

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.
Take the Green Pill!
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Dec 29, 2022 • 50min
76 - Self-Actualization in the Age of Crisis with Ron Rivers
✨ 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 ----- On this episode, Kevin chats with Ron Rivers, the author of “Self-Actualization in the Age of Crisis.” The two chat about Ron’s book, Ron’s DAO, SpiritDAO (launching in 2023), and so much more. Take the green pill anon. ------ SPONSOR PILLS: 🏦 CELO | DEFI FOR EVERYONE https://bankless.cc/Celo 🔑 COINSHIFT | TREASURY MANAGEMENT https://bankless.cc/Coinshift 🐤 GOLDFINCH | REAL WORLD LENDING https://bankless.cc/Goldfinch 📎 OPOLIS | CRYPTO NATIVE EMPLOYMENT https://bankless.cc/Opolis ------ Topics Covered: 0:00 Intro 4:46 Self-Actualization in the Age of Crisis 9:13 DAOs 11:22 Eight Dignities 15:40 The Single Truth 18:57 The Science of Self-Actualization 22:00 Speculation 23:57 SpiritDAO 26:13 New Core Values 31:14 Existential Crisis 34:50 Synopsis 44:00 Web3 45:28 What’s Next for Ron 48:41 Closing ------ Resources: SingleTruth.org https://www.singletruth.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

Dec 27, 2022 • 57min
75 - Is Web3 the New Occupy Wall St? with Benjamin Life & Sarah Baxendell
✨ 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 ----- Take the green pill anon. ------ SPONSOR PILLS: 🏦 CELO | DEFI FOR EVERYONE https://bankless.cc/Celo 🔑 COINSHIFT | TREASURY MANAGEMENT https://bankless.cc/Coinshift 🐤 GOLDFINCH | REAL WORLD LENDING https://bankless.cc/Goldfinch 📎 OPOLIS | CRYPTO NATIVE EMPLOYMENT https://bankless.cc/Opolis ------ Topics Covered: 0:00 Intro 3:17 Backgrounds 4:23 Web3 the New Occupy Wall St? 19:30 Gartner Hype Cycle 29:08 Cooperation Across Distance 39:32 Capitalism 42:52 Regen Experiments 49:12 Closing Thoughts ------ Resources: https://twitter.com/owocki/status/1587966848527540229 https://twitter.com/omniharmonic https://twitter.com/erde_kette ----- 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

Dec 22, 2022 • 47min
74 - Decentralized Music Platforms with Roneil Rumberg of Audius
✨ 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 ----- On today’s episode, Kevin is joined by Roneil Rumberg, the Co-founder and CEO of Audius. Audius is a fully decentralized music platform. Roneil and Kevin dive into how creativity is also a regenerative public good, how Audius is changing the future of music curation, and what trends Roneil is seeing in the decentralized music space. Take the green pill anon. ------ SPONSOR PILLS: 🏦 CELO | DEFI FOR EVERYONE https://bankless.cc/Celo 🔑 COINSHIFT | TREASURY MANAGEMENT https://bankless.cc/Coinshift 🐤 GOLDFINCH | REAL WORLD LENDING https://bankless.cc/Goldfinch 📎 OPOLIS | CRYPTO NATIVE EMPLOYMENT https://bankless.cc/Opolis ------ Topics Covered: 0:00 Intro 4:25 Audius 5:42 Motivation 7:16 Trends 15:50 Triple-Sided Marketplace 23:45 Collective Intelligence 31:31 Curation 36:02 No Intermediary 37:35 Maximum Success 41:15 Creative Work 44:41 Closing Thoughts ------ Resources: Roneil Rumberg https://twitter.com/roneilr ----- 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

Dec 20, 2022 • 51min
73 - Making ReFi Real with Jahed Momand
✨ 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 ----- On today’s episode, Kevin chats with Jahed Momand Co-Founder, General Partner at Cerulean Ventures. Jahed invests in and contributes to projects building a decentralized regenerative world, with a specific focus on the natural asset economy across blockchains, especially in Cosmos and Regen ecosystems. Jahed and Kevin discuss how Web3 is regenerating the world, Jahed’s ReFi investment thesis, and so much more. Take the green pill anon. ------ SPONSOR PILLS: 🏦 CELO | DEFI FOR EVERYONE https://bankless.cc/Celo 🔑 COINSHIFT | TREASURY MANAGEMENT https://bankless.cc/Coinshift 🐤 GOLDFINCH | REAL WORLD LENDING https://bankless.cc/Goldfinch 📎 OPOLIS | CRYPTO NATIVE EMPLOYMENT https://bankless.cc/Opolis ------ Topics Covered: 0:00 Intro 3:08 Web3 Regenerating the World 7:13 Critiques & Ownership 11:27 Funding & Smart Contracts 17:11 Investors 21:13 Jahed’s Investment Thesis 25:45 Fund Domino Effect 30:21 Patient Capital Meme 35:36 Rewarding Stewards 40:20 Jahed’s Twitter Names 47:00 Mark Fisher 49:45 Closing ------ Resources: Jahed Momand https://twitter.com/againstutopia Cerulean Ventures https://twitter.com/cerulean_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

Dec 15, 2022 • 1h 1min
72 - Digital Identity is Not Human Identity with Phillip Sheldrake
✨ 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 ----- On today’s episode, we welcome Philip Sheldrake. Philip is a writer, thinker, educator, and moral philosopher. Philip and Kevin critique the current web3 identity dynamic and how it’s flawed compared to how we actually act in the world. Philip also gives some valuable advice to builders towards the end of the episode. Take the green pill anon. ------ SPONSOR PILLS: 🏦 CELO | DEFI FOR EVERYONE https://bankless.cc/Celo 🔑 COINSHIFT | TREASURY MANAGEMENT https://bankless.cc/Coinshift 🐤 GOLDFINCH | REAL WORLD LENDING https://bankless.cc/Goldfinch 📎 OPOLIS | CRYPTO NATIVE EMPLOYMENT https://bankless.cc/Opolis ------ Topics Covered: 0:00 Intro 3:48 Philip’s Piece 5:30 Doomer Optimism 7:30 Philip’s Essay 14:02 Identity Mindset 19:58 Computer vs. Social Science 21:45 Framing the Problem & Complexity 28:52 Critiques 33:17 Code vs. Lawyers 35:55 Generative Identity 41:25 Lens & Social Graphs 44:00 Building Advice 53:20 Doomer Optimist 56:56 Closing ------ Resources: Philip Sheldrake https://philipsheldrake.com/2022/07/digital-identity-is-not-human-identity-and-that-matters/ https://philipsheldrake.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

Dec 13, 2022 • 41min
71 - Decentralized Identity with Gregory Rocco of Spruce
✨ 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 on the show we’re chatting with Gregory Rocco of Spruce, which lets users control their data across the web. Gregory is also a massive proponent of sign-in with Ethereum, decentralized identity, reputation, and society. Take the green pill anon. ------ SPONSOR PILLS: 🏦 CELO | DEFI FOR EVERYONE https://bankless.cc/Celo 🔑 COINSHIFT | TREASURY MANAGEMENT https://bankless.cc/Coinshift 🐤 GOLDFINCH | REAL WORLD LENDING https://bankless.cc/Goldfinch 📎 OPOLIS | CRYPTO NATIVE EMPLOYMENT https://bankless.cc/Opolis ------ Topics Covered: 0:00 Intro 3:20 Spruce Explained 4:07 Gregory’s History 7:34 Regen Thesis 9:34 Privacy 10:46 Data Leaking 12:20 Web3 Moats 14:51 Sign-in with Ethereum 20:04 Data Use Cases 26:26 On vs. Off-Chain Credentials 30:09 Sign-in with Ethereum Excitement 36:06 The Future 38:53 Closing ------ Resources: Gregory Rocco https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregoryvrocco/ Spruce https://www.spruceid.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

Dec 8, 2022 • 40min
70 - Circles UBI with Martin Koppelmann
✨ 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’re speaking with Martin Koppelmann of Gnosis and Circles UBI. Circles UBI is a web-of-trust mechanism for digital identity, which is a necessary primitive for Universal Basic Income. Take the green pill anon. ------ SPONSOR PILLS: 🏦 CELO | DEFI FOR EVERYONE https://bankless.cc/Celo 🔑 COINSHIFT | TREASURY MANAGEMENT https://bankless.cc/Coinshift 🐤 GOLDFINCH | REAL WORLD LENDING https://bankless.cc/Goldfinch 📎 OPOLIS | CRYPTO NATIVE EMPLOYMENT https://bankless.cc/Opolis ------ Topics Covered: 0:00 Intro 3:00 Circles UBI 9:35 How it Works 11:22 Web of Trust 16:55 Solving Hard Problems 21:20 The Power of Mechanisms 25:00 Next Steps 31:00 Sybil Resistance 33:18 Gnosis 37:00 Shared Incentives 39:00 Get Involved ------ Resources: Martin on Twitter https://twitter.com/koeppelmann Circles UBI https://joincircles.net/ ----- 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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Dec 6, 2022 • 54min
69 - Kolektivo with Luuk Weber
✨ 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 ----- The Kolektivo Framework is a collection of institutional technologies that allow local communities to launch, finance, and govern their own regenerative economies. Kolektivo issues geo-NFTs to enable autonomy in communities to help regenerate their commons. We bring on Luuk Weber, founder of Kolektivo, to discuss collective infrastructure and the future of tech. Take the green pill anon. ------ SPONSOR PILLS: 🏦 CELO | DEFI FOR EVERYONE https://bankless.cc/Celo 🔑 COINSHIFT | TREASURY MANAGEMENT https://bankless.cc/Coinshift 🐤 GOLDFINCH | REAL WORLD LENDING https://bankless.cc/Goldfinch 📎 OPOLIS | CRYPTO NATIVE EMPLOYMENT https://bankless.cc/Opolis ------ Topics Covered: 0:00 Intro 3:30 Kolektivo 10:50 Bridging Communities 15:30 The Mechanism 21:07 Use Cases 27:30 Local Capital 33:45 Incentivizing Good 37:45 Bringing this Mainstream 43:55 Normalizing Value 47:30 Looking Forward 52:20 Get Involved ------ Resources: Kolektivo https://twitter.com/Kolektivo?s=20&t=zyjs7kboLUjVptULJAHt8g ----- 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

Dec 1, 2022 • 48min
68 - Idena Network with Founder Andrew
✨ 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 ----- In today’s episode, we’re joined by Andrew, the anonymous founder of Idena Network. We’re continuing our exploration of decentralized identity through Idena’s approach to sybil resistance, which operates through a Proof-of-Personhood consensus. Take the green pill anon. ------ SPONSOR PILLS: 🏦 CELO | DEFI FOR EVERYONE https://bankless.cc/Celo 🔑 COINSHIFT | TREASURY MANAGEMENT https://bankless.cc/Coinshift 🐤 GOLDFINCH | REAL WORLD LENDING https://bankless.cc/Goldfinch 📎 OPOLIS | CRYPTO NATIVE EMPLOYMENT https://bankless.cc/Opolis ------ Topics Covered: 0:00 Intro 3:00 Idena and Sybil Resistance 11:10 The Identity Primitive 16:50 What is Idena? 32:10 The Ceremony 40:55 Use Cases 43:55 The Community 46:20 Closing Thoughts ------ Resources: Idena https://www.idena.io ----- 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

Nov 29, 2022 • 58min
67 - Quadratic Voting with Tim Daubenschütz
✨ 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 ----- Tim Daubenschütz | Green Pill #67 Tim Daubenschütz is a pluralistic freelancer & engineer seeking tough challenges. He’s also a blogger about topics like soulbound tokens and harbinger taxes. In this episode, we dive into the mechanisms Tim has explored, such as quadratic voting. Tim brings a high level perspective to complex topics in the regenerative world. Take the green pill anon. ------ SPONSOR PILLS: 🏦 CELO | DEFI FOR EVERYONE https://bankless.cc/Celo 🔑 COINSHIFT | TREASURY MANAGEMENT https://bankless.cc/Coinshift 🐤 GOLDFINCH | REAL WORLD LENDING https://bankless.cc/Goldfinch 📎 OPOLIS | CRYPTO NATIVE EMPLOYMENT https://bankless.cc/Opolis ------ Topics Covered: 0:00 Intro 3:00 Quadtratic UX Problems 7:50 Why Quadratic Voting? 12:20 Expressing Preferences 20:20 Harbinger Taxes 29:50 Making Sense of Complexity 34:00 Soulbound Tokens 42:20 Decentralized Society 49:30 What Excites Tim ------ Resources: Tim on Twitter https://twitter.com/timdaub Tim's Website https://timdaub.github.io Tim's Writing https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4105763 ----- 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