

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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Mar 14, 2023 • 47min
96 - Toward a More Cooperative Web3 with Maxwell Kanter, Sarah Hubbard, and George Oates
✨ Subscribe to the Green Pill Podcast ✨ https://pod.link/1609313639 🟢 Get the GreenPilled Book 🟢 https://greenpill.party/ Apple Show Link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/greenpill/id1609313639. Spotify Show Link: https://open.spotify.com/show/0l6aXWC94dd0RA3tkKfxjd ----- What do you know about the intersection of cooperativism and web3? A recent paper co-written by numerous industry researchers, builders, and experts sought to delve deep into some of the key areas of overlap, and how Web3 might be the perfect opportunity to explore alternative models of ownership and control. Today, we are joined by 3 of the authors - George Oates of flickr.org, Maxwell Kanter of Gitcoin, and Sarah Hubbard of Harvard University and Safra Center for Ethics and we discuss their thoughts behind the paper and explore the subject. Take the green pill anon. ------ SPONSOR PILLS: 🌟Glo | The Anti-Poverty Stablecoin https://bankless.cc/glo 📎 OPOLIS | CRYPTO NATIVE EMPLOYMENT https://bankless.cc/Opolis ------ Topics Covered: 0:00 Intro 3:54 Overview and Definitions 10:39 Web3, DAOs, and Co-Ops 17:05 A Mutualistic Web3 23:15 Building Communities & Trust 32:15 Codifying Values 37:28 Ostram's 8 Principals 48:00 Closing Thoughts ------ Resources: George Oates https://twitter.com/ukglo Maxwell Canter https://twitter.com/publicmaxwell Sarah Hubbard https://twitter.com/sarahhubba Towards A More Cooperative Web3 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4302681 ----- 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

Mar 9, 2023 • 54min
95 - Summer of Protocols with Venkatesh Rao
✨ Subscribe to the Green Pill Podcast ✨ https://pod.link/1609313639 🟢 Get the GreenPilled Book 🟢 https://greenpill.party/ Apple Show Link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/greenpill/id1609313639 Spotify Show Link: https://open.spotify.com/show/0l6aXWC94dd0RA3tkKfxjd ----- Everything is a protocol. But which will be passed on to our descendants? Venkatesh Rao is a published author and consultant who holds a PhD in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Michigan and writes the Ribbonfarm Blog. Venkatesh has published a new paper entitled The Unreasonable Sufficiency of Protocols with coauthors Tim Beiko, Danny Ryan, Josh Stark, Trent Van Epps, and Bastian Aue. The Summer of Protocols program is an 18 week (primarily) virtual course from May-August which is designed to help fund a set of full-time core researchers and part-time affiliate researchers to think in the broadest possible terms about protocols and advance thinking of protocols as a category. Today, Kevin and Venkatesh go deep to explore this. Take the green pill anon. ------ SPONSOR PILLS: 🌟Glo | The Anti-Poverty Stablecoin https://bankless.cc/glo 📎 OPOLIS | CRYPTO NATIVE EMPLOYMENT https://bankless.cc/Opolis ------ Topics Covered: 0:00 Intro 4:56 The Summer of Protocols 9:36 The Paradigm of Protocols 16:49 First Class Protocols 22:15 Global Protocol Adoption 28:47 Protocol Curation 34:40 Taxonomy of Protocols 37:14 Venkat's Prompt 44:40 Summer of Protocols Requisites 49:00 Successful Outcomes ------ Resources: Venkatesh Rao https://twitter.com/vgr Summer of Protocols https://summerofprotocols.com/ Announcement Twitter Thread https://twitter.com/vgr/status/1632844338161156096 The Unreasonable Sufficiency of Protocols Paper https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bZm9JTZvEs0cF-ftOBtNQYannCCS3wuKY8iwzdUrQ3Q/edit ----- 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

Mar 7, 2023 • 50min
94 - DAO Drops with Magenta Ceiba & Ori Shimony
✨ Subscribe to the Green Pill Podcast ✨ https://pod.link/1609313639 🟢 Get the GreenPilled Book 🟢 https://greenpill.party/ Apple Show Link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/greenpill/id1609313639 Spotify Show Link: https://open.spotify.com/show/0l6aXWC94dd0RA3tkKfxjd ----- What does the future of retroactive public goods funding look like? Quite simply - it's DAO Drops. Kevin is joined today by Magenta and Ori from dOrg as they explore in detail the fundamental issues that the current paradigm of providing grants poses when developing open source projects, and we dive deep as we detail how DAO Drops takes the next step forward in retroactive public good funding. Take the green pill anon. ------ SPONSOR PILLS: 🌟Glo | The Anti-Poverty Stablecoin https://bankless.cc/glo 📎 OPOLIS | CRYPTO NATIVE EMPLOYMENT https://bankless.cc/Opolis ------ Topics Covered: 0:00 Intro 3:40 What is DAO Drops? 9:24 Mission Statement 16:28 Pluralism and Coordination 24:01 IRL Public Goods 30:10 The Stretch Vision 39:25 Round One Info ------ Resources: Magenta https://twitter.com/magentaceiba Ori https://twitter.com/orishim DAO Drops https://daodrops.io/ https://twitter.com/dao_drops ----- 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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Mar 2, 2023 • 43min
93 - RegenPunk with Gregory Landua
✨ Subscribe to the Green Pill Podcast ✨ https://availableon.com/greenpill 🟢 Get the GreenPilled Book 🟢 https://greenpill.party/ Apple Show Link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast Spotify Show Link: https://open.spotify.com/show/0l6aXWC ----- Are you concerned about the future? Have you ever wondered what it means to be RegenPunk? Regen Network co-founder and host of the Planetary Regeneration pod Gregory Landua returns full force for this electrifying discussion with Kevin to break it down and buckle up seat belts. We go deep on everything Regen as we explore how to blend the ReFi/DeFi barrier and making real lasting impacts on our local, yet global communities. Take the green pill anon. ------ SPONSOR PILLS: 🌟Glo | The Anti-Poverty Stablecoin https://bankless.cc/glo 📎 OPOLIS | CRYPTO NATIVE EMPLOYMENT https://bankless.cc/Opolis ------ Topics Covered: 0:00 Intro 3:33 RegenPunk 13:31 Web3 Permaculture 27:30 Regen Network 33:28 Regen Foundation Ethos 38:02 Getting Involved ------ Resources: Gregory Landua https://twitter.com/gregory_landua Regen Network https://twitter.com/Regen_Network ----- 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

Feb 28, 2023 • 42min
92 - ETHDenver with John Paller
✨ Subscribe to the Green Pill Podcast ✨ https://availableon.com/greenpill 🟢 Get the GreenPilled Book 🟢 https://greenpill.party/ Apple Show Link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/greenpill/id1609313639 Spotify Show Link: https://open.spotify.com/show/0l6aXWC94dd0RA3tkKfxjd ----- ETHDenver 2023 is here! Let's get weird! Kevin sat down with John Paller on the opening day of ETHDenver to host a live taping of Green Pill to talk about everything you can expect this week in Denver. The founder of SporkDAO, ETHDenver, and Opolis - John is a decorated Web3 visionary who has gone the distance in building out the tools to help the ecosystem thrive. Today, we discuss new details about SporkDAO and how to get involved, the history behind ETHDenver and the early years, and even drop some alpha for those in attendance this week. Take the green pill anon. ------ SPONSOR PILLS: 🌟Glo | The Anti-Poverty Stablecoin https://bankless.cc/glo 📎 OPOLIS | CRYPTO NATIVE EMPLOYMENT https://bankless.cc/Opolis ------ Topics Covered: 0:00 Intro 2:44 Welcome to ETHDenver 10:25 Regen and Public Goods 15:51 SporkDAO Breakdown 26:55 Buidl Week & Events ------ Resources: John Paller https://twitter.com/PallerJohn ETHDenver https://www.ethdenver.com/ SporkDAO https://www.sporkdao.org/ ----- 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

Feb 23, 2023 • 48min
91 - Building Regen Web3 with David Phelps
✨ Subscribe to the Green Pill Podcast ✨ https://availableon.com/greenpill 🟢 Get the GreenPilled Book 🟢 https://greenpill.party/ Apple Show Link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/greenpill/id1609313639 Spotify Show Link: https://open.spotify.com/show/0l6aXWC94dd0RA3tkKfxjd ----- Today, we are joined by crypto OG and multi-time DAO founder David Phelps to dig deep into interoperable systems, proper incentive alignment for builders, and how critics of Web3 have more merit than some may believe. David Phelps is the founder of JokeDAO, EcoDAO, as well as CowFund. He shares his expertise as we muse about the next stages of our ecosystem and what it'll take before we deserve another bull market. Take the green pill anon. ------ SPONSOR PILLS: 🌟Glo | The Anti-Poverty Stablecoin https://bankless.cc/glo 📎 OPOLIS | CRYPTO NATIVE EMPLOYMENT https://bankless.cc/Opolis ------ Topics Covered: 0:00 Intro 2:38 JokeDAO 13:17 EcoDAO and CowFund 19:13 Removing Barriers for Builders 25:33 Aligning Incentives 33:02 Crypto Critics 38:30 Sybil Resistance ------ Resources: David Phelps https://twitter.com/divine_economy JokeDAO https://www.jokedao.io/ EcoDAO https://eco.mirror.xyz/ ----- 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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Feb 21, 2023 • 1h 4min
90 - Common Knowledge with Shrey Jain
✨ Subscribe to the Green Pill Podcast ✨ https://availableon.com/greenpill. 🟢 Get the GreenPilled Book 🟢 https://greenpill.party/ Apple Show Link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/greenpill/id1609313639 Spotify Show Link: https://open.spotify.com/show/0l6aXWC94dd0RA3tkKfxjd ----- Has human communication eroded and devolved thanks to the internet? What will happen to the internet when AI deep fakes interrupt the flow of Common Knowledge amongst humanity and how do we respond? How will crypto and Web3 get ahead of this and help solve this? We explore these concepts and break down Common Knowledge together with Shrey Jain, an applied scientist with Microsoft, and talk through the depths and ramifications of the coming AI age. Take the green pill anon. ------ SPONSOR PILLS: 🌟Glo | The Anti-Poverty Stablecoin https://bankless.cc/glo 📎 OPOLIS | CRYPTO NATIVE EMPLOYMENT https://bankless.cc/Opolis ------ Topics Covered: 0:00 Intro 3:37 Common Knowledge 12:07 The Digital Age 21:05 Evolution of Knowledge 25:15 Authenticity 32:35 Plural Publics 38:33 Context Collapse 42:18 Social Media 50:45 Funding Public Goods 57:04 Web3 Systems 1:00:10 Love is Common Knowledge ------ Resources: Shrey Jain https://twitter.com/shreyjaineth ----- 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

Feb 16, 2023 • 39min
89 - 0 Extreme Poverty with Jasper & Garm of Glo Dollar
✨ Subscribe to the Green Pill Podcast ✨ https://availableon.com/greenpill 🟢 Get the GreenPilled Book 🟢 https://greenpill.party/ Apple Show Link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/greenpill/id1609313639 Spotify Show Link: https://open.spotify.com/show/0l6aXWC94dd0RA3tkKfxjd ----- Joining us today is Jasper and Garm from Glo, the stablecoin with embedded philanthropy. In this model, the Glo dollar takes interest and gives it to Give Directly to reduce poverty. ------ SPONSOR PILLS: 🌟Glo | The Anti-Poverty Stablecoin https://bankless.cc/glo 📎 OPOLIS | CRYPTO NATIVE EMPLOYMENT https://bankless.cc/Opolis ------ Topics Covered: 0:00 Intro 4:20 Glo Dollar 7:20 The Tech 9:50 Poverty to Zero 15:05 The Reserve Model 20:50 Embedded Philanthropy 27:40 Git Involved 33:20 Beyond Crypto ------ Resources: GloDollar: https://www.glodollar.org/greenpill Garm https://twitter.com/Geyr_Garmr ----- 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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Feb 14, 2023 • 42min
88 - Regen Web3 Employment with John Paller
✨ Subscribe to the Green Pill Podcast ✨ https://availableon.com/greenpill 🟢 Get the GreenPilled Book 🟢 https://greenpill.party/ Apple Show Link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/greenpill/id1609313639 Spotify Show Link: https://open.spotify.com/show/0l6aXWC94dd0RA3tkKfxjd ----- How is employment going to evolve with decentralized blockchain-based finance? Helping us answer this today is Opolis’ John Paller. ------ SPONSOR PILLS: 🌟Glo | The Anti-Poverty Stablecoin https://bankless.cc/glo 📎 OPOLIS | CRYPTO NATIVE EMPLOYMENT https://bankless.cc/Opolis ------ Resources: John Paller: https://twitter.com/PallerJohn Previous Episode: https://youtu.be/iNEYsF4arVE Opolis: https://bankless.cc/opolis ----- 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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Feb 9, 2023 • 1h 5min
87 - Decentralized Neocortex with Jordan Hall
✨ Subscribe to the Green Pill Podcast ✨ https://availableon.com/greenpill 🟢 Get the GreenPilled Book 🟢 https://greenpill.party/ Apple Show Link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/greenpill/id1609313639 Spotify Show Link: https://open.spotify.com/show/0l6aXWC94dd0RA3tkKfxjd ----- Today’s guest is entrepreneur Jordan Hall, making a return to the show. In this episode, we talk about decentralized intelligence, or the Neo-neocortex. ------ SPONSOR PILLS: 🌟Glo | The Anti-Poverty Stablecoin https://bankless.cc/glo 📎 OPOLIS | CRYPTO NATIVE EMPLOYMENT https://bankless.cc/Opolis ------ Topics Covered: 0:00 Intro 4:30 Decentralizing Responsibility 11:45 Multipolar Traps 15:00 Benevolent Dictator 20:15 NeoNeoCortex 25:40 Paperclip Maximization 32:20 Trustware 39:25 AI and Blockchains 49:15 Zooming Out 53:00 Entrepreneurship 59:30 Degen Values ------ Resources: Jordan Hall https://twitter.com/jgreenhall Previous Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch ----- 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