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May 2, 2024 • 57min

99. What is Ethereum for? w/ Paul Dylan Ennis

Paul Dylan Ennis is an author and professor. We talk the history of the cypherpunk movement, how Ethereum culture has evolved, and answering the million dollar question: what is Ethereum for?- -Follow Paul: https://twitter.com/post_polar_Follow Chase: https://twitter.com/chaserchapmanFollow On the Other Side: https://twitter.com/ontheOSpodSubscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3pJInKmSubscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3M7wHbPSubscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3pMRbiM- - Disclaimer: Nothing said on On The Other Side is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Chase and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.
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Mar 27, 2024 • 50min

98. The convergence of crypto and AI w/ Niraj Pant

Niraj Pant, Co-founder of Ritual, discusses the convergence of crypto and AI, the potential of AI-enabled on-chain applications, decentralized AI's impact on society, and the alignment of incentives in AI technology. Topics include integrating AI in crypto systems with Infernet, and historical challenges of cryptography export in the 90s.
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Mar 20, 2024 • 48min

97. Maybe bots aren’t so bad w/ Brian Flynn

Brian Flynn is the founder of Boost (formerly RabbitHole). We talk hyperfinancialization, crypto as a universal language, how AI agents might play a role in building toward a better future, and shifting from idealism to realism.- -Follow Brian: https://twitter.com/FlynnjammFollow Chase: https://twitter.com/chaserchapmanMint on Zora: https://zora.co/collect/zora:0x71b0f07308b68bf0276efa3ccc5955ed3eadf59c/premint-97Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3M7wHbPSubscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3pMRbiM- - Disclaimer: Nothing said on On The Other Side is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Chase and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.
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Mar 13, 2024 • 31min

96. Onchain distribution networks w/ Dan Romero and Jesse Pollak

The podcast discusses onchain distribution networks with Dan Romero and Jesse Pollak. They explore the importance of distribution in on-chain social networks, the evolution of Farcaster from a Twitter-like clone to a Web3 platform with frames, nuanced distribution in the crypto space, futuristic integration of Farcaster for personalized online experiences, and innovative commerce experiences and NFT integration on the platform.
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Dec 20, 2023 • 35min

95. New mental models for wallets w/ Nitya Subramanian

Nitya is the founder of Capsule. We talk embedded wallets and how they might dovetail into account abstraction, whether BYOW (bring your own wallet) is dead, the transaction as the atomic unit of the onchain world, and new mental models for wallets.- -Follow Nitya: https://twitter.com/_nityasFollow Chase: https://twitter.com/chaserchapmanFollow On the Other Side: https://twitter.com/ontheOSpodSubscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3pJInKmSubscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3M7wHbPSubscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3pMRbiM- - Disclaimer: Nothing said on On The Other Side is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Chase and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.
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Dec 14, 2023 • 52min

94. Minting as a medium w/ Dee Goens

Dee is the co-founder of Zora. We talk minting as a medium, why the economics of the internet should mirror human behavior, the limits of modeling collecting behavior, and why focusing on financial motivations is not the answer for empowering creators. - -Mint On the Other Side: https://zora.co/collect/zora:0x71b0f07308b68bf0276efa3ccc5955ed3eadf59cFollow Dee: https://twitter.com/dg_goensFollow Chase: https://twitter.com/chaserchapmanFollow On the Other Side: https://twitter.com/ontheOSpodSubscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3pJInKmSubscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3M7wHbPSubscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3pMRbiM- - Disclaimer: Nothing said on On The Other Side is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Chase and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.
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Nov 1, 2023 • 14min

93. Composability + the paradox of choice

This is a special episode, drawing on ChatGPT's knowledge. We talk the paradox of choice, composability as a double-edged sword, when choice matters, and how maturity of consumer technologies impact end-user orientation around choice.- -Follow Chase: https://twitter.com/chaserchapmanFollow On the Other Side: https://twitter.com/ontheOSpodSubscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3pJInKmSubscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3M7wHbPSubscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3pMRbiM- -(00:00) Intro(01:15) Composability(04:52) Freedom of Choice(08:36) Self-contained Applications(09:46) Balancing Freedom and Ease of Use(13:34) Closing Out- - Disclaimer: Nothing said on On The Other Side is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Chase and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed. 
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Oct 18, 2023 • 55min

92. Building for crypto-natives vs. normies w/ Mike Demarais

Mike is a co-founder at Rainbow. We talk building for newbies vs. crypto natives, why crypto has primarily been desktop-first, WeChat-style wallets vs. embedded wallets, maintaining a beginner's mindset, consumer adoption, and why consumer crypto has become such a meme.- -(00:00) Intro(01:00) What is Rainbow?(02:28) Building for Crypto Natives vs. Newbies(05:24) Mobile vs. Desktop(12:12) Consumer Social(20:38) WeChat-Style Wallets(26:30) Embedded Wallets(32:48) Beginner's Mindset(34:55) Consumer Adoption(36:50) Users Making Money by Default(42:18) Mike's Prediction for Adoption(45:40) Large IP Holders in Crypto(49:39) Analogies for the Crypto Casino(51:05) Meme Buzzword Rabbit Holes- -Follow Mike: https://twitter.com/mikedemaraisFollow Chase: https://twitter.com/chaserchapmanFollow On the Other Side: https://twitter.com/ontheOSpodSubscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3pJInKmSubscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3M7wHbPSubscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3pMRbiM- - Disclaimer: Nothing said on On The Other Side is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Chase and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed. 
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Sep 27, 2023 • 49min

91. Intents as protocol moats w/ Andrew Hong

Andrew is the Headmaster at Dune Analytics. We talk the modular stack ‒ Andrew gives an accessible overview of account abstraction and intents, the potential for intents as protocol moats, where censorship and centralization might become a risk, and what the future of interacting onchain might look like.- -(00:00) Intro(02:07) Modular Stack(04:00) What is account abstraction?(08:28) What are intents?(14:00) Future of Intents(21:30) Are intents centralized?(24:30) Intents and censorship(29:00) Why is everyone sick of intents?(31:20) Intents as Protocol Moats(35:36) Front-ends as Distribution(43:32) Front-end Moats(45:03) The Back-End of the Modular Stack(47:15) Wrapping Up- -Follow Andrew: https://twitter.com/andrewhong5297Follow Chase: https://twitter.com/chaserchapmanFollow On the Other Side: https://twitter.com/ontheOSpodSubscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3pJInKmSubscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3M7wHbPSubscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3pMRbiM- - Disclaimer: Nothing said on On The Other Side is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Chase and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed. 
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Sep 21, 2023 • 54min

90. The next wave of consumer crypto w/ Seed Club

Long time friends of the pod — Jess and Josh from Seed Club — join to talk Seed Club Cohort 6, trends in consumer crypto, why onchain experiences aren't built for pure consumption, and what the future for onchain consumer apps might look like.- -Follow Jess: https://twitter.com/thattallguyFollow Josh: https://twitter.com/joshcrnlsFollow Chase: https://twitter.com/chaserchapmanFollow On the Other Side: https://twitter.com/ontheOSpodSubscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3pJInKmSubscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3M7wHbPSubscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3pMRbiM- - Disclaimer: Nothing said on On The Other Side is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Chase and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed. 

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