In today's episode we speak with pet3rpan, General Partner at 1kx and venture DAO trailblazer. pet3rpan was one of the creators of the investment DAO ecosystem and imparts a full-on masterclass on starting & running investment DAOs, and how to unbundle venture capital via DAOs. He summoned MetaCartel Ventures, the world's first on-chain investment DAO paired with a legal entity, and Hydra Ventures DAO, the world's first investment DAO fund of funds growing the entire investment DAO ecosystem. As a bonus, we also discuss Peter's efforts to grow the NFT financialization space with Goblin Sax, and research game economies with MetaPortal DAO.

The Kernel DeFi podcast is the official podcast of the Kernel DeFi Guild and is hosted by Shawn Dimantha.

Kernel is a custom web3 educational community. We are building an open, peer-to-peer, lifelong network of awesome humans, one block at a time. Each block accommodates 250 individuals and runs for 8 weeks. It is a unique experience. Together, we are joyfully subverting the status quo. Applications for KB7 are open, apply today at https://www.kernel.community/.

In today's episode we speak with Spirals Protocol CEO & founder Helena Merk. Helena shares about the unique model that Spirals uses to allow Celo stakers to convert block rewards into funds that help support climate projects. She also has a special offer for listeners of the Kernel podcast at the end that you don't want to miss :)

The Kernel DeFi podcast is the official podcast of the Kernel DeFi Guild and is hosted by Shawn Dimantha.

Kernel is a custom web3 educational community. We are building an open, peer-to-peer, lifelong network of awesome humans, one block at a time. Each block accommodates 250 individuals and runs for 8 weeks. It is a unique experience. Together, we are joyfully subverting the status quo. Applications for KB7 are open, apply today at https://www.kernel.community/.

In today's episode we speak with Molecule Chief Product Officer and VitaDAO core team member Vincent Weisser. Vincent talks about what the emerging industry of Decentralized Science (DeSci) is, how Molecule helps researchers & investors form DAOs around specific disease verticals to fund early stage translational life sciences research, and how researchers can fund their research by selling rights via a new kind of NFT called the IP-NFT.

The Kernel DeFi podcast is the official podcast of the Kernel DeFi Guild and is hosted by Shawn Dimantha.

Kernel is a custom web3 educational community. We are building an open, peer-to-peer, lifelong network of awesome humans, one block at a time. Each block accommodates 250 individuals and runs for 8 weeks. It is a unique experience. Together, we are joyfully subverting the status quo. Applications for KB7 are open through July 15th, apply today at https://www.kernel.community/.

A special thanks to Adam Lieber for help with audio editing for this episode.

In today's episode we speak with Kernel KB5 fellow & Billions Health / HashSpace co-founder Ali Rizvi. Ali talks about how to use DeFi yields to incentivize walking and healthy behaviors, how PlayFi can be applied to many industries like healthcare, and self-sovereignty of data is so important in the healthcare industry to empower consumers.

The Kernel DeFi podcast is the official podcast of the Kernel DeFi Guild and is hosted by Shawn Dimantha.

Kernel is a custom web3 educational community. We are building an open, peer-to-peer, lifelong network of awesome humans, one block at a time. Each block accommodates 250 individuals and runs for 8 weeks. It is a unique experience. Together, we are joyfully subverting the status quo. Applications for KB7 are open, apply today at https://www.kernel.community/.

In today's episode we speak with Kernel Stewards Andy Tudhope and Vivek Singh and we dive into Signature Economies, a new paradigm for the web3/crypto space that introduces concepts of collective meaning, sustainability, reciprocity, and multidimensional definitions of value among other areas. In addition to listening to the podcast, we encourage you to read the Signature Economies essay, sign the essay with, mint your favorite part of the essay as a custom NFT and/or mint a special seal NFT.

The Kernel DeFi podcast is the official podcast of the Kernel DeFi Guild and is hosted by Shawn Dimantha.

Kernel is a custom web3 educational community. We are building an open, peer-to-peer, lifelong network of awesome humans, one block at a time. Each block accommodates 250 individuals and runs for 8 weeks. It is a unique experience. Together, we are joyfully subverting the status quo. Applications for KB7 are open, apply today at https://www.kernel.community/.

In today's episode we dive into the NEAR ecosystem, one of the top competitors to Ethereum in the L1 battle, and the leading protocol on NEAR, Ref Finance with Didier Pironi, Ref's product manager and a former DeFi entrepreneur. There is a NEAR and Ref Finance explainer intro at the 0:50 mark and the interview with Didier starts at the 3:10 mark.

The Kernel DeFi podcast is the official podcast of the Kernel DeFi Guild and is hosted by Shawn Dimantha.

Kernel is a custom web3 educational community. We are building an open, peer-to-peer, lifelong network of awesome humans, one block at a time. Each block accommodates 250 individuals and runs for 8 weeks. It is a unique experience. Together, we are joyfully subverting the status quo. Applications for KB7 are open, apply today at https://www.kernel.community/.

A special thanks to Michael Gattas for putting together the cover & episode art designs for the podcast!

In today's episode we investigate what happened to the Terra ecosystem and the $55B collapse of market value affecting millions of people, the initial promise of the ecosystem and the future for builders in the ecosystem with Ed Weng, who is a DeFi builder with significant experience building in the Terra ecosystem.

The Kernel DeFi podcast is the official podcast of the Kernel DeFi Guild and is hosted by Shawn Dimantha. 

Kernel is a custom web3 educational community. We are building an open, peer-to-peer, lifelong network of awesome humans, one block at a time. Each block accommodates 250 individuals and runs for 8 weeks. It is a unique experience. Together, we are joyfully subverting the status quo. Applications for KB7 open in June '22.