

GreenPill
Kevin Owocki
GreenPill is about crypto-economic systems that create positive externalities for their neighbors & for the world.
We explore the intersection of programmable money, game theory, & mechanism design. We search for powerful new ways to fund, design, develop, & market regenerative web3-era applications and digital assets. We launch the meme of regenerative crypto-economics into the world.
Ethereum is the ultimate substrate for human coordination. Learn about the web3 builders who are solving coordination failures and creating a more regenerative infrastructure for the world using Ethereum.
Take the Green Pill!
We explore the intersection of programmable money, game theory, & mechanism design. We search for powerful new ways to fund, design, develop, & market regenerative web3-era applications and digital assets. We launch the meme of regenerative crypto-economics into the world.
Ethereum is the ultimate substrate for human coordination. Learn about the web3 builders who are solving coordination failures and creating a more regenerative infrastructure for the world using Ethereum.
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Jul 4, 2023 • 42min
128 - How EIP-6968 will Change Web3 Incentives with Zak Cole
✨ Subscribe to the Green Pill Podcast ✨ https://pod.link/1609313639 🟢 Get the GreenPilled Book 🟢 https://greenpill.party/ Apple Show Link https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1609313639 Spotify Show Link https://open.spotify.com/show/0l6aXWC94dd0RA3tkKfxjd ----- How can we better Reward Smart Contract Developers? Joining the podcast today is Zak Cole, author of CIP-001 and EIP-6968. We cover what Canto and Contract Secured Revenue are and how they can reward Quadratic Freelancers and Incentivize the Funding of Public Goods. Take the green pill anon. ----- SPONSOR PILLS: 👩 ATHENA DAO | ADVANCING WOMEN'S HEALTH https://bankless.cc/AthenaDAO ----- TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Intro 4:21 What is Canto? 7:25 Contract Secured Revenue 11:37 EIP-6968 Concerns 20:15 CSR Features & Tradeoffs 25:19 How to Get Involved 27:25 CSR Implementations 28:19 Rewarding Quadratic Freelancers 32:07 Incentivizing Public Goods Funding 35:59 Unlocking New Token Standards 37:50 Closing Thoughts ----- SPEAKERS: Zak Cole https://twitter.com/0xzak Kevin https://twitter.com/owocki ----- RESOURCES: Canto https://canto.io/ EIP-6968 https://ethereum-magicians.org/t/eip-6968-generalized-csr-protocol/14178 CSR Telegram https://bit.ly/eip6968 ----- SOCIALS: 🐦Twitter - https://twitter.com/greenpillnet 🎵 TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@greenpill.network?lang=en 💼 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/91100841 🎧 Discord - https://discord.gg/greenpill 📞Telegram - https://t.me/+g9TM8i7GpxAzMGUx ----- Music by WABI SABI - snowflake - https://thmatc.co/?l=7786B012 ----- Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research. Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures

Jun 29, 2023 • 1h 3min
127 - GP A Pragmatists Guide To Governance
Welcome Simone and Malcolm Collins! Coauthors of the book "The Pragmatist's Guide to Governance". Enjoy the ride as they take us down the governance rabbit hole. Take the green pill anon. ------ ✨ Subscribe to the Green Pill Podcast ✨ https://pod.link/1609313639 🟢 Get the GreenPilled Book 🟢 https://greenpill.party/ Apple Show Link: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1609313639 Spotify Show Link: https://open.spotify.com/show/0l6aXWC94dd0RA3tkKfxjd ----- SPONSOR PILLS: 🌄 ValleyDAO | Build the SolarPunk Future https://bankless.cc/ValleyDAO ------ Topics Covered: 0:00 Intro 3:48 What is Governance? 9:29 Experimenting With Digital Communities 12:07 Is Direct Democracy A Bad Idea? 16:55 Checks And Balances 22:11 The Path To Progressive Decentralization 28:19 The Cancer Problem 34:11 The Power of Sortician 38:25 Handling Consolidated Social Power 44:26 Capitalism in Governance 47:22 Dominance Heiarchies 54:26 What Web3 Should Be Exploring 57:32 Tyranny Of The Unemployed 1:00:15 In Summary ------ Resources: Get the book: https://www.amazon.com/Pragmatists-Guide-Governance-optimizing-governance-ebook/dp/B0BSLDY94T/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=UyvGH&content-id=amzn1.sym.ed85217c-14c9-4aa0-b248-e47393e2ce12&pf_rd_p=ed85217c-14c9-4aa0-b248-e47393e2ce12&pf_rd_r=143-6984904-0856413&pd_rd_wg=U9NcO&pd_rd_r=9e470b4a-b9d6-4817-a695-86bf133f9e4a&ref_=aufs_ap_sc_dsk Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimoneHCollins Special thanks to: Kyle - https://twitter.com/kbw Kevin - https://twitter.com/kevinrolsen?lang=en ----- Music by WABI SABI - snowflake - https://thmatc.co/?l=7786B012 ----- Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research. Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures

Jun 27, 2023 • 40min
126 - Building a Sybil Resistant Passport to Web3 with Jeremy Dillingham & Kevin Olsen
✨ Subscribe to the Green Pill Podcast ✨ https://pod.link/1609313639 🟢 Get the GreenPilled Book 🟢 https://greenpill.party/ Apple Show Link: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1609313639 Spotify Show Link: https://open.spotify.com/show/0l6aXWC94dd0RA3tkKfxjd ----- Can we achieve Sybil Resistance? Joining the podcast today are Jeremy Dillingham, Product Lead of the Gitcoin Passport with 25+ years in tech who worked on several anti-spam products, and Kevin Olsen, who, for the past 18 months, has been building software with Gitcoin and the DAO. They discuss everything about Gitcoin Passport, from what it is, to why we need it and what the long-term vision looks like. Take the green pill anon. ------ SPONSOR PILLS: 👩 ATHENA DAO | ADVANCING WOMEN'S HEALTH https://bankless.cc/AthenaDAO ------ Topics Covered: 0:00 Intro 2:55 Why we need Gitcoin Passport 12:07 Fighting Sybil Attacks 18:44 The User Experience 23:12 The Developer Experience 26:05 What Differentiates Gitcoin Passport 31:46 The Gitcoin Passport Mission 37:22 Closing Thoughts ------ Speakers: Jeremy on Twitter https://twitter.com/jkd_eth Olsen on Twitter https://twitter.com/kevinrolsen Kevin on Twitter https://twitter.com/owocki ------ Resources: Passport https://passport.gitcoin.co/ Passport Docs https://docs.passport.gitcoin.co/ Passport Scorer https://scorer.gitcoin.co/ ----- Music by WABI SABI - snowflake - https://thmatc.co/?l=7786B012 ----- Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research. Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures

Jun 22, 2023 • 39min
125 - Aya With Eric Annan
Welcome Eric Annan to the show! Eric shares what life is like for those in Africa and how what he is building, Aya, will help improve the lives of those living there. Take the green pill anon. ------ ✨ Subscribe to the Green Pill Podcast ✨ https://pod.link/1609313639 🟢 Get the GreenPilled Book 🟢 https://greenpill.party/ Apple Show Link: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1609313639 Spotify Show Link: https://open.spotify.com/show/0l6aXWC94dd0RA3tkKfxjd ----- SPONSOR PILLS: 🌄 ValleyDAO | Build the SolarPunk Future https://bankless.cc/ValleyDAO ------ Topics Covered: 0:00 Intro 3:50 Who is Eric? 9:29 Helping Onboard Users To Web3 11:30 Africa's Financial System 16:43 What is Aya? 24:58 The Bull Case For Aya 30:30 How To Get Involved 33:33 Hurdles Facing African Talent 37:32 Closing Thoughts ------ Resources: On Twitter: https://twitter.com/web3nija https://twitter.com/ayagigs?lang=en Website: https://ayagigs.com/ Kevin on Twitter https://twitter.com/owocki ----- Music by WABI SABI - snowflake - https://thmatc.co/?l=7786B012 ----- Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research. Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures

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Jun 20, 2023 • 1h 1min
124 - A Protocol for Thinking Together with Gordon Brander & Michael Garfield
✨ Subscribe to the Green Pill Podcast ✨ https://pod.link/1609313639 🟢 Get the GreenPilled Book 🟢 https://greenpill.party/ Apple Show Link: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1609313639 Spotify Show Link: https://open.spotify.com/show/0l6aXWC94dd0RA3tkKfxjd ----- The internet has massively increased the complexity of our information environment. How can we make sense of it? Joining the podcast today are Gordon Brander, Founder & CEO of Subconscious, and Michael Garfield, the Digital Media Strategist at the Santa Fe Institute and host of the Complexity and Future Fossils Podcasts. They cover what we can do to solve our current sensemaking crisis and what the future holds. Take the green pill anon. ------ SPONSOR PILLS: 👩 ATHENA DAO | ADVANCING WOMEN'S HEALTH https://bankless.cc/AthenaDAO ------ Topics Covered: 0:00 Intro 10:50 The Information Scaling Threshold 20:34 The Three Trends 27:29 The Egregore 38:36 Solving the Current Sensemaking Crisis 43:36 The Importance of Plurality 50:59 The Future of AI and Sensemaking 58:22 Closing Thoughts ------ Speakers: Gordon on Twitter https://twitter.com/gordonbrander Michael on Twitter https://twitter.com/michaelgarfield Kevin on Twitter https://twitter.com/owocki ------ Resources: Thinking Together Essay https://subconscious.substack.com/p/thinking-together Subconscious Substack https://subconscious.substack.com/ Michael Substack https://substack.com/@michaelgarfield Nuralearning Course https://www.nuralearning.com/ ----- Music by WABI SABI - snowflake - https://thmatc.co/?l=7786B012 ----- Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research. Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures

Jun 15, 2023 • 48min
123 - AI DAO Simulator w. James Pollack
Can a DAO be run by AI? Joining the podcast today is James Pollack, an artist and programmer who is exploring the intersection between DAOs and AI. We explore the dynamics of an agent based model, what it looks like to put a model for governance on-chain, and so much more. Take the green pill anon. ------ ✨ Subscribe to the Green Pill Podcast ✨ https://pod.link/1609313639 🟢 Get the GreenPilled Book 🟢 https://greenpill.party/ Apple Show Link: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1609313639 Spotify Show Link: https://open.spotify.com/show/0l6aXWC94dd0RA3tkKfxjd ----- SPONSOR PILLS: 🌄 ValleyDAO | Build the SolarPunk Future https://bankless.cc/ValleyDAO ------ Topics Covered: 0:00 Intro 2:53 DAO Simulator 10:33 Agent Based Model Breakdown 14:04 Complex Systems Meta Commentary 18:18 Can DAO's Have Programmable Goals? 21:51 Running An EVM Inside? 23:34 How Do You Monetize? 29:14 Reaching The Next Stage Of Maturity 32:21 What If The Model Lived on Chain? 37:04 What Features Would Kevin Want? 40:55 A Fun Design Space To Explore 45:16 Open Sourcing The Code ------ Resources: DAO Simulator https://github.com/imgntn/dao_simulator Toolkit https://community.supermodular.xyz/t/dao-ai-governance-simulation-dags-toolkit/281 Kevin on Twitter https://twitter.com/owocki ----- Music by WABI SABI - snowflake - https://thmatc.co/?l=7786B012 ----- Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research. Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures

Jun 13, 2023 • 60min
122 - Finding a Business Model for HyperStructures with Connor McCormick
✨ Subscribe to the Green Pill Podcast ✨ https://pod.link/1609313639 🟢 Get the GreenPilled Book 🟢 https://greenpill.party/ Apple Show Link: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1609313639 Spotify Show Link: https://open.spotify.com/show/0l6aXWC94dd0RA3tkKfxjd ----- Can HyperStructures be Free Forever? Joining the podcast today is Connor McCormick to have a friendly debate with Kevin regarding the Challenges and Solutions for HyperStructures Business Models. They touch upon the role of speculation, prediction markets, and the necessity of Stable Attractors. Take the green pill anon. ------ SPONSOR PILLS: 👩 ATHENA DAO | ADVANCING WOMEN'S HEALTH https://bankless.cc/AthenaDAO ------ Topics Covered: 0:00 Intro 7:20 What Defines a HyperStructure? 13:09 Can Web3 Protocols be Free Forever? 19:41 Finding a Business Model for Crypto 29:02 Public Goods HyperStructures 36:29 The Role of Speculation 47:16 On Prediction Markets 49:30 Creating a Stable Attractor 51:33 Wrapping Up the Discussion 58:06 Closing Thoughts ------ Speakers: Connor on Twitter Kevin on Twitter https://twitter.com/owocki ------ Resources: Jacob Blog Post https://jacob.energy/hyperstructures.html Connor Blog Post https://coda.io/@connor/hyperstructures ----- Music by WABI SABI - snowflake - https://thmatc.co/?l=7786B012 ----- Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research. Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures

Jun 8, 2023 • 38min
121 - Building a Decentralized City with Jonathan Hillis
✨ Subscribe to the Green Pill Podcast ✨ https://pod.link/1609313639 🟢 Get the GreenPilled Book 🟢 https://greenpill.party/ Apple Show Link: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1609313639 Spotify Show Link: https://open.spotify.com/show/0l6aXWC94dd0RA3tkKfxjd ----- We theorized Network States, but can we build a Network City? Joining the podcast today is Jonathan Hillis, the Founder of Cabin (a decentralized city for creators, by creators) and previously the Director of Product at Instacart. Jon discusses what is like to build and be part of Network City. He also touches on governance philosophies and the nature of Emerging Societies. Take the green pill anon. ------ SPONSOR PILLS: 👩 ATHENA DAO | ADVANCING WOMEN'S HEALTH https://bankless.cc/AthenaDAO ------ Topics Covered: 0:00 Intro 3:11 How to get Involved 4:38 Network Cities vs Network States 7:50 A Priori vs Empirical Knowledge 10:51 Jonathan’s Background 14:04 Polycentric Structures 19:03 On Co-Living Governance 24:33 Is Tech and Nature Compatible? 27:26 The Future of Cabin 32:30 How New Societies Emerge 36:26 Closing Thoughts ------ Speakers: Jonathan on Twitter https://twitter.com/JonathanHillis Kevin on Twitter https://twitter.com/owocki ------ Resources: Cabin https://www.cabin.city/ ----- Music by WABI SABI - snowflake - https://thmatc.co/?l=7786B012 ----- Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research. Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures

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Jun 6, 2023 • 51min
120 - Everything You Need to Know About Moloch with Liv Boeree
✨ Subscribe to the Green Pill Podcast ✨ https://pod.link/1609313639 🟢 Get the GreenPilled Book 🟢 https://greenpill.party/ Apple Show Link: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1609313639 Spotify Show Link: https://open.spotify.com/show/0l6aXWC94dd0RA3tkKfxjd 🐦Twitter: https://twitter.com/greenpillnet 🤳🏻TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greenpill.network?lang=en 🏢LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/91100841 🌆Discord: https://discord.gg/greenpill 📞Telegram: https://t.me/+g9TM8i7GpxAzMGUx ----- Who or what is Moloch? Joining the podcast today is Liv Boeree, to explain all you need to know about this idea. Liv takes us on a journey through the origins of Moloch and how it bleeds into all parts of society today. Take the green pill, anon. ------ SPONSOR PILLS: 👩 ATHENA DAO | ADVANCING WOMEN'S HEALTH https://bankless.cc/AthenaDAO ------ Topics Covered: 0:00 Intro 3:44 Intro To Liv 5:53 Discovering Moloch 8:48 Origins of Moloch 10:42 Beauty Filters 15:26 What's After Beauty Filters 19:10 Culture Wars 21:19 Race to The Bottom of The Brain Stem 23:33 Reverse The Race? 29:16 Healthy Information Diet 32:38 What's next? 37:03 Success Over the Next Decade 40:16 Solving Coordination Problems 44:58 The Prisoners Dillema ------ Speakers: Liv on Twitter https://twitter.com/Liv_Boeree Kevin on Twitter https://twitter.com/owocki ------ Resources: Meditations on Moloch: https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/07/30/meditations-on-moloch/ Moloch: The Media Wars https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRz54V7rU4U Moloch: The Beauty Wars https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fifVuhgvQQ8 ----- Music by WABI SABI - snowflake - https://thmatc.co/?l=7786B012 ----- Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research. Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures

Jun 1, 2023 • 36min
119 - How SCAM Penalizes Bad Behavior with Matt Stephenson & Kevin Olsen
✨ Subscribe to the Green Pill Podcast ✨ https://pod.link/1609313639 🟢 Get the GreenPilled Book 🟢 https://greenpill.party/ Apple Show Link: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1609313639 Spotify Show Link: https://open.spotify.com/show/0l6aXWC94dd0RA3tkKfxjd ----- How can we penalize Retroactive Public Harms? Joining the podcast today is Matthew Stephenson, Head of Cryptoeconomics at Pantera and Kevin Olsen, VP of Engineering at Gitcoin. In this podcast, we have a discussion about Behavioral Game Theory and the SCAM. An anti-MEV mechanism that provides Sybil Resistance. Take the green pill anon. ------ SPONSOR PILLS: 👩 ATHENA DAO | ADVANCING WOMEN'S HEALTH https://bankless.cc/AthenaDAO ------ Topics Covered: 0:00 Intro 01:42 Behavioral Game Theory 05:01 What is SCAM? 09:37 Subgame Credible anti-MEV 11:56 SCAM Potential Applications 20:33 Aligning Incentives in Web3 26:23 What’s the Meme? 27:00 Behavior around PGF 34:09 Closing Thoughts ------ Speakers: Matt on Twitter https://twitter.com/stephensonhmatt Olsen on Twitter https://twitter.com/kevinrolsen Kevin on Twitter https://twitter.com/owocki ------ Resources: SCAM https://twitter.com/stephensonhmatt/status/1636097739653259264 ----- Music by WABI SABI - snowflake - https://thmatc.co/?l=7786B012 ----- Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research. Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures