
On The Other Side
Exploring the intersection of society, culture, and crypto.
Latest episodes

Sep 15, 2023 • 1h 11min
89. Unpacking the Nouns fork w/ Noun 40
Noun 40 shares unpacks the different camps within Nouns governance, the creation of the fork mechanism, why the treasury isn't the most important resource, and the fork means for the future of Nouns.- -Follow Noun 40: https://twitter.com/noun40__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.

Sep 13, 2023 • 53min
88. Collective ownership as a competitive advantage w/ Sirsu
Sirsu is a co-founder of BLVKHVND, an onchain esports organization. We talk how BLVKHVND is changing the game for esports, reducing the decision-making overhead for fans, and whether crypto provides a meaningful competitive advantage in the esports domain.- -Follow Sirsu: https://twitter.com/sirsuhaybFollow 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.

Sep 6, 2023 • 55min
87. Maximize ownership, minimize governance w/ Jesse Walden
Jesse is a co-founder and GP at Variant. We talk why building onchain is more like building hardware than software, decoupling governance and ownership, outsourcing decisions to the market using modular system design, and why consensual hierarchy may be a better way to run decentralized organizations.- -This episode is sponsored by Forefront ‒ a community and media network for the explorers, builders, and artists at the frontier of collective creation onchain. Subscribe to the Forefront newsletter at forefront.market/subscribe.- -Follow Jesse: https://twitter.com/jessewldnFollow 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.

Aug 30, 2023 • 56min
86. Journey of a transaction w/ Jill Gunter
Jill is a co-founder of Espresso Systems. On this episode, we do an accessible deep dive into what happens after you submit a transaction. Jill explains the memepool, MEV, sequencers, different types of L2s, and more.- -This episode is sponsored by Forefront ‒ a community and media network for the explorers, builders, and artists at the frontier of collective creation onchain. Subscribe to the Forefront newsletter at forefront.market/subscribe.- -Follow Jill: https://twitter.com/jillrgunterFollow 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.

Aug 23, 2023 • 55min
85. Bringing a billion users onchain w/ Jesse Pollak
Jesse Pollak, spearheading Base, the L2 incubated by Coinbase, discusses the superchain thesis, financialization in onchain social experiences, and how Base connects to existing governance systems. They also explore bringing a billion users onto the blockchain, personal experiences with Coinbase and Ethereum, and the concept of retroactive public goods funding.

Aug 16, 2023 • 1h 2min
84. Navigating values trade-offs w/ Kevin Owocki
Kevin Owocki, co-founder of Gitcoin and author of 'Stuff Crypto OGs Know', discusses values trade-offs in crypto, the future of crypto beyond finance, credibly neutral protocols, and the controversy behind Gitcoin's latest funding round.

Aug 9, 2023 • 50min
83. Onchain media w/ Steph Alinsug (CRYPTOHUN3Y)
Steph is the founder of Vessel. We talk onchain media, how interfaces make luxury media legible, aspirational identity, curation, and how shared identity shapes our experiences and actions as consumers.- -Follow Steph: https://twitter.com/cryptohun3yFollow 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.

Aug 2, 2023 • 49min
82. Post-token worlds w/ Sean McCaffery
Sean is a co-founder of Jokerace. We talk limitations of tokens, how onchain activity can be used to gate end-user experiences, and why L2s unlock new kinds of onchain paradigms.- -Follow Sean: https://twitter.com/seanmc_ethFollow 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.

Jul 26, 2023 • 1h 1min
81. Hypercultures w/ LGHT
LGHT is a crypto artist exploring the intersections of crypto, creativity, and culture. We talk LGHT's thesis on hypercultures, timeless co-creation, how web3 reshapes our ability to create and proliferate culture, and why we should see motivation as a spectrum.- -Follow LGHT: https://twitter.com/0xlghtFollow 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.

Jul 19, 2023 • 49min
80. Special episode: does user ownership matter?
This is a special episode! I bring on a normie friend to talk whether users actually want to own the platforms we exist on, why ownership might be too much overhead, and get an honest take of the public perception of crypto.- -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.