Paul Dylan Ennis is an author and professor. We talk the history of the cypherpunk movement, how Ethereum culture has evolved, and answering the million dollar question: what is Ethereum for? - - Follow Paul: https://twitter.com/post_polar_ Follow Chase: https://twitter.com/chaserchapman Follow On the Other Side: https://twitter.com/ontheOSpod Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3pJInKm Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3M7wHbP Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3pMRbiM - - Disclaimer: N...
May 02, 2024•57 min
Niraj is the co-founder of Ritual. We talk the convergence of crypto and AI, how onchain apps can leverage AI, why compute needs to be decentralized, and whether decentralized AI will cause the downfall of human society (not to be dramatic). - - Follow Niraj: https://twitter.com/niraj Follow Chase: https://twitter.com/chaserchapman Follow On the Other Side: https://twitter.com/ontheOSpod Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3pJInKm Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3M7wHbP Subscribe on Spotif...
Mar 27, 2024•50 min
Brian Flynn is the founder of Boost (formerly RabbitHole). We talk hyperfinancialization, crypto as a universal language, how AI agents might play a role in building toward a better future, and shifting from idealism to realism. - - Follow Brian: https://twitter.com/Flynnjamm Follow Chase: https://twitter.com/chaserchapman Mint on Zora: https://zora.co/collect/zora:0x71b0f07308b68bf0276efa3ccc5955ed3eadf59c/premint-97 Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3M7wHbP Subscribe on Spotify: https://spo...
Mar 20, 2024•48 min
Dan Romero is a co-founder of Farcaster and Jesse Pollak is the leader behind Base. We talk frames, the power of distribution networks, contextualizing onchain activity, and why everything might one day be a Farcaster client. - - Follow Dan: https://twitter.com/dwr Follow Jesse: https://twitter.com/jessepollak Follow Chase: https://twitter.com/chaserchapman Collect this episode on Zora: https://zora.co/collect/zora:0x71b0f07308b68bf0276efa3ccc5955ed3eadf59c/premint-96 Subscribe on Apple: https:/...
Mar 13, 2024•31 min
Nitya is the founder of Capsule. We talk embedded wallets and how they might dovetail into account abstraction, whether BYOW (bring your own wallet) is dead, the transaction as the atomic unit of the onchain world, and new mental models for wallets. - - Follow Nitya: https://twitter.com/_nityas Follow Chase: https://twitter.com/chaserchapman Follow On the Other Side: https://twitter.com/ontheOSpod Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3pJInKm Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3M7wHbP Subscribe...
Dec 20, 2023•35 min
Dee is the co-founder of Zora. We talk minting as a medium, why the economics of the internet should mirror human behavior, the limits of modeling collecting behavior, and why focusing on financial motivations is not the answer for empowering creators. - - Mint On the Other Side: https://zora.co/collect/zora:0x71b0f07308b68bf0276efa3ccc5955ed3eadf59c Follow Dee: https://twitter.com/dg_goens Follow Chase: https://twitter.com/chaserchapman Follow On the Other Side: https://twitter.com/ontheOSpod S...
Dec 14, 2023•52 min
This is a special episode, drawing on ChatGPT's knowledge. We talk the paradox of choice, composability as a double-edged sword, when choice matters, and how maturity of consumer technologies impact end-user orientation around choice. - - Follow Chase: https://twitter.com/chaserchapman Follow On the Other Side: https://twitter.com/ontheOSpod Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3pJInKm Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3M7wHbP Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3pMRbiM - - (00:00) Intro (...
Nov 01, 2023•14 min
Mike is a co-founder at Rainbow. We talk building for newbies vs. crypto natives, why crypto has primarily been desktop-first, WeChat-style wallets vs. embedded wallets, maintaining a beginner's mindset, consumer adoption, and why consumer crypto has become such a meme. - - (00:00) Intro (01:00) What is Rainbow? (02:28) Building for Crypto Natives vs. Newbies (05:24) Mobile vs. Desktop (12:12) Consumer Social (20:38) WeChat-Style Wallets (26:30) Embedded Wallets (32:48) Beginner's Mindset (34:55...
Oct 18, 2023•55 min
Andrew is the Headmaster at Dune Analytics. We talk the modular stack ‒ Andrew gives an accessible overview of account abstraction and intents, the potential for intents as protocol moats, where censorship and centralization might become a risk, and what the future of interacting onchain might look like. - - (00:00) Intro (02:07) Modular Stack (04:00) What is account abstraction? (08:28) What are intents? (14:00) Future of Intents (21:30) Are intents centralized? (24:30) Intents and censorship (...
Sep 27, 2023•49 min
Long time friends of the pod — Jess and Josh from Seed Club — join to talk Seed Club Cohort 6, trends in consumer crypto, why onchain experiences aren't built for pure consumption, and what the future for onchain consumer apps might look like. - - Follow Jess: https://twitter.com/thattallguy Follow Josh: https://twitter.com/joshcrnls Follow Chase: https://twitter.com/chaserchapman Follow On the Other Side: https://twitter.com/ontheOSpod Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3pJInKm Subscribe on A...
Sep 21, 2023•54 min
Noun 40 shares unpacks the different camps within Nouns governance, the creation of the fork mechanism, why the treasury isn't the most important resource, and the fork means for the future of Nouns. - - Follow Noun 40: https://twitter.com/noun40__ Follow Chase: https://twitter.com/chaserchapman Follow On the Other Side: https://twitter.com/ontheOSpod Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3pJInKm Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3M7wHbP Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3pMRbiM - - Discl...
Sep 15, 2023•1 hr 11 min
Sirsu is a co-founder of BLVKHVND, an onchain esports organization. We talk how BLVKHVND is changing the game for esports, reducing the decision-making overhead for fans, and whether crypto provides a meaningful competitive advantage in the esports domain. - - Follow Sirsu: https://twitter.com/sirsuhayb Follow Chase: https://twitter.com/chaserchapman Follow On the Other Side: https://twitter.com/ontheOSpod Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3pJInKm Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3M7wHbP ...
Sep 13, 2023•53 min
Jesse is a co-founder and GP at Variant. We talk why building onchain is more like building hardware than software, decoupling governance and ownership, outsourcing decisions to the market using modular system design, and why consensual hierarchy may be a better way to run decentralized organizations. - - This episode is sponsored by Forefront ‒ a community and media network for the explorers, builders, and artists at the frontier of collective creation onchain. Subscribe to the Forefront newsle...
Sep 06, 2023•55 min
Jill is a co-founder of Espresso Systems. On this episode, we do an accessible deep dive into what happens after you submit a transaction. Jill explains the memepool, MEV, sequencers, different types of L2s, and more. - - This episode is sponsored by Forefront ‒ a community and media network for the explorers, builders, and artists at the frontier of collective creation onchain. Subscribe to the Forefront newsletter at forefront.market/subscribe. - - Follow Jill: https://twitter.com/jillrgunter ...
Aug 30, 2023•56 min
Jesse is spearheading Base ‒ the L2 incubated by Coinbase. We talk the superchain thesis, the rise of onchain consumer applications, the role of financialization in onchain social experiences, federalism, and how Base plugs into existing governance systems. - - This episode is sponsored by Forefront ‒ a community and media network for the explorers, builders, and artists at the frontier of collective creation onchain. Subscribe to the Forefront newsletter at forefront.market/subscribe. - - Follo...
Aug 23, 2023•55 min
Kevin is a co-founder of Gitcoin. We talk about his book Stuff Crypto OGs Know, how to think about values trade-offs, whether crypto will ever move beyond financial use cases, accepting the reality of credibly neutral protocols, and Kevin's take on the controversy behind Gitcoin's latest funding round. -- This episode is sponsored by Forefront. Check out forefront.market/subscribe - - Follow Kevin: https://twitter.com/owocki Follow Chase: https://twitter.com/chaserchapman Follow On the Other Sid...
Aug 16, 2023•1 hr 2 min
Steph is the founder of Vessel. We talk onchain media, how interfaces make luxury media legible, aspirational identity, curation, and how shared identity shapes our experiences and actions as consumers. - - Follow Steph: https://twitter.com/cryptohun3y Follow Chase: https://twitter.com/chaserchapman Follow On the Other Side: https://twitter.com/ontheOSpod Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3pJInKm Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3M7wHbP Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3pMRbiM - - D...
Aug 09, 2023•50 min
Sean is a co-founder of Jokerace. We talk limitations of tokens, how onchain activity can be used to gate end-user experiences, and why L2s unlock new kinds of onchain paradigms. - - Follow Sean: https://twitter.com/seanmc_eth Follow Chase: https://twitter.com/chaserchapman Follow On the Other Side: https://twitter.com/ontheOSpod Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3pJInKm Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3M7wHbP Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3pMRbiM - - Disclaimer: Nothing said on...
Aug 02, 2023•49 min
LGHT is a crypto artist exploring the intersections of crypto, creativity, and culture. We talk LGHT's thesis on hypercultures, timeless co-creation, how web3 reshapes our ability to create and proliferate culture, and why we should see motivation as a spectrum. - - Follow LGHT: https://twitter.com/0xlght Follow Chase: https://twitter.com/chaserchapman Follow On the Other Side: https://twitter.com/ontheOSpod Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3pJInKm Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3M7wHb...
Jul 26, 2023•1 hr 1 min
This is a special episode! I bring on a normie friend to talk whether users actually want to own the platforms we exist on, why ownership might be too much overhead, and get an honest take of the public perception of crypto. - - Follow Chase: https://twitter.com/chaserchapman Follow On the Other Side: https://twitter.com/ontheOSpod Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3pJInKm Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3M7wHbP Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3pMRbiM - - Disclaimer: Nothing said ...
Jul 19, 2023•49 min
Jihad is a contributor at Forefront. We talk internet-native business models, why media monetization is broken, platform physics, and the rise of luxury media. - - Follow Jihad: https://twitter.com/jaesmail Follow Chase: https://twitter.com/chaserchapman Follow On the Other Side: https://twitter.com/ontheOSpod Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3pJInKm Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3M7wHbP Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3pMRbiM - - Resources Luxury Media: https://broadcast.mirro...
Jul 12, 2023•1 hr 4 min
Nich is a researcher at 1kx. We talk digiphysical goods, how NFC chips can unlock new types of onchain activity, what happens when we link our physical and digital worlds, and how digiphysical goods might actually help us touch grass. - - Follow Nich: https://twitter.com/nichanank Follow Chase: https://twitter.com/chaserchapman Follow On the Other Side: https://twitter.com/ontheOSpod Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3pJInKm Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3M7wHbP Subscribe on Spotify: h...
Jul 05, 2023•49 min
Kain Warwick is the founder of Synthetix. Kain talks pivoting within crypto, building conviction, using bull markets to test assumptions, why we need better UX in crypto, and why centralization isn't always a bad thing. - - Follow Kain: https://twitter.com/kaiynne Follow Chase: https://twitter.com/chaserchapman Follow On the Other Side: https://twitter.com/ontheOSpod Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3pJInKm Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3M7wHbP Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3...
Jun 28, 2023•1 hr
Aleksija Vujicic is an investor at Multicoin. We talk creating culture through content, how user generated content allows for co-creation, the evolution toward user generated products, and how web3 enables unique consumer experiences. - - Follow Aleksija: https://twitter.com/aleksijavujicic Follow Chase: https://twitter.com/chaserchapman Follow On the Other Side: https://twitter.com/ontheOSpod Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3pJInKm Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3M7wHbP Subscribe on ...
Jun 21, 2023•50 min
Jimmy is a co-founder of Catalyst. We talk why blockchains-as-nation-states, interoperability in a multi-chain world, why we'll likely see an abundance of blockchains in the future, and why we need infrastructure for easily switching between chains. - - Follow Jimmy: https://twitter.com/0xJim Follow Chase: https://twitter.com/chaserchapman Follow On the Other Side: https://twitter.com/ontheOSpod Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3pJInKm Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3M7wHbP Subscribe o...
Jun 14, 2023•52 min
Nir is a co-founder of Yup. We talk value capture at the protocol vs. interface level for web3 social, the importance of distribution, how protocols build moats, and how micro-transactions unlock new mechanisms for monetization. - - Follow Nir: https://twitter.com/nir_III Follow Chase: https://twitter.com/chaserchapman Follow On the Other Side: https://twitter.com/ontheOSpod Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3pJInKm Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3M7wHbP Subscribe on Spotify: https://sp...
Jun 07, 2023•54 min
Rafa is currently doing research as part of the Summer of Protocols and is the co-founder of Folklore, a community crafting knowledge of connection, lorecraft, and digital realms. We talk content liquidity, creators as liquidity providers, protocol lock-in, the power dynamics between interfaces and protocols, and how the content liquidity wars might unfold. - - Follow Rafa: https://twitter.com/rafathebuilder Follow Chase: https://twitter.com/chaserchapman Follow On the Other Side: https://twitte...
May 31, 2023•52 min
Benny is the co-founder at Future Primitive. We talk how consumer experiences shape protocol standards — including the CryptoKitties story, how CryptoKitties led to the development of ERC-721, breaking down what ERCs and EIPs actually are, token bound accounts, and the needs addressed by ERC-6551. - - Follow Benny: https://twitter.com/BennyGiang Follow Chase: https://twitter.com/chaserchapman Follow On the Other Side: https://twitter.com/ontheOSpod Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3pJInKm Su...
May 24, 2023•1 hr
Jon Hillis is a friend of the show and builder of Cabin. We talk about the downfalls of modern-day cities, why now is the time to build internet-native cities, how network cities differ from network states, and how Jon thinks about building “on top of” rather than replacing existing governance structures. - - Follow Jon: https://twitter.com/jonathanhillis Follow Chase: https://twitter.com/chaserchapman Follow On the Other Side: https://twitter.com/ontheOSpod Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/...
May 18, 2023•57 min
Jake Brukhman is the founder and CEO of Coinfund. We talk LLMs leading to AGI, the dangers of privatized AI owning and controlling user data, and how web3 might play a role in mitigating these risks. Read: Open neural networks: the intersection of AI and web3 (https://blog.coinfund.io/open-neural-networks-the-intersection-of-ai-and-web3-f9b44dde19d5) Follow: Jake on Twitter (@jbrukh) Follow: Chase on Twitter (@chaserchapman)
May 12, 2023•55 min
