Wizard of Dapps: Recent Episodes
Wizard of Dapps
Episode notes:
- ๐คนโ๐ฒ๐น The realities of deploying dapps in real-time environments for crypto native experiences (crypto fortune cookie, burner house party, web3summit app +)
- ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆAustralian buzzwords and banter
PoolTogether & Brendan Asselstine
- Twitter: twitter.com/flexdapps
- Website: flexdapps.com
- Tom Nash: twitter.com/tomnashflex
- Web3Summit App: http://app.web3summit.com
- Burner house party: https://medium.com/flex-dapps/we-used-a-burner-wallet-to-create-a-micro-economy-for-drunk-people-at-our-house-party-and-it-was-812b2d9f7a35
- Loom network twitch plays pokemon: https://pokemon.flexdapps.com
Wizard of Dapps
- Twitter: @wizardofdapps
- Website: https://wizardofdapps.fm/
- Telegram group: https://t.me/WizardOfDapps
- Donate (ETH): 0x865c2F85C9fEa1C6Ac7F53de07554D68cB92eD88
Episode: We dive into MakerDAO's transition into full-fledged decentralized organization with the former Head of Community, Amy Jung.
Amy Jung: https://twitter.com/itsamyjung
Host (pet3rpan): https://twitter.com/pet3rpan_
Brian Flynn: https://twitter.com/Flynnjamm
Intro to $JAMM: https://jammsession.substack.com/p/a-letter-to-jamm-session-subscribers
Newsletter: https://outpost-protocol.com
Devin: https://twitter.com/dfinzer
OpenSea: http://opensea.io
2019 Episode: https://anchor.fm/wizardofdapps/episodes/Episode-2-OpenSea-with-Devin-Finzer-e3mpol
We banter everything NFTs + Avastars + NFT42.
J1mmy: https://twitter.com/j1mmyeth
NFT42: https://nft.substack.com/about
Avastars: https://avastars.io
During this episode, we talk to 0xMaki from Sushi Swap. We go through his story of the story and where the project is going next.
Sushi swap: https://thedefiant.substack.com/p/sushiswap-comes-for-uniswap-as-defis
0xMaki: https://twitter.com/0xMaki
A chat with Hugh and George McDonaugh about NFTs + Crypto = Social good "perpetual altruism"
Project: https://cryptograph.co
Episode notes:
- What is a programmable Art?
- How Async art is changing what Art can become
Guest:
- Conlan: twitter.com/conlan
- Async Art: async.art
Wizard of dapps
- Twitter: twitter.com/WIZARDOFDAPPS
- Donate (ETH): gitcoin.co/grants/204/wizards-of-dapps-podcast
Episode notes:
- Aave originally as ETHLend since late 2016
- Building DeFi before the world of stablecoins
- How protocol design decisions are made with Aave
Guest:
- Stani Kulechov twitter.com/StaniKulechov
- Aave aave.com
Wizard of dapps
- Twitter: twitter.com/WIZARDOFDAPPS
- Donate (ETH): gitcoin.co/grants/204/wizards-of-dapps-podcast
Episode notes:
- The founding story of Compound Finance and prior ventures
- Compound's early game plan for tackling DeFi, 2017 mindset vs. now
- Vision for community governance
- Ethics surrounding building financial applications
Guest:
- Robert Leshner twitter.com/rleshner
- Compound Finance compound.finance
Wizard of dapps
- Twitter: twitter.com/WIZARDOFDAPPS
- Telegram group: https://t.me/WizardOfDapps
- Donate (ETH): gitcoin.co/grants/204/wizards-of-dapps-podcast
Episode notes:
- All things Kenny: crypto culture, web 2.0 vs. 3.0, digital <> hyperlocal
- How communities emerge, their life cycles and how they evolve
- Reflecting on early MakerDAO culture and the early Ethereum community
Guest:
- Kenny Rowe: twitter.com/kennyrowe
Wizard of dapps
- Twitter: twitter.com/WIZARDOFDAPPS
- Telegram group: https://t.me/WizardOfDapps
- Donate (ETH): gitcoin.co/grants/204/wizards-of-dapps-podcast
Episode notes:
- How cryptovoxels won over the hearts & minds of the NFT crypto artists community
- All things blockchain VR & Metaverse and what is exciting today
- Metaverse makers mastermind's efforts to bridge the VR & Crypto community
Guest:
- Jin twitter.com/dankvr
- M3 github.com/M3-org
- Cryptovoxels cryptovoxels.com
- MetaFactory twitter.com/TheMetaFactory
Wizard of dapps
- Twitter: twitter.com/WIZARDOFDAPPS
- Telegram group: https://t.me/WizardOfDapps
- Donate (ETH): gitcoin.co/grants/204/wizards-of-dapps-podcast
Episode notes:
- ๐ฆ ๐โ๏ธ The early realities of digital jurisdictions
- โ๏ธ๐ฆ๐ Retrospective on the launch of Aragon Court
- ๐งโโ๏ธ๐๐ How human arbitration can scale decision making
Guests:
- Jorge: twitter.com/izqui9
- Aragon Court: court.aragon.org
Wizard of dapps
- Twitter: twitter.com/WIZARDOFDAPPS
- Telegram group: https://t.me/WizardOfDapps
- Donate (ETH): gitcoin.co/grants/204/wizards-of-dapps-podcast
Episode notes:
- ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฌ What might DAO based crypto social look like?
- ๐น๐ถ๐ 2nd order effects of DAOS: Moloch, MetaCartel, RaidGuild
- ๐จ๐งชโ๏ธAbridged's pivot from DApp SDK to DAO-Ops
Guests:
- James Young:twitter.com/jamesyoung
- Abridged: abridged.io
Wizard of dapps
- Twitter: twitter.com/WIZARDOFDAPPS
- Telegram group: https://t.me/WizardOfDapps
- Donate (ETH): 0x865c2F85C9fEa1C6Ac7F53de07554D68cB92eD88
Episode notes:
- ๐ฑ๐งฑโ๏ธ What its like iterating on a DAO
- ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ด The strengths and realities of community governance
- ๐ซ๐ค๐ก Advice for first-time dapp developers
Guests:
- Bacon Labs: baconlabs.dev
- BeToken: betoken.fund
- Guillaum Palayer: twitter.com/guillaumpalayer
- Zefram Lou: twitter.com/boredGenius
Wizard of dapps
- Twitter: twitter.com/WIZARDOFDAPPS
- Telegram group: https://t.me/WizardOfDapps
- Donate (ETH): 0x865c2F85C9fEa1C6Ac7F53de07554D68cB92eD88
Episode notes:
- ๐ฒ If creators own IP and content rights. Who owns curation?
- ๐ฎ What gives NFTs their value? Why do they foster more meaningful human relationships?
Guests:
- Matthew: twitter.com/bread_KRumbs
- Johan: twitter.com/johanunger
- Mattias: twitter.com/Tyrberg
Marble Cards
- Controversy summary written by Matthew: beta.cent.co/+6dqnir
- Marble Cards: marble.cards
Wizard of dapps
- Twitter: @wizardofdapps
- Website: https://wizardofdapps.fm/
- Telegram group: https://t.me/WizardOfDapps
- Donate (ETH): 0x865c2F85C9fEa1C6Ac7F53de07554D68cB92eD88
Episode notes:
- ๐น Reflections on Moloch DAO and the next steps for iteration
- ๐ Design philosophies of Venture DAO (legal and engineering)
- ๐ฟ Moloch's natural legal innovation with minority protection
Venture DAO
- Venture DAO: twitter.com/VENTURE_DAO
- Ameen Soleimani: twitter.com/ameensol
- Gabriel Shapiro (Lex node): twitter.com/lex_node
Wizard of dapps
- Twitter: @wizardofdapps
- Website: https://wizardofdapps.fm/
- Telegram group: https://t.me/WizardOfDapps
- Donate (ETH): 0x865c2F85C9fEa1C6Ac7F53de07554D68cB92eD88
Episode notes:
- ๐ณโฐโ๏ธ The various use cases of prediction markets
- ๐ถ๐ฆ ๐ Gnosis's larger vision for the Sight prediction market
Sight
- Sigh: sight.pm
- Stefan: Brantley: twitter.com/BrantlyMillegan
Wizard of dapps
- Twitter: @wizardofdapps
- Website: https://wizardofdapps.fm/
- Telegram group: https://t.me/WizardOfDapps
- Donate (ETH): 0x865c2F85C9fEa1C6Ac7F53de07554D68cB92eD88
Episode notes:
- ๐๐ป๐ ENS's vision and north star goals, bridging with DNS
- ๐ฃ๐ค๐ธ ENS Auction sales, governance
Orochi DAO
- ENS: ens.domains
- Brantley: twitter.com/BrantlyMillegan
Wizard of dapps
- Twitter: @wizardofdapps
- Website: https://wizardofdapps.fm/
- Telegram group: https://t.me/WizardOfDapps
- Donate (ETH): 0x865c2F85C9fEa1C6Ac7F53de07554D68cB92eD88
Episode notes:
- ๐ฉ๐น๐ The process of forking Moloch DAO
- ๐๐ข๐ฅณ The journey of a DAO and the potential of community unlocked
Orochi DAO
- Orochi DAO: twitter.com/OrochiDAO
Wizard of dapps
- Twitter: @wizardofdapps
- Website: https://wizardofdapps.fm/
- Telegram group: https://t.me/WizardOfDapps
- Donate (ETH): 0x865c2F85C9fEa1C6Ac7F53de07554D68cB92eD88
Episode notes:
- ๐ฆ๐ฒโจ UX as a platform and super-app
- ๐๐ต๐ฏ The reality of our current day ability to articulate clear crypto value propositions
Drew Harding & Pillar Project
- Pillar Project: pillarproject.io
- Drew Harding: twitter.com/DrewHarding
Wizard of dapps
- Twitter: @wizardofdapps
- Website: https://wizardofdapps.fm/
- Telegram group: https://t.me/WizardOfDapps
- Donate (ETH): 0x865c2F85C9fEa1C6Ac7F53de07554D68cB92eD88
Episode notes
- ๐ฃ Solving for use facing DeFi UX
- ๐ฅฌ The process of boostrapping a borrowing & lending market
- ๐ Locked value, metrics and the pitfalls of DeFi
Kyle Kristner & bZx
- Kyle's twitter: twitter.com/BeTheb0x
- bZx: bzx.network
- Fulcrum trade: fulcrum.trade
Wizard of dapps
- Twitter: @wizardofdapps
- Website: https://wizardofdapps.fm/
- Telegram group: https://t.me/WizardOfDapps
- Donate (ETH): 0x865c2F85C9fEa1C6Ac7F53de07554D68cB92eD88
Episode notes:
- ๐ณ The first user interfaces of Ethereum and the story of Mist, the first Ethereum browser
- ๐ก Lessons learned from being one of the earliest designers in the Ethereum community
Alex & Universal logins
- Alex's twitter: twitter.com/avsa
- Universal Logins: Universallogin.io
Wizard of Dapps
- Twitter: @wizardofdapps
- Website: https://wizardofdapps.fm/
- Telegram group: https://t.me/WizardOfDapps
- Donate (ETH): 0x865c2F85C9fEa1C6Ac7F53de07554D68cB92eD88
Episode notes:
- โ๏ธ Solving mid-flight post-launch bugs and measure for a live crypto game
- ๐ How are users establishing rules of percieved value within the clovers game economy?
Billy Rennekamp & Clovers
- Clovers Part 1 (Wizard of dapps episode 15): anchor.fm/wizardofdapps/Episode-15-Clovers-with-Billy-Rennekamp-e4v7eq
- Clovers: clovers.network
- Billy Rennekamp: twitter.com/billyrennekamp
Wizard of Dapps
- Twitter: @wizardofdapps
- Website: https://wizardofdapps.fm/
- Telegram group: https://t.me/WizardOfDapps
- Donate (ETH): 0x865c2F85C9fEa1C6Ac7F53de07554D68cB92eD88
Episode notes:
- ๐ Light, lean & incrementally decentralized dapps
- ๐ด Users don't need to care about decentralization with user-owned contract wallets
- โจ Building an addicting dapp
YoloRekt and Yogesh
- Yogesh twitter: twitter.com/yogeshgo05
- YoloRekt twitter: twitter.com/playyolorekt
- Yolorekt website: yolorekt.com
Wizard of Dapps
- Twitter: @wizardofdapps
- Website: https://wizardofdapps.fm/
- Telegram group: https://t.me/WizardOfDapps
- Donate (ETH): 0x865c2F85C9fEa1C6Ac7F53de07554D68cB92eD88
Episode notes:
- ๐ง Solving the misalignment of existing web 2.0 creator communities
- โต Abstracting crypto and on-ramping existing communities to web 3.0
Audius (now live and launched)
- Audius: audius.co
- Roneil: twitter.com/roneilr
- Forest: twitter.com/ForrestBrowning
Wizard of Dapps
- Twitter: @wizardofdapps
- Website: https://wizardofdapps.fm/
- Telegram group: https://t.me/WizardOfDapps
- Donate (ETH): 0x865c2F85C9fEa1C6Ac7F53de07554D68cB92eD88
Episode notes:
- ๐Interest based business models
- ๐ State of UX infrastructure
PoolTogether & Brendan Asselstine
- PoolTogether: pooltogether.us
Brendan: twitter.com/b_asselstine
Wizard of Dapps
- Twitter: @wizardofdapps
- Website: https://wizardofdapps.fm/
- Telegram group: https://t.me/WizardOfDapps
- Donate (ETH): 0x865c2F85C9fEa1C6Ac7F53de07554D68cB92eD88
Episode notes:
- ๐ถ Creating Ethereum's first RTS eSports game via cryptowars
- โ๏ธ Addressing today's challenges that crypto game companies face
Cryptowars & Matias Nisenson
- Mintbase: mintbase.io
- Matias Nisenson: twitter.com/MatiasNisenson
Wizard of Dapps
- Twitter: @wizardofdapps
- Website: https://wizardofdapps.fm/
- Telegram group: https://t.me/WizardOfDapps
- Donate (ETH): 0x865c2F85C9fEa1C6Ac7F53de07554D68cB92eD88
Episode notes:
- ๐ Lessons learnt from piloting NFT artwork as conference tickets
- ๐งฉ The composability of NFTs and how they can fit in with other systems
Mintbase & Nate Geier
- Mintbase: mintbase.io
- Nate Geier: twitter.com/nategeier
Wizard of Dapps
- Twitter: @wizardofdapps
- Website: https://wizardofdapps.fm/
- Telegram group: https://t.me/WizardOfDapps
- Donate (ETH): 0xB41e2E5A80D39a851dc6F464d5f67Acb0651492d
Episode notes:
- ๐ท Using a proof of work game to crowd source puzzle solutions
- โ๏ธ Understanding value from first principals with uniquely interpreted art collectibles
- ๐งฉ More conversations on composability!
Billy Rennekamp & Clovers
- Clovers (launching 20th August): clovers.network
- Billy Rennekamp: twitter.com/billyrennekamp
Wizard of Dapps
- Twitter: @wizardofdapps
- Website: https://wizardofdapps.fm/
- Telegram group: https://t.me/WizardOfDapps
- Donate (ETH): 0x865c2F85C9fEa1C6Ac7F53de07554D68cB92eD88
Episode notes:
- ๐ How NFTs and tokens are deepening contextual relationships
- ๐ญ The weird and exciting paradigm of composable digital scarcity
Nexus Mutual & Hugh Karp
- SuperRare: superrare.co
- John Crain: twitter.com/gnarzly
Wizard of Dapps
- Twitter: @wizardofdapps
- Website: https://wizardofdapps.fm/
- Telegram group: https://t.me/WizardOfDapps
- Donate (ETH): 0x865c2F85C9fEa1C6Ac7F53de07554D68cB92eD88
Episode notes:
- ๐ก How to buy insurance for smart contracts today
- โ๏ธ Using DAOs to form curated judgement for insurance
- ๐พ Enabling insurance in under served and inefficient markets
Nexus Mutual & Hugh Karp
- Nexus Mutual: nexusmutual.io
- Hugh Karp: twitter.com/HughKarp
Wizard of Dapps
- Twitter: @wizardofdapps
- Website: https://wizardofdapps.fm/
- Telegram group: https://t.me/WizardOfDapps
- Donate (ETH): 0xB41e2E5A80D39a851dc6F464d5f67Acb0651492d
Episode notes
- ๐ฅ Propagating social networks through incentives
- ๐ฉโโค๏ธโ๐ฉ How to build intimacy between internet strangers
- ๐งฒ How web 3.0 can change internet social graphs
Cent & Cameron Hejazi
- Cent: http://cent.co
- Cameron's twitter: https://twitter.com/chejazi
Wizard of Dapps
- Twitter: @wizardofdapps
- Website: https://wizardofdapps.fm/
- Telegram group: https://t.me/WizardOfDapps
- Donate (ETH): 0xB41e2E5A80D39a851dc6F464d5f67Acb0651492d
Episode notes
- ๐ Why is there a coin & a dapp that only works on Wednesdays?
- โณHow time restrictions can augment reality to create digital scarcity
Wednesday Coin & Mike Vargas
- Website: wednesdaycoin.io
- Mike V. twitter: twitter.com/Aelchim
Wizard of Dapps
- Twitter: @wizardofdapps
- Website: https://wizardofdapps.fm/
- Telegram group: https://t.me/WizardOfDapps
- Donate (ETH): 0xB41e2E5A80D39a851dc6F464d5f67Acb0651492d
Episode notes
- ๐ Using game worlds as an integrated portal to DeFi and Web 3.0
- ๐ฎ How Axie built up its gamer and developer ย community
- ๐ฌ The importance of Axie's discord community chat
Jiho & Axie Infinity
- Jiho twitter.com/Jihoz_Axie
- Axie Infinity axieinfinity.com
Wizard of Dapps
- Twitter: @wizardofdapps
- Website: https://wizardofdapps.fm/
- Telegram group: https://t.me/WizardOfDapps
- Donate (ETH): 0xB41e2E5A80D39a851dc6F464d5f67Acb0651492d
Episode notes
- Virtual clothing, and the decoupling of status and value with the physical world
- Digital avatars and altering reality through digital scarcity
- Origins of how Cryptokitties came to be and the birth of the kittyverse
- Fully exposing what Web 3.0 has to offer vs. hiding and abstracting complexities away
Benny Giang
- Twitter: twitter.com/BennyGiang
- Website: dapperlabs.com
- Iridescence: seethruclub.com
- Cryptokitties: cryptokitties.co
- Cheeze Wizards: cheezewizards.com
Wizard of Dapps
- Twitter: @wizardofdapps
- Website: https://wizardofdapps.fm/
- Telegram group: https://t.me/WizardOfDapps
- Donate: 0xB41e2E5A80D39a851dc6F464d5f67Acb0651492d
Episode notes
- Tuning product abstractions with various user personas
- The journey of the Burner wallet from Devcon4 to ETH New York
- Bottom up identity systems that are now possible
- The need for faster and tighter iteration cycles for web 3.0
Austin Griffith
- Austin's Twitter: https://twitter.com/austingriffith
- Burner wallet: https://xdai.io
Wizard of Dapps
- Twitter: @wizardofdapps
- Website: https://wizardofdapps.fm/
- Telegram group: https://t.me/WizardOfDapps
- Donate: 0xB41e2E5A80D39a851dc6F464d5f67Acb0651492d
Episode Summary
This week we talk to Philipp from ImToken about...
- how the ICO boom of 2017 facilitated growth
- user feedback and use cases
- where ImToken is going
Episode Notes
- ImToken: @imTokenOfficial
- Philipp: @Philiff
Wizard of Dapps
- Twitter: @wizardofdapps
- Website: https://wizardofdapps.fm/
- Telegram group: https://t.me/WizardOfDapps
- Donate (ETH): 0xB41e2E5A80D39a851dc6F464d5f67Acb0651492d
Episode Summary
This week we talk to Tom and Brian from Unlimited Tower and talk about...
- building on EOS
- the developer experience on different chains
- the inspiration behind the game and how it works
Episode Notes
- Unlimited Tower: @UnlimitedTower
Wizard of Dapps
- Twitter: @wizardofdapps
- Website: https://wizardofdapps.fm/
- Telegram group: https://t.me/WizardOfDapps
Episode summary
Bunz is a marketplace that allows users to trade goods and services locally using their data backed token currency: BTZ. With over 300,000+ users, and 3.5 million transactions facilitated within the last year, Bunz has begun to experiment with ethical data advertising business models โ working closely with their initial clients which include Lyft, Wealthsimple and Koho. We talk about...
- The journey of Bunz as it started out as a bartering app and it's evolution of the project as it introduced a native marketplace token currency
- It's experimentation around user engagement and web 3.0 driven ethical advertising models
- Crypto on boarding and how they started off as a centralized system, looking to decentralize gradually over time
- How Bunz is looking to introduce elements of consumer side DAO governance of upcoming features
Episode notes:
- Sign up on Bunz: https://bunz.com(referral link: https://epap9.app.goo.gl/T46ua7QYDQDaUuhm9)
- Sascha Darius M. https://twitter.com/templecrash
Wizard of dapps
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Episode summary
This week we talk to Bevan Barton of Peepeth and talk about... ย
- The evolution of Peepeth's architecture and tech implementation as one of the earliest Ethereum dapps
- How Peepeth is more than just a twitter clone, and what it is building
- How Peepeth uses ML to prevent people from using profanity on the platform
Episode notes:
- Peepeth: https://peepeth.com
- Bevan Barton: https://twitter.com/bevanbarton
Wizard of dapps
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/wizardofdapps
- Website: https://wizardofdapps.fm
- Telegram group: https://t.me/WizardOfDapps
Episode summary
This week we talk to Devin Finzer of OpenSea and talk about... ย
- OpenSea's first customers, platform power users and NFT games using the marketplace
- The marketplace's unique revenue share business model with NFT developers
- Open game economies, DAO-ifying OpenSea and open game economies
Episode notes:
- OpenSea: https://opensea.io
- Devin Finzer: https://twitter.com/dfinzer
Wizard of dapps
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/wizardofdapps
- Website: https://wizardofdapps.fm
- Telegram group: https://t.me/WizardOfDapps
Episode Summary:
This week we talk to Sowmay Jain from Instadapp where we talk about...
- How Instadapp cut down the process of opening a CDP from 12 transactions to one
- The direction of Instadapp 2.0, implementing a fee based business model
- Problems with engineering web 3.0 products on Ethereum and tech stack
Episode notes:
- InstaDapp: https://instadapp.io/
- MakerScan: https://makerscan.io/
- Sowmay Jain: https://twitter.com/sowmay_jain
Wizard of dapps
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/wizardofdapps
- Website: https://wizardofdapps.fm
- Telegram group: https://t.me/WizardOfDapps
Episode summary
During this episode, we will be talking to the team of Radi Cards, a dapp that allows you to send NFT e-cards / post cards along with custom messages, ETH and DAI. Over the periods of Christmas and Chinese New Year, over 850+ NFTs post cards were gifted through Radi Cards. We dive into what they managed to engage the community with their project, what worked well with user activation and what didn't.ย
Episode notes
- Radi Cards website: https://radi.cards/
- Lili Feyerabend's twitter: https://twitter.com/lililashka
- Chris Maree's twitter: https://twitter.com/ChrisMaree__
- Portis: https://www.portis.io/
Wizard of dapps
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/wizardofdapps
- Website: https://wizardofdapps.fm
- Telegram group: https://t.me/WizardOfDapps