is the Founder and Protocol Architect at build_cities . The build_cities mission is to build, accommodate, and invest in a collective of innovators vested in the best interests of their respective localities. They are starting with a decentralized network of coworking spaces organized via DAO (Decentralized Autonomous Organization) frameworks and laying the foundation for a new era of startup cities. So, what exactly is build_cities doing? They are creating the infrastructure to create, f...
Oct 21, 2022•36 min•Season 1Ep. 36
Our guest for today is Denys from Satoshi Island . Denys is head of operations for all things on the ground, taking care of the arrangements needed for the physical development of the island. Satoshi Island is a 32 million square foot private island, located in the tropical paradise of Vanuatu, tucked between Australia and Fiji. The island, which is owned by Satoshi Island Holdings Limited, is intended to become home for crypto professionals and enthusiasts, with a goal to be considered the cryp...
Oct 06, 2022•45 min•Season 1Ep. 35
Ankit and Rob are Co-CEO and Co-Founder of Sapien Nation . Ankit has a passion for understanding the status quo and shaping social systems to be more aligned with nature, culture, and human-centered technology. He graduated with a degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from UC Berkeley and quickly fell in love with the ethos, design, and potential of decentralized technologies to revolutionize the way we connect with each other. As an Indian immigrant and a believer in equal oppor...
Sep 21, 2022•43 min•Season 1Ep. 34
Mayur Mistry is the Founding Member of ArchiDAO . He is also one of the lead web3 developers working on decentralized city infrastructure, fractionalized real estate, and open-source tools at CityDAO. In ArchiDAO, they aim to push the boundary in the Architecture, Engineering & Construction Industry with a blockchain and web3 native approach. Mayur and his team in ArchiDAO are focused on developing web3 integrated solutions in metaverse and blockchain in both physical & digital domains. ...
Sep 07, 2022•36 min•Season 1Ep. 33
Here with us today are two of our fellow CItyDAO citizens David and Scott. In this episode, we talked about topics related to the traditional education system, Web3 education, the CityDAO Academic Conference , and the network state. The CityDAO Academic Conference will be held virtually (on Zoom) on Sept 3-4, 2022 from approximately 11:00 am - 5:00 pm EST. Some of the key speakers at the conference include David Staley - Professor of History at the Ohio State University, Scott Meyer - Founder Ed...
Aug 24, 2022•57 min•Season 1Ep. 32
Today on our CityDAO Podcast episode, we had another enriching discussion about network state with our amazing guest, Eche Enziga from Afropolitan . In this episode, we will learn more about the story of Afropolitan, their vision and goals, and other interesting issues about the network state. Afropolitan aims to create a Digital Nation that will enable all Africans to build abundant lives. It is a network comprising the best that Africa and the diaspora offer across art, finance, tech, health, ...
Aug 17, 2022•46 min•Season 1Ep. 31
Our guest for today is Luis Cuende from Nation3, who is ready to share his knowledge and insight on network city related topics. In this episode, we will cover the Nation3 manifesto, their progress, their activities in the network state space, the network cities, and the future of human civilization. Nation3 is a new nation state on the cloud. Nation3 is a sovereign cloud nation that is building a community of like-minded people to create a nation on the cloud. The Nation3 DAO aims to gather tog...
Aug 10, 2022•46 min•Season 1Ep. 30
Two of our fellow CityDAO citizens join us on today's episode: DenverCitizen9 and MayurMistra. For this episode, we are focusing on a very special topic, which is Parcel 0. We are also going to talk about the Network State and the next step toward the Network State approach. Both our guests will share their own unique perspectives and insight about what Parcel 0 is for them. Parcel 0 is the first parcel owned by CityDAO. It is 42 acres of undeveloped land located near Cody, Wyoming, US. Parcel 0...
Jul 27, 2022•50 min•Season 1Ep. 29
Here with us today on our CityDAO Podcast is Carl Youngblood , who is currently spending his vacation in Madrid, Spain. Carl is a Software Engineer for over twenty years, specializing in highly scalable web services and applications. He is especially interested in blockchain technology and smart contracts. For today’s episode, we will have a more in-depth discussion about Charter Cities, Carl’s transition to the blockchain space, his work in AWS (Amazon Web Services), proof-of-work versus proof-...
Jul 13, 2022•52 min•Season 1Ep. 28
Our CityDAO Podcast episode today focuses on women in crypto. We welcome our guests Juliette Chevalier and Denise Schaefer , Co-Founders of Surge . Concerned by the lack of participation from women within the crypto space, Juliette and Denise decided to build a community with one goal in common: to help each other grow. Software Engineer and programming teacher, Juliette works as a Developer Advocate at Aragon, helping engineers build the future of work through DAOs. She and Denise met online th...
Jul 06, 2022•45 min•Season 1Ep. 27
Welcome back, this is your host @memebrains and today is a very different CityDAO podcast episode because CityDAO just provided an official testimony to the Wyoming blockchain committee in an annual committee meeting. This is relevant to every CityDAO citizen since this is representing the voice of the community in an official legislative capacity. This is about bridging the gap between the decentralized online world and the real world. The gap between Web3 and the 'real world' shrinks every tim...
Jun 30, 2022•19 min•Season 1Ep. 26
For this CityDAO podcast episode, we have Andrew Hitchcock as our special guest. Andrew has a project called Montanoso wherein he bought 21 acres of land outside Austin, Texas in order to build a village DAO. We will talk to him about this awesome crypto co-operative project in the heart of Texas Hill Country. We will also know more about his plans for this village DAO, his views on physical land governance, and so much more. Montanoso is an experiment in crypto governance. They are creating a t...
Jun 22, 2022•39 min•Season 1Ep. 25
Today’s guest is Julian Weisser , who is one of the core contributors to the legendary ConstitutionDAO . In this episode, we will talk about ConstitutionDAO, fractionalized ownership of assets, web3 talent sourcing, workplace, shifting of talents, and many more. Julian is also the Co-Founder of On Deck , which is a growing community of the world’s top talents and this is where investors, founders, career leaders, creatives, and vertical-change makers connect. As a leader at On Deck, Julian works...
Jun 15, 2022•51 min•Season 1Ep. 24
How long before 1% of the global economy works for a DAO? Join us for a discussion about DAO infrastructure, workflow management, market predictions, freelancer economy, and shifting economies with @_Lonis_ hosted by @memebrains . Lonis Hamaili is the Co-Founder of Dework , a Web3-native project management with token payments, credentialing, bounties, and more. Dework is a powerful solution for DAOs with bounties and tasks for the community to complete. CityDAO is a customer of Dework and has be...
Jun 09, 2022•37 min•Season 1Ep. 23
Zach Caceres is a software engineer and technology consultant focused on early-stage companies. Startup Cities is written by Zach Caceres, often known on the internet as zach.dev. Ten years ago, he coined the term “Startup Cities” to describe neighborhoods and cities built by startup companies. From 2012 to 2016, he co-founded and led the Startup Cities Institute, an interdisciplinary research group, at Universidad Francisco Marroquín in Guatemala City. Zach has spoken around the world on Startu...
Jun 02, 2022•48 min•Season 1Ep. 22
When will we live in a Network City? What could that look like? The definition of the word city is evolving. Listen in and join the CityDAO discord for more. Our guest for today is Joni Baboci , a planner, architect, and all-around urban enthusiast currently working on getting getlayer.xyz off the ground. Layer is an urban orchestration platform that enables you to plan, design, and manage better urban environments. Their vision is to be the software infrastructure that will run the cities of to...
May 27, 2022•50 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Tasafila , the founder of BlockbusterDAO is here as our guest. We also have Gugz, who is also a CityDAO citizen and very active in the community guilds. Some of the topics that we discussed on the show today include the evolution of streaming, the creator economy, brand acquisitions, and so much more. We will also focus on our fellow Web3 community – BlockbusterDAO, what it’s all about and how they started. BlockbusterDAO is a decentralized streaming ecosystem that enables an unprecedented, dire...
May 20, 2022•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 20
