Rehash: A Web3 Podcast

This special live edition of Rehash was recorded during Devcon7 in Bangkok, Thailand. 

The episode was initially set to feature a debate between David Silverman (SVP, Strategic Product Initiatives at Polygon) and Kelvin from Optimism on rollups, but a last-minute change led to an in-depth discussion on rollups, interoperability, and scalability in Ethereum with special co-host Jonah Erlich (Co-founder of Den and previously Rehash guest on S8 E1). 

David dives into the technical nuances of rollups, including optimistic and ZK rollups, the challenges of decentralization, and Polygon's approach with the AggLayer. He also touches on future developments in Web3, interoperability solutions, and rollup decentralization, accompanied by a spicy twist as David and Jonah sample hot sauces throughout the discussion.

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⏳ TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Intro 03:04 What are rollups? 07:08 Optimistic vs ZK rollups 13:20 Interoperability and the future of L2s 19:36 Ethereum's role in L2 migration 21:20 Debating the Optimism solution 24:00 Examples of successful interoperability 27:11 Future of rollups 32:42 Spicy takes 37:15 Follow David and Jonah

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Safe: Safe (formerly Gnosis Safe) is the ownership layer of web3 with the most battle tested smart accounts. Trusted to secure over $75 billion, Safe offers unparalleled usability and security for individuals, DAOs, and institutions. Experience true digital ownership with Safe's flagship web and mobile wallet and its leading account abstraction infrastructure.

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Role Call is a 6-part miniseries on DAOs, produced by Rehash and co-hosted by Hats Protocol. 

In our sixth and final episode of Role Call, co-hosts Diana Chen and Nick Naraghi speak with Brennan Mulligan (RareDAO Foundation) and Karel Olivier (Lemma) about regulatory challenges, asset management strategies, and future growth for DAOs. 

Brennan talks about the competitive landscape of digital art with traditional giants like Sotheby's and Christie's, highlighting SuperRare's efforts in establishing credible neutrality and decentralized art auctions. He also talks about the formation and evolution of RareDAO, the integration of Hats Protocol for decentralized organization, and the importance of legal frameworks and trust mechanisms. 

⏳ Timestamps: 

00:00 Intro 
2:02 History and evolution of RareDAO 
5:11 Challenges with decentralized curation 
10:18 Iterative organizational changes 
23:34 Legal and regulatory challenges with DAOs 
40:07 Cayman foundations 
41:24 The relationship between foundation and labs 
44:36 Regulatory challenges for DAOs 
49:06 Multi-year endowment approach 
1:04:55 Follow Brennan and Karel 

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Rehash: https://x.com/rehashweb3 
Hats Protocol: https://x.com/hatsprotocol 
RareDAO (SuperRare): https://x.com/SuperRare 
Lemma: https://x.com/Lemma_Solutions

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In this episode of Rehash, we’re speaking with Ted aka tednotlasso, about her journey from molecular biology to consulting to working in TradFi at Morgan Stanley to becoming one of the most followed individuals on Warpcast (Farcaster) in 2024. 

We discuss the evolution of decentralized social ecosystems, the challenges of onboarding new users, and the significance of building authentic relationships within these communities. Ted also talks about hosting Farcon events, the future of Farcaster, and her perspective on the ongoing developments in crypto and decentralized social platforms.

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TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro

6:53 Early days on Warpcast (Farcaster)

10:38 Onboarding challenges and UX on Warpcast

15:43 Farcaster vs Lens

20:45 Building community and personal brand

29:37 Challenges in community building

34:57 Creator monetization and community engagement

37:20 Warpcast vs Twitter

48:23 Questions from Twitter and Warpcast

54:22 Follow Ted

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This special live edition of Rehash was recorded during Devcon7 in Bangkok, Thailand. 

Your panelists are Simona Pop (Optimism Foundation, ENS), Nichanan Kesonpat (1kx), Spencer Graham (Hats Protocol), and Dawufi (Opacity Labs). We also had special appearances from Dr. Nick, Scottrepreneur, and Disruption Joe. 

Watch them eat spicier and spicier foods while trying to simultaneously give spicier and spicier takes on various topics in crypto like wallets, governance, decentralization, and how to achieve the next breakthrough in crypto. 

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CrossCats: CrossCats is the only bridge built for altVMs to help you connect to hard-to-reach blockchains so you can access new opportunities and make more money. Go to crosscats.xyz to explore today. ​

Safe: Safe (formerly Gnosis Safe) is the ownership layer of web3 with the most battle tested smart accounts. Trusted to secure over $75 billion, Safe offers unparalleled usability and security for individuals, DAOs, and institutions. Experience true digital ownership with Safe's flagship web and mobile wallet and its leading account abstraction infrastructure.

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On this bonus episode of Season 10, we bring back some of your favorite Rehash guests from the past to share their perspectives on what happened in 2024 and what they are most bullish on moving forward to 2025. Hudson Jameson (S6 E5), Maya Bakhai (S5 E3), and Stefen Deleveaux (S2 E11) join us to wrap up the year from a wide array of perspectives, including AI, memecoins, rollups and altVMs, consumer apps, DePIN, DAOs, and Solana.

This episode was a lot of fun to record and hopefully just as fun to listen to. It’s filled with great insights as well that, when combined, paint a holistic picture of where the Ethereum and Solana ecosystems stand today.

To hear these guests’ predictions from last year, tune into our end of year wrap up from one year ago here.

Stay tuned for announcements on upcoming guest elections for Season 11 and fun new plans for the new year. Also, if you’re interested in sponsoring Rehash, please check out rehashweb3.xyz/sponsor for more information or reach out at [email protected]. 

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• Past guest appearances: 
  • S6 BONUS | 2023 Wrap Up & 2024 Predictions w/Hudson Jameson, Sirsu, Maya Bakhai, and Stefen Deleveaux
  • S6 E5 | Ethereum Secrets & Avoiding Burnout w/Hudson Jameson
  • S5 E3 | Adding Spice to Venture Capital w/Maya Bakhai
  • S3 E11 | DAO Governance, Tooling, and Culture w/Stefen Deleveaux
  • Minihash 002 | Oasis Onchain & Crypto in the Global South w/Stefen Deleveaux

TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro

3:20 Reflections on 2024 crypto trends

26:44 Insights on what to expect in crypto in 2025 

42:51 Predictions for 2025

53:39 Follow our guest panel

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Role Call is a 6-part miniseries on DAOs, produced by Rehash and co-hosted by Hats Protocol. 

In our fifth episode of Role Call, co-hosts Diana Chen, Nick Naraghi, and David Ehrlichman speak with Dan Hunt about the importance of decentralization, the role of community and organizing in building effective DAOs, and the integration of AI agents to simplify and enhance organizational processes. 

We talk about our experiences with developing trust and managing power in decentralized organizations, as well as the intricacies of scaling DAOs, including an emphasis on the essential role of human-centric practices like meditation and mindfulness in navigating some of these complexities. 

Finally, we briefly touch on the evolving role of AI in the decentralization space and the potential for groundbreaking advancements in organizational coordination. 

⏳ Timestamps: 
00:00 Intro 
5:45 The importance of decentralization 
8:09 Challenges in decentralized organizations 
10:06 Human elements in decentralized systems 
14:50 Self-selection and mutual support in DAOs 
19:15 Intersubjective compensation process 
27:09 Power dynamics in decentralized organizations 
35:32 Scaling decentralized communities 
44:29 AI agents and organizational scaling 
48:26 Integrating AI for collective intelligence 
52:23 Progressive automation and decentralization 
1:04:51 Follow Dan 

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This special live edition of Rehash was recorded during Devcon7 in Bangkok, Thailand. 

Your panelists are Jim Chang (CrossCats), David Phelps (JokeRace), and Grant Gerber (Movement Labs). 

Watch them eat spicier and spicier foods while trying to simultaneously give spicier and spicier takes on various topics in crypto like altVMs, casinos, and AI. 

⏳ TIMESTAMPS: 

0:00 Intro 
1:16 Learn more about our sponsors: CrossCats and Safe 
7:21 AI x Crypto 
17:56 Casinos and gambling 
31:09 Ethereum vs altVMs 
42:01 Winner announced 
46:00 David gets thrown in the pool 

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Grant: https://x.com/ManOfFrogs 

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CrossCats: CrossCats is the only bridge built for altVMs to help you connect to hard-to-reach blockchains so you can access new opportunities and make more money. Go to crosscats.xyz to explore today. ​

Safe: Safe (formerly Gnosis Safe) is the ownership layer of web3 with the most battle tested smart accounts. Trusted to secure over $75 billion, Safe offers unparalleled usability and security for individuals, DAOs, and institutions. Experience true digital ownership with Safe's flagship web and mobile wallet and its leading account abstraction infrastructure. 

DISCLAIMER: The information in this video is the opinion of the speaker(s) only and is for informational purposes only. You should not construe it as investment advice, tax advice, or legal advice, and it does not represent any entity's opinion but those of the speaker(s). For investment or legal advice, please seek a duly licensed professional.

Role Call is a 6-part miniseries on DAOs, produced by Rehash and co-hosted by Hats Protocol. 

In our fourth episode of Role Call, co-hosts Diana Chen, Nick Naraghi, and Spencer Graham speak with Andreas, founder of Fileverse, about how Fileverse aims to solve issues of centralized knowledge management by offering decentralized, privacy-preserving alternatives like ddocs, how to balance privacy with transparency onchain, and the future of interoperable decentralized applications in creating a new era of collaborative knowledge production. 

⏳ Timestamps: 
00:00 Intro 
1:42 What is Fileverse? 
5:08 Tradeoffs between privacy and transparency 
10:27 Role of blockchain in permission management 
15:48 Challenges and innovations in Fileverse 
26:59 Future of decentralized collaboration 
51:48 Follow Andreas and Fileverse 

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In this episode of Rehash, we’re speaking with Andy Boyan and Andrew Redden about their latest project, Hypurr Finance, a lending platform built for Hyperliquid and on the HyperEVM.

Hyperliquid recently executed one of the largest and most successful airdrops in crypto history, and we start the episode by unpacking the strategy and impacts behind that and the LAST team’s rationale behind building HypurrFi on HyperEVM.

We also talked about the future of DeFi, the impact of decentralization, and the new dynamics in cryptocurrency ecosystems.

Andy previously appeared on Rehash in S4 E3 | Rules of Game Design w/Andy Boyan.

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TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro

2:04 How Andy and Andrew got on the pod

6:22 Hyperliquid airdrop

11:09 What are perpetual exchanges and spot exchanges?

14:10 Why was Hyperliquid so successful?

19:54 Impact of Hyperliquid’s airdrop

28:40 Introducing Hypurr Finance for the first time

30:37 Mission and incentive models of LAST

35:44 Concerns with HyperEVM

38:30 The future of blockchain and crypto

43:19 HypurrFi launch and testnet details

44:19 Predictions for crypto in 2025

53:00 Follow Andy and Andrew

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Role Call is a 6-part miniseries on DAOs, produced by Rehash and co-hosted by Hats Protocol. 

In our third episode of Role Call, we're joined once again by special guest host, Amy Jung (Eigen Foundation), to talk to Justine (Head of Governance at Optimism Foundation) about the concept of progressive decentralization and the challenges and considerations involved in transitioning responsibilities to a DAO. 

We explore topics like infrastructure readiness, measuring success, and the balance between transparency and governance, and Justine shares some insights into Optimism's approach, frameworks, and the ongoing development of their governance processes. 

We also briefly discuss the importance of clear mission alignment, data-driven decision-making, and the complexities of managing power dynamics within a decentralized framework. 

⏳ Timestamps: 
00:00 Intro 
2:03 When is an organization ready to decentralize? 
4:08 Challenges and risks in decentralization 
5:56 Data-driven decision making 
7:18 Frameworks and metrics for DAOs 
15:24 Balancing transparency and control 
19:30 Legitimacy and accountability in DAOs 
27:58 Future of DAO governance 
47:28 Follow Justine and co-hosts 

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Optimism Foundation: https://x.com/optimism

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