The Juicecast

This week, Matthew and Brileigh are joined by Ameen Soleimani. Ameen is a co-founder of Spank Chain—a payment platform for the adult industry—co-founder of Iran Unchained, a non-profit providing humanitarian aid in Iran—and a member of Moloch DAO, which has provided funding for open-source projects on Ethereum, including Tornado Cash. In this episode, Ameen tells us about the recent history of Tornado Cash: how it got started, what led to the arrests of Roman Storm and Alexey Pertsev, and why Ameen is taking a stand to fundraise for their legal defense. With Alexey’s trial coming up in March 2024 and Roman’s later in the fall, legal expenses range from $90k - $100k/month. The next 6 months will be crucial in shaping their defense strategy and their arrests carry serious implications for developers’ rights to publish open-source software. Ameen and other supporters formed WeWantJusticeDAO which engaged an international team of legal counsel to represent Roman and Alexey. Justice DAO has launched a crowdfund on Juicebox and all funds raised until February 22nd will support the legal aid of Pertsev & Storm. Alexey and Roman need your help to defend the right to privacy and the right to publish code. Show Notes: 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:34 Ameen’s background 00:02:34 What is Tornado Cash & how it got started 00:04:11 The events leading up to Pertsev and Storms arrests 00:06:35 Fundraiser for Roman and Alexey’s legal aid 00:08:29 Why privacy matters 00:13:25 The implications of Roman and Alexey’s 2024 trials 00:14:41 Ameen’s relationship to Roman and Alexey 00:15:15 The risks developers now face writing open-source software 00:18:04 Closing thoughts Topics Discussed: Tornado Cash Alexey Pertsev Roman Storm WeWantJusticeDAO Open-source software Why privacy matters Fundraiser for Pertsev and Storm Juicebox

Description: This week, Matthew and Brileigh are joined by Paff and Riley. Paff is the co-founder of Take Up Space, a decentralized media company uplifting black, queer, and femme voices. Riley is the founder of Cloud Scouts, an onchain scout troop that helps members learn about web3 and meet like-minded people. In this episode we dive into Riley and Paff’s backgrounds and what they’re building at the intersection of web3 and social justice. We discuss the relationship between decentralization and intersectionality, building community in a sustainable way, and how crypto rails can lead to a more equitable future. They also tell us about their Pride Telethon project on Juicebox for which they hosted a 12-hour Twitter Space with all funds raised going towards queer creators and builders that appeared throughout the telethon. This conversation was recorded over a month ago, so the context of some subjects may have changed. Show Notes: 00:00:00 Intro 00:02:13 Welcome 00:02:35 Paff’s background + entry to crypto 00:06:19 Riley’s background 00:10:10 Reflections on Pride Telethon in June 00:15:34 Paff on making crypto accessible and inclusive for everyone 00:21:09 Why Riley thinks we need more human connected experiences over money-focused apps 00:23:10 Paff’s reflections on season 1 & 2 of Take Up Space 00:28:13 What it means to be a decentralized media company 00:30:34 The overlap between decentralization and intersectionality 00:35:02 Cloud Scouts, dynamic governance, and making the internet fun again 00:37:22 Brileigh and Riley reflects on scouting experiences and how they inform Cloud Scouts 00:40:51 Matthew and Riley discuss the importance of adding play into the internet 00:42:41 Take Up Space’s Technology of Togetherness art drop 00:43:35 Cloud Scouts upcoming guidebook for how we create scout troops onchain 00:44:15 Wrap Up Topics Discussed: ⁠Juicecrowd⁠ and ⁠JC01 DeSo Pride Telethon Juicebox Project Riley and Paff’s 12 Hour Pride Telethon Take Up Space Decentralization as a spectrum Intersectionality Decentralized media companies Friend Tech Technology of Togetherness Cloud Scouts Onchain identity and reputation Riley’s article on Dynamic Governance Cloud Scouts Badge Relevant links Follow Paff on Twitter: @thisispaff Follow Take Up Space on Twitter: @takeupspacehq Follow Riley on Twitter: @rileybeans_eth Follow Cloud Scouts on Twitter: @cloud_scouts_ Check out the JC01 cohort on Juicecrowd Sign up for the ⁠Juicebox newsletter⁠ Browse ⁠trending projects⁠ on Juicebox Credits Hosts: ⁠Matthew⁠ and ⁠Brileigh⁠ Production: ⁠Matthew⁠ and ⁠Brileigh⁠ Engineering: ⁠Matthew⁠ Music: "EastAndW" by Romariogrande: ⁠https://freesound.org/people/Romariogrande/sounds/399354/

Description For this week’s episode, Matthew and Brileigh are joined by Peacenode. Peacenode is a poster maker, brand builder, and Creative Director at Seed Club. In this episode we dive into Peacenode’s background in design and the inspirations and process behind his work. He tells us about building Seed Club’s brand and how humour and playful interventions can disrupt our expectations of interacting with a webpage. We also touch on the latest Friend Tech craze, how onchain media is social media, and why we need more dynamic means of exchange. This was a fun and laid back conversation with Peace who is one of our favourite accounts to follow these days... so we hope you enjoy this episode. Chapters 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:49 Welcome 00:01:17 Peacenode’s background 00:05:37 Peacenode’s role as creative director at Seed Club 00:06:34 Inspiration behind brand materials developed for Seed Club 00:11:02 Creator-led branding and why brand is important for products 00:14:37 Playful interventions in web design 00:18:06 Onchain media is social media 00:21:12 Friend Tech and why we need more dynamic means of exchange 00:23:56 RAVERZ, Heaven Computer, and onchain experiences 00:26:54 Hot takes on what onchain identity means 00:28:24 Shitposting and how the internet is meant to blow your mind 00:30:42 Where Peacenode has been finding community in the bear 00:32:47 Peacenode’s career trajectory from posters to UI design 00:34:55 Marketplaces, missed connections, and vehicles for marketing 00:38:12 ENS, display names, and onchain reputation 00:41:20 Wrap-up Topics discussed Seed Club The Event Friend Tech RevNets Songcamp RAVERZ Heaven Computer Relevant links Follow Peacenode on Twitter: @peace_node Follow Juicebox on Twitter: @Juicebox_Money Follow Matthew on Twitter: @0xmatthewb Follow Brileigh on Twitter: @0xbrileigh Sign up for the Juicebox newsletter Browse trending projects on Juicebox Project creator docs Credits Hosts: Matthew and Brileigh Production: Matthew and Brileigh Engineering: Matthew Music: "EastAndW" by Romariogrande: https://freesound.org/people/Romariogrande/sounds/399354/

For episode 31, Matthew and Brileigh sit down with Jess Sloss. Jess is a co-founder of Seed Club, a network that is helping to build, and invest in early-stage crypto projects. In this episode we dive into Jess’ background and what excites him about this new phase of the internet. We discuss Seed Club’s initial vision and history, Seed Club Ventures, a venture DAO backing early-stage founders, and the sixth season of their accelerator which is focusing on crypto consumer apps. In this episode, Jess tells us about his optimistic vision for the future of mainstream crypto adoption, how we’ll get there, and the challenges ahead. We also touch on The Event, a virtual demo day for Seed Club’s latest accelerator cohort, which is happening on the 28th of September. Jess has a lot of valuable insights into where we’re headed next as we build out the next wave of crypto products, so we hope you enjoy this week’s episode. Show Notes 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:57 Welcome 00:02:36 Jess’ background 00:05:37 What is Seed Club 00:07:50 Seed Club Accelerator vs Seed Club Ventures 00:09:23 Why Seed Club Ventures is a DAO 00:12:46 How Seed Club has evolved over the last couple years 00:14:57 Jess’ conviction in crypto apps reaching mainstream adoption 00:21:01 Thoughts on FriendTech and bonding curve hype 00:25:40 Why we don’t need another Uniswap fork 00:28:50 Overcoming the public perception problem of crypto 00:33:27 OnlyFans models and Mint Stars 00:34:23 What is The Event and why it’s not just another demo day 00:38:59 Jess shares his closing thoughts on conviction for crypto 00:40:44 The dream that Jess has for Seed Club Topics discussed: Seed Club Seed Club Consumer Crypto Accelerator Seed Club Ventures The Event Mint Stars Friend Tech Relevant links Follow Jess on Twitter: @thattallguy Follow Seed Club on Twitter: @seedclubhq Sign up for the Juicebox newsletter Browse trending projects on Juicebox Project creator docs Juicebox on Twitter: @Juicebox_Money Credits Hosts: Matthew and Brileigh Production: Matthew and Brileigh Engineering: Matthew Music: "EastAndW" by Romariogrande

Welcome back to another episode of the Juicebox podcast. This week Matthew and Brileigh are joined by Zeugh. Zeugh was an early JuiceboxDAO contributor, the founder of CanuDAO, and previous Community Lead for DAO launcher Origami. In this episode, Zeugh tells us about his experience working for both companies and DAOs, how bots can help build and maintain communities, and get his take on how DAOs have evolved over the last two years. He also gives us his advice for launching a DAO and how to build community, the DAO and coordination tooling that he’s most excited about going forward, and his reflections on attending crypto conferences over the last couple of years. This episode was one of the most chaotic behind-the-scenes. It was recorded in two parts because of internet connectivity issues and features interruptions by deliveries, grandmas, kids ringing doorbells, dogs, planes… the list goes on. Despite all this, we rolled with it and hope you enjoy this friendly conversation with Zeugh. Chapters: 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:06 Welcome 00:01:45 Zeugh's origin story 00:03:27 Founding CanuDAO and its mission 00:06:02 What does it mean to be a Community Manager? 00:10:36 Reflections on being an early JuiceboxDAO contributor 00:14:30 Working at Origami and lessons learned 00:18:12 Reflections on working at a company vs. a DAO 00:21:30 Zeugh's interest in DAOs and coordination 00:22:50 Challenges facing community building in the bear market 00:26:48 Welcome back (part 2) 00:27:21 Zeugh's advice for launching a DAO and building community 00:30:47 How market conditions have changed the role of community management 00:33:54 DAO tooling and projects that Zeugh is excited about 00:40:48 Zeugh's takeaways from IRL crypto conferences 00:48:09 Friend Tech 00:50:39 What's coming next for Zeugh 00:54:13 Wrap-up Topics discussed: Community management Coordination DAO tooling CanuDAO JuiceboxDAO Origami jokerace CharmVerse WonderVerse Wonder Communities Nance AgroforestDAO FriendTech JuiceboxDAO town hall song by DarbyTrash Relevant links: Follow Zeugh on Twitter @ZeughFromCanu Nance, a tool for automating DAO governance Sign up for the Juicebox newsletter Browse trending projects on Juicebox Project creator docs Follow Juicebox Protocol on Twitter @juiceboxETH Follow juicebox.money on Twitter @juicebox_money Credits: Hosts: Matthew and Brileigh Production: Matthew⁠ and ⁠Brileigh⁠ Engineering: Matthew⁠⁠ Music: "EastAndW" by Romariogrande and "Juicebox Goes Out West" by DarbyTrash

In this episode, Matthew and Brileigh are joined by DeeZe. Deeze is a long time degen, former Director of Vibes at Tessera, and host of the We Do A Little Pod, a series of candid long-form conversations with guests mostly from the NFT art world. In this episode, Deeze tells us about his journey from Runescape’s Grand Exchange to flipping CryptoPunks and how Ethereum can be considered a global multiplayer game. We share stories about psychedelics, good and bad trades, as well as his experience as an “influencer” and how he deals with the ethics and social dynamics of having a huge following. We also touch on why he’s stayed anon over the years, Twitter’s sudden rebrand, and why email is still the best decentralized social network. Chapters: 0:00:00 Intro 00:00:53 Disclaimer 00:01:30 Welcome 00:01:56 Twitter’s rebrand and the “Twitter killer” apps 00:04:31 Comparing all the “Twitter killer” apps (Farcaster, Lens, Bluesky, Threads) 00:08:37 Where the name Deeze comes from 00:09:53 How Deeze went from trading on Runescape to flipping CryptoPunks 00:18:58 Parallels between MMORPGs like Runescape and crypto 00:22:06 Learning from mistakes, bad trades, and the screenshot rule 00:25:24 Deeze’s approach to collecting art vs PFPs & the first artists he discovered 00:32:36 Learning to save gains for taxes 00:35:56 Discussing some of Deeze’s favourite 1/1 art NFTs from his collection 00:41:41 Deeze’s relationship to weed 00:48:15 Guns, Ian McDougall, boat people, and other stories of psychedelic experiences 01:00:27 Feeling the vibrations, the 6529 thread, and other life lessons 01:12:18 How Deeze handles the ethics and social dynamics of having a huge following 01:21:09 Why Deeze chose to be anon and dealing with targeted attacks 01:29:34 The power of memetics and trading shitcoins 01:46:18 We Do A Little podcast 01:48:53 Wrap up Topics discussed Decentralized social media CryptoPunks Cath Simard Skulls of Luci - The Eye of Exodus Chromie Squiggles Pop wonder Killer Acid Matt Kane King Xerox Zaid Kirdsey Jubbish Jay Summer Wagner Brooke Didonato Wooden Cyclops Lurk Loves You Thousand Finger Man - Candido Punk 6529 Thread Pepe, HarryPotterObamaSonic10Inu, and other shitcoins Crypto influencers We Do A Little Podcast Relevant links Follow DeeZe on Twitter: @DeeZe We Do A Little Podcast: @wedoalittlepod Sign up for the ⁠Juicebox newsletter⁠ Create a Juicebox project: juicebox.money Browse ⁠trending projects on Juicebox Follow Juicebox on Twitter: ⁠@juiceboxETH⁠ Book an onboarding session with a contributor juicebox.money on Twitter: @juicebox_money Follow Matthew on Twitter: ⁠@0xmatthewb⁠ Follow Brileigh on Twitter: ⁠@0xbrileigh⁠ Credits Hosts: Matthew and Brileigh Production: Matthew and Brileigh Engineering: Matthew Music: EastAndW by Romariogrande Disclaimer: The contents of The Juicecast are strictly for educational and entertainment purposes only. This podcast is not financial advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. Do not purchase any tokens discussed on episodes of The Juicecast in anticipation of financial gains. Please do your own research.

Matthew and Brileigh sit down with Nicholas in episode 28 of The Juicecast. Nicholas is a long-time JuiceboxDAO contributor, an active developer, and the host of Web3 Galaxy Brain, a casual weekly twitter space series where he interviews builders about their projects and interests. In this episode we dive into Nicholas’ background and what it is about social networks that makes him tick. We discuss the evolution of Juicebox from the early days to now, as well as his recent work on Juicebox Metadata. We also touch on his recent hackathon project at ETH Waterloo, Piggybank 6551 NFT. Chapters: 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:40 Welcome 00:02:44 Nicholas’ background 00:06:11 Getting involved with PrtyDAO, SharkDAO and finding Juicebox 00:09:50 The evolution of Juicebox from July 2021 to now 00:12:18 Nicholas reflects on his experience as a long-term contributor at JuiceboxDAO 00:13:18 Token URI Resolver 00:18:04 Juicebox Cards 00:20:04 Starter repo for rendering onchain SVG 00:21:14 Why Nicholas is interested in NFTs and onchain metadata 00:23:38 Thoughts on PFP collections in the bear market 00:27:43 Nicholas explains why he’s interested in social networks and how this relates to crypto 00:33:42 Describing the culture of crypto twitter 00:36:47 Nicholas’ talk about Juicebox metadata at ETH Waterloo and Piggybank 6551 NFT 00:40:32 Web3 Galaxy Brain and why Nicholas continues to host weekly Twitter Spaces in the bear market 00:43:48 NFT projects, Cameras, AI for games, and what’s coming next for Nicholas 00:47:29 Wrap-up Topics discussed: GMoney’s “Why did I buy this JPEG for 140 ETH” tweet PrtyDAO Juicebox Cards Onchain SVG starter repo Token URI Resolver Juicebox metadata Piggybank 6551 Social networks NFTs Web3 Galaxy Brain Podcast Relevant links: Follow Nicholas on Twitter Follow Juicebox on Twitter Sign up for the Juicebox newsletter Browse trending projects on Juicebox Project creator docs Credits: Hosts: Matthew and Brileigh Production: Matthew and Brileigh Engineering: Matthew Music: EastAndW by Romariogrande

In this episode, Matthew and Brileigh are joined by Tommy and Frisson from Tally. Tally helps operators, voters, and delegates run DAOs onchain. You can create or pass proposals, delegate voting power, view analytics, manage a Safe treasury, and more. Tommy and Frisson are a dynamic duo at Tally: they are co-hosts of the DAO Talk podcast, content and marketing strategy leads, brand design and business development, and community ambassadors for bringing DAOs onchain. In this episode, we discuss how Tommy and Frisson first got involved with Tally and why they believe in the future of DAOs. Frisson tells us about his role as an Arbitrum DAO delegate and Tommy tells us more about Content Guild, a DAO that decentralizes Tally’s marketing efforts by commissioning written content. Apart from their roles at Tally, you might know Frisson and Tommy for their infectious friendship on crypto Twitter. They tell us all about their iconic bromance and the role that their friendship has played in their journey in the industry. We also dive into Tommy’s background as a competitive crossfit athlete and get his opinion on Zuck’s Murph challenge flex. Show Notes 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:12 Welcome 00:01:53 Frisson’s background 00:05:06 Tommy’s background 00:08:50 Frisson and Tommy share their experience working at Tally and it has evolved 00:14:48 Why Tally isn’t a DAO, companies vs DAO structure & how DAOs can scale Ethereum 00:21:41 Frisson explains why DAOs have a long way to go 00:24:52 Why Tommy and Frisson are bullish on DAOs long term 00:31:18 Frisson tells us why he’s excited to be an Arbitrum DAO delegate and what’s ahead 00:36:21 Tommy explains what Content Guild is 00:40:11 Frisson x Tommy bromance 00:46:44 Tommy’s interest in competitive crossfit, Zuck’s murph challenge, & balancing work/life 00:52:36 The role of content creation, brand design, and marketing in tech companies 00:58:37 Hai partnership, gasless onchain governance, trust-minimized treasury diversification, and other upcoming news from Tally Topics discussed Tally Content Guild Arbitrum DAO Mark Zuckerbergs Murph challenge Hai DAO Competitive Crossfit Decentralized media Relevant links Follow Tommy on Twitter: @tommylower Follow Frisson on Twitter: @0xfrisson Follow Tally on Twitter: @tallyxyz Follow Juicebox on Twitter: @juiceboxETH Juicebox Protocol's website: juicebox.money Follow Matthew on Twitter: @0xmatthewb Follow Brileigh on Twitter: @0xbrileigh Sign up for the Juicebox newsletter Browse trending projects on Juicebox Project creator docs Credits Hosts: Matthew and Brileigh Production: Matthew and Brileigh Engineering: Matthew Music: EastAndW by Romariogrande

Are you ready to learn about all things life extension, cryopreservation and cryptography? Even though the connection isn’t immediately obvious, there is a huge overlap between thinkers interested in cryptography, building for the future, and life extension, and today’s episode with Dr. Emil Kenziorra and Kai Micah Mills from CryoDAO will get into some of the reasons behind this. CryoDAO’s mission is to fund high-impact cryopreservation research to increase the quality and capabilities of cryopreservation. In this episode we’ll dive into why both Emil and Kai left academia behind for cryonics research, CryoDAO’s mission and the overlap between crypto and cryonics, why science should be decentralized, as well as some common misconceptions about cryopreservation. We hope you enjoy this week’s episode. Chapters: 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:25 Welcome 00:01:53 Emil’s background 00:03:03 Kai’s background 00:04:39 Ditching the academic world in order to make real scientific progress 00:11:30 How Emil & Kai first discovered the field of cryopreservation 00:17:37 Why cryopreservation research is underfunded despite the universal death problem 00:23:44 How CryoDAO got started 00:26:57 Why CryoDAO become a DAO and how their governance works 00:30:37 The power of moonshot funding on Juicebox 00:32:18 The struggle for DAOs to be sustainable and how CryoDAO plans for longevity in funding 00:37:56 Why Emil and Kai think DeSci is important 00:41:50 How far away are we from extending life & can an AGI solve death 00:48:49 Common misconceptions about cryonics 00:52:57 Current research underway at CryoDAO 00:54:35 How to get involved with CryoDAO Topics discussed: Cryopreservation CryoDAO 2045 Initiative Aubrey de Grey VitaDAO Relevant links Follow Dr. Emil Kendziorra on Twitter: @emilkendziorra Follow Kai Micah Mills on Twitter: @kaimicahmills CryoDAO on Juicebox Sign up for the Juicebox newsletter: https://subscribepage.io/juicenews Browse trending projects on Juicebox: https://juicebox.money/projects Project creator docs: https://info.juicebox.money/user/ Juicebox on Twitter: https://twitter.com/juiceboxETH Credits Hosts: Matthew @0xmatthewb and Brileigh @0xbrileigh Production: Matthew and Brileigh Engineering: Matthew Music: EastAndW by Romariogrande

Our 25th episode of The Juicecast features Xin, also known as Livid from Planet. Planet is an open source tool that makes it easy to build your own decentralized website using IPFS and ENS. For example, if you own the ENS jango.eth, you can create a website accessible in almost any browser at jango.eth.limo. In this episode, we talk about Livid’s interest in retro gaming and how they discovered Ethereum, the importance of decentralized websites and content distribution, and how experiments like Croptop might emerge as a decentralized lo-fi version of tumblr. 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:49 Welcome 00:01:01 The story behind the name Livid 00:02:12 Livid’s interest in Sim City and other early video games 00:04:08 Livid’s background and entry to crypto 00:06:28 The lessons learned from building V2EX.com 00:10:13 What is Planet and how it works 00:11:46 Where the name Planet comes from 00:13:04 “Proof of Release” and other projects built using Planet 00:15:27 How Livid found Juicebox and how Croptop got started 00:17:21 Juicebox as a tool for open-source software 00:18:09 Croptop as a low-fi tumblr 00:23:17 Using ENS on Planet as an extension of our online identity 00:26:53 How Pinning works and Planet’s pinning-as-a-service on Juicebox 00:29:41 What’s coming next for Planet 00:31:48 Livid’s reflections on being involved in crypto since 2011 and what web3 means to him 00:34:24 Planet and the Internet Archive at upcoming Dweb Camp in June 00:36:04 Livid demos Game DB from his past work with the Internet Archive 00:42:16 Wrap up Topics Discussed: SimCityPlanet Planetable on Juicebox https://v2ex.com/IPFSENSFirebasePinataWeb3 StorageCroptopThe Internet ArchiveThe Wayback Machine Dweb Campgame DB Follow Livid on Twitter: @Livid Follow Juicebox on Twitter: @juiceboxETH 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