Matthew are Brileigh are joined by Chris Carella from Purple. Chris is a Nouns delegate, head of product at Charmverse, and co-founder of Purple, a DAO dedicated to funding public goods in the Farcaster ecosystem.
In this episode we talk about what it means to be a Nounish DAO, the Arbitrum airdrop and the tensions between financial incentives and the boring reality of governance, as well as the importance of funding public goods in Ethereum. Please note that this recording actually took place right before ETH Tokyo and NFT NYC, so the context of certain discussions may have shifted since.
00:01:43 Welcome
00:02:58 Chris’ background before crypto
00:06:31 Chris’ entry to crypto and building an NFT platform on Tezos
00:09:39 Chris getting involved with Nouns through SharkDAO
00:12:39 Learning about the value of DAOs and their initial barrier to entry
00:14:47 Chris journey in the Nouns ecosystem from SharkDAO to Lil
Nouns and then Purple
00:16:52 How Purple got started
00:21:08 What is a Nounish DAO
00:25:26 Why Chris chose to build a Nounish DAO for Purple
00:28:07 Why Chris is bullish on Farcaster’s longevity & the importance of decentralized social media
00:35:10 ENS + Arbitrum airdrop & the tension between financial incentives & the boring reality of governance
00:39:05 Chris’ thoughts on the relationship between funding public goods using blockchain vs VC
00:44:57 Chris background in painting and the meaning behind his NFT The Stream
00:48:22 What’s coming next for Purple and Farcaster
Topics Discussed:
Nouns
Trusey
Nouns Builder
Lil Nouns
Farcaster
Warpcaster
Purple
Arbitrum Airdrop
The Stream NFT
Follow Chris Carella on Twitter/Warpcaster: @ccarella
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Juicebox Protocol's website: juicebox.money
Follow Matthew on Twitter: @0xmatthewb
Follow Brileigh on Twitter: @0xbrileigh
Credits:
Hosts: Matthew Brooks and Brileigh Hardcastle
Production: Matthew Brooks and Brileigh Hardcastle
Engineering: Matthew Brooks
Music: "EastAndW" by Romariogrande
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