SCRF Interviews

This episode of SCRF Interviews is the second in a mini-series focused on DAO Star One, a “new alliance of DAO builders racing to build standards that will realize the promise of this emerging technology.” At issue: how do you standardize data in DAOs to facilitate the creation of tooling without over-defining what a DAO is. Featuring Gnosis Guild founder Kei Kreutler and Blockcscience founder Michael Zargham. Hosted by Eugene Leventhal, head of operations at the Smart Contract Research Forum.Kei KreutlerWebsite: ourmachine.net Twitter: @keikreutlerMichael ZarghamLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mczargham/ Twitter: @mathemagicianMZ

DAO Standards - DAOStar One (Ep.10)The first of two episodes dedicated to DAOStar One. At issue: Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) lack a common technical standard which would make it easier for developers to create tooling for DAOs, and give DAOs the same level of legibility and interoperability that other web3 entities like NFTs currently enjoy. Featuring a discussion between Metagov Executive Director Joshua Tan and Isaac Patka, Co-creator of Logos DAO and contributor to Moloch Mystics. Moderated by SCRF’s Head of Operations, Eugene Leventhal.Joshua TanTwitter: @joshuaztanWebsite: joshuatan.com/researchMetagov: https://metagov.org/Isaac PatkaTwitter: @isaacpatkaWebsite: logos.xyz Moloch Mystics: https://github.com/Moloch-Mystics

This episode features a conversation between Research Hub’s co-founder and Head of Operations Patrick Joyce and Research Hub Community Lead Anton Lebed, moderated by SCRF’s Head of Operations, Eugene Leventhal. At issue: How can web3 help decentralized communities like Research Hub incentivize healthy research behaviors and enable decentralized science?Patrick JoyceResearch Hub - https://researchhub.comTwitter - @joycesticks Anton LebedResearch Hub - https://researchhub.comTwitter - @coglebed

This week, Media Studies Ph.D. student at CU Boulder Eric Barry Drasin discusses conceptual art and the decentralized art object framework that he created. At issue: one of the key maneuvers in conceptual art is dematerialization of the art object, which refers to emphasizing the thought process even when it renders the object itself (such as painting on a canvas) obsolete. Drasin’s Decentralized Art Object Framework (DAOF) is a legal and technological framework that uses the blockchain so that it can store coded sets of instructions that would become art objects and allow both transfer and “rematerialization.” As the DAOF framework mostly replicates traditional art contract law, Drasin’s artwork uses another conceptual art maneuver; he presents several works that reimagine and interrogate reality using the framework that he created. Hosted by James Brandon McGirk, an editor at the Smart Contract Research Forum.Eric Barry DrasinWebsite: https://www.ericbarrydrasin.com/ Student site: https://www.colorado.edu/cmci/people/graduate-students/media-studies/eric-barry-drasin Dungeonmaster LLC: https://linktr.ee/dungeonmasterllcMFA Thesis “Exit Strategy” Exhibition Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYVUgT0hO80 James Brandon McGirkTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/themcgirkeffect Substack: https://OurCyberpunkNow.Substack.com

This week we took a departure from our usual format to answer some questions from the Smart Contract Research Forum (SCRF) community. SCRF is the result of conversations between Chainlink founder Sergey Nazarov and Richard Brown and has evolved to become a community devoted to solving the last mile problem in research–how do you connect research to the people who need it, and engage with it? Moderated by Eugene Leventhal, featuring questions from Paul Zube, Larry Bates, and Lorretta Sackey.Smart Contract Research Forumtwitter.com/scrforum https://smartcontractresearch.org

SCRF Interviews | Resilient Treasury Management - Daniel Ospina and Darcy Allen (Ep. 6)The third episode of our treasury management mini-series co-hosted with RMIT features a conversation between governance expert Daniel Ospina and RMIT Blockchain Innovation Hub senior research fellow Dr. Darcy Allen. At issue: how can treasuries remain secure in the chaos of web3? How can tooling help navigate this complexity? Blockchain Innovation Hub faculty member Kelsie Nabben and SCRF’s Operations Lead Eugene Leventhal moderated the event.Daniel OspinaTwitter: @_Daniel_OspinaWebsite: bit.ly/joinrndaoDarcy AllenTwitter: @DrDarcyAllenWebsite: darcyallen.comKelsie NabbenTwitter: @kelsiemvnWebsite: kelsienabben.academia.edu

In the second episode of our treasury management and funding public goods mini-series co-hosted with RMIT, distinguished RMIT Professor Jason Potts talks to Gitcoin founder Scott Moore. Moderated by RMIT Blockchain Innovation Hub co-founder Chris Berg. At issue: How should a treasury be spent? How is a treasury in a web3 organization different from a traditional corporation’s treasury?Jason PottsTwitter: @profjasonpottsFaculty page: https://www.rmit.edu.au/contact/staff-contacts/academic-staff/p/potts-distinguished-professor-jasonScott MooreTwitter: @notscottmooreGitcoin: https://linktr.ee/Gitcoin

Welcome to the first episode in a new mini-series, co-hosted by RMIT, focusing on treasury management and funding public goods. This week Yearn Finance’s Bull Trapper and RMIT Blockchain Innovation Hub senior research fellow Dr. Darcy Allen, chat with RMIT’s Chris Berg and SCRF’s Eugene Leventhal. At issue: what unique challenges does treasury management present for web3 and how do you balance diversification with growth and other long-term goals?Bull TrapperTwitter: @iearnfinanceDr. Darcy AllenPersonal website: https://darcyallen.com/Blockchain Innovation Hub: https://rmitblockchain.io/darcy-allen Twitter: @DrDarcyAllenWhat unique challenges does treasury management present for web3? A new mini-series co-hosted with @blockchainrmit the first episode features a conversation between @iearnfinance’s Bull Trapper and @drdarcyallen, moderated by @chrisberg and @bbeats1

The third episode of our “Culture and Incentivization'' mini-series featured a conversation between Ellie Rennie, a Professor and Future Fellow at RMIT University, and Coordinape’s Zach Anderson, moderated by SCRF’s Head of Operations, Eugene Leventhal.The episode takes into question how the two interviewees’ experiences with incentivizing individuals through their respective communities have fared and what they believe the future will hold for DAOs when it comes to interfacing culture with tools built on human interaction.How does one receive the most fair and efficient level of reward for their work? Are hierarchies necessary? Or applicable to DAOs? Both professionals will defend and deliberate on these topics within this episode. Ellie:Twitter - @ElinorRennieWebsite: ellierennie.medium.com Faculty page: https://digital-ethnography.com/people/ellie-rennie/ZachTwitter - @fifthworldzachCoordinape: coordinape.com

This week Head of Soft Governance at The Token Engineering Commons Livia Deschermayer and UC Davis Assistant Professor Seth Frey discuss the intersection of onboarding, culture and incentivization. At issue: what role does culture-building play in creating communities, how much can be predetermined and how can new members begin contributing to this culture? The second episode in a three-part mini-series on culture and incentivization.Livia Deschermayer The Token Engineering Commons - https://tecommons.org/Twitter: @_liviadeSeth FreyUC Davis Faculty page: https://communication.ucdavis.edu/people/sethfreyWebsite: https://enfascination.com/weblog/professionalTwitter: @enfascination