The Delphi Podcast

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May 02, 2023Shadow Realms: Decrypting Privacy with Penumbra’s Henry de Valence
Henry de Valence, one of the deepest thinkers of privacy and the founder of Penumbra joins the podcast for a comprehensive discussion on privacy. Can Gurel, a research lead at Delphi Digital, joins as a co-host given his recent in-depth Privacy report.
In this episode, we covered:
The importance of privacy for humans and in crypto

Financial privacy as a human right

The limits of what can be built on a fully transparent chain

Different ways teams deal with regulation in the ever-evolving crypto landscape

Whether we can expect most liquidity to be in private form in the next 5-10 years
In the technical segment, we dove into various infrastructures of private design, including privacy built on L1s, L2s, dApps and via smart contracts like Tornado Cash. We discussed Penumbra's unique two-phase protocol for privacy vs. concurrent-access-to-state and the potential of threshold decryption as a go-to MEV solution. Our conversation also covered private staking designs, challenges with IBC, and the exciting possibilities enabled by interchain accounts with Penumbra.
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Penumbra⁠

Henry de Valence

Tommy Shaughnessy

Can Gurel

Can’s Privacy Report
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Disclosures: This podcast is strictly informational and educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any tokens or securities or to make any financial decisions. Do not trade or invest in any project, tokens, or securities based upon this podcast episode. The host and members at Delphi Ventures may personally own tokens or art that are mentioned on the podcast. Our current show features paid sponsorships which may be featured at the start, middle, and/or the end of the episode. These sponsorships are for informational purposes only and are not a solicitation to use any product, service or token. Delphi’s transparency page can be viewed here.
1 hr 34 min
April 25, 2023Karate Kombat: Blood, Sweat, and Battle Royale – Inside the World of a Web3 Owned Fight League
Karate Combat is UFC for the next generation and is built on crypto rails.
Co-Founder OnlyLarping joins the podcast to discuss the fight league, tailoring the entire sport for short and engaging experiences, catering to online fans of a younger demographic, bucking the trend by not signing exclusive distribution agreements so the sport is available everywhere and the token dynamics around UpOnly Gaming.
This conversation was a ton of fun, we hope you enjoy it. Special thanks to Paul Buralge for his help in planning this episode.
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Karate Combat

OnlyLarping

Tommy Shaughnessy
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Disclosures: This podcast is strictly informational and educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any tokens or securities or to make any financial decisions. Do not trade or invest in any project, tokens, or securities based upon this podcast episode. The host and members at Delphi Ventures may personally own tokens or art that are mentioned on the podcast. Our current show features paid sponsorships which may be featured at the start, middle, and/or the end of the episode. These sponsorships are for informational purposes only and are not a solicitation to use any product, service or token. Delphi’s transparency page can be viewed here.
Additional disclosure: Delphi Ventures is an investor in Karate Combat.
51 min
April 12, 2023The Future of Crypto Insurance With Hugh Karp and Robert Forster
Hugh Karp⁠, Founder and CEO of Nexus Mutual, and Robert Forster, executive director of Ease, join to discuss the future of Crypto Insurance.
With billions in hacks and new code released every day, insurance will be crucial for the future of Crypto. We talk about why crypto insurance hasn't taken off, how insurance should be priced, the risks of insurance, and more.
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⁠Hugh Karp

⁠Rober Forster

⁠Host Tommy Shaughnessy⁠
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Disclosures: This podcast is strictly informational and educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any tokens or securities or to make any financial decisions. Do not trade or invest in any project, tokens, or securities based upon this podcast episode. The host and members at Delphi Ventures may personally own tokens or art that are mentioned on the podcast. Our current show features paid sponsorships which may be featured at the start, middle, and/or the end of the episode. These sponsorships are for informational purposes only and are not a solicitation to use any product, service or token. Delphi’s transparency page can be viewed ⁠here⁠.
58 min
March 28, 2023Sreeram Kannan: EigenLayer Is Expanding ETH’s Security to Bootstrap Future Use Cases
Sreeram Kannan, Founder of EigenLayer, joins this episode to talk about the innovative power that EigenLayer is bringing to Ethereum.
In this episode we discuss EigenLayer’s data availability layer for ETH L2s to roll down to, which saves costs and solves congestion issues and EigenLayer’s re-staking layer which allows ETH stakers to opt in to support new use cases, earning more yield while accepting more slashing conditions, instead of apps having to roll their own security.
Sreeram is extremely smart (his academic papers ⁠here⁠), I learned a ton during this episode and I hope you do as well. Please share your thoughts and favorite parts of the episode with us on Twitter.
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EigenLayer

Sreeram Kannan

Host Tommy Shaughnessy
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Disclosures: This podcast is strictly informational and educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any tokens or securities or to make any financial decisions. Do not trade or invest in any project, tokens, or securities based upon this podcast episode. The host and members at Delphi Ventures may personally own tokens or art that are mentioned on the podcast. Our current show features paid sponsorships which may be featured at the start, middle, and/or the end of the episode. These sponsorships are for informational purposes only and are not a solicitation to use any product, service or token. Delphi’s transparency page can be viewed here.
1 hr 36 min
March 22, 2023Caitlin Long: The Regional Banking Crisis, Deposit Only Banks, and Hyperinflation in Germany
Caitlin Long, founder and CEO of Custodia Bank, is one of the most passionate guests we’ve ever had on the podcast.

In this episode we discuss:
The regional banking crisis

Outlook for the U.S. Dollar

The government blocking deposit only banks that don’t lend out assets

FDIC insurance only backing 1% of deposits

Hyperinflation in Weimer Germany and comparisons to the U.S. and much more.

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Commissioner Peirce

Gabriel Shapiro

Tommy Shaughnessy

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Disclosures: This podcast is strictly informational and educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any tokens or securities or to make any financial decisions. Do not trade or invest in any project, tokens, or securities based upon this podcast episode. The host and members at Delphi Ventures may personally own tokens or art that are mentioned on the podcast. Our current show features paid sponsorships which may be featured at the start, middle, and/or the end of the episode. These sponsorships are for informational purposes only and are not a solicitation to use any product, service or token. Delphi’s transparency page can be viewed here.
49 min
March 16, 2023SEC Commissioner Peirce: Inside the SEC with Cryptomom
SEC Commissioner Peirce joins for a conversation centered around her views on the SEC’s approach to Crypto. The conversation covers the current regulation by enforcement strategy, other countries having a more conducive regulatory environment, Commissioner Peirce’s dissenting opinions and much more.

This episode is co-hosted by Gabriel Shapiro, GC of Delphi Labs, who offers his deep legal and regulatory knowledge in the crypto space.
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Commissioner Peirce

Gabriel Shapiro

Tommy Shaughnessy
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Disclosures: This podcast is strictly informational and educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any tokens or securities or to make any financial decisions. Do not trade or invest in any project, tokens, or securities based upon this podcast episode. The host and members at Delphi Ventures may personally own tokens or art that are mentioned on the podcast. Our current show features paid sponsorships which may be featured at the start, middle, and/or the end of the episode. These sponsorships are for informational purposes only and are not a solicitation to use any product, service or token. Delphi’s transparency page can be viewed here.
47 min
March 13, 2023Anatoly Yakovenko: Solana’s Endgame In the Midst of Competitive L1 and L2s
In this episode, Delphi Co-Founder and VC Tommy hosts Anatoly Yakovenko, Co-founder of Solana, for an in-depth and energetic episode centered around the core thesis for Solana in the face of other L1 and L2 ecosystems.
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Anatoly Yakovenko

Tommy Shaughnessy
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Disclosures: This podcast is strictly informational and educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any tokens or securities or to make any financial decisions. Do not trade or invest in any project, tokens, or securities based upon this podcast episode. The host and members at Delphi Ventures may personally own tokens or art that are mentioned on the podcast. Our current show features paid sponsorships which may be featured at the start, middle, and/or the end of the episode. These sponsorships are for informational purposes only and are not a solicitation to use any product, service or token. Delphi’s transparency page can be viewed here.
1 hr 13 min
February 28, 2023Nic Carter: Operation Choke-Point 2.0’s Mission To Cut Crypto Off From The Banking Sector Is Underway
In this episode, we're joined by Nic Carter, General Partner at Castle Island Ventures for a far reaching discussion around Nic’s thesis on Operation Choke-Point 2.0; the effort of every U.S. financial regulator to deny crypto firms access to banking services.
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Nic Carter

Tommy Shaughnessy
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Disclosures: This podcast is strictly informational and educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any tokens or securities or to make any financial decisions. Do not trade or invest in any project, tokens, or securities based upon this podcast episode. The host and members at Delphi Digital may personally own tokens or art that are mentioned on the podcast. Our current show features paid sponsorships which may be featured at the start, middle, and/or the end of the episode. These sponsorships are for informational purposes only and are not a solicitation to use any product, service or token. Delphi’s transparency page can be viewed here.
1 hr 39 min
February 21, 2023Miller, Marisa and Sarah: The Definitive Conversation on The Government's Regulatory Assault on Crypto
On this episode

Miller Whitenhouse-Levine the CEO of DeFi Education Fund, Marisa T Coppel Policy Counsel at Blockchain Association and Sarah Brennan GC of Delphi Ventures join host Tommy for the definitive episode on crypto regulations.
About The Guests
Miller Whitenhouse-Levine
CEO at DeFi Education Fund

The DeFi Education Fund is a nonpartisan research and advocacy group working to explain the benefits of DeFi, achieve regulatory clarity for the future of the global digital economy, and help realize the transformative potential of DeFi for everyone.
Marisa T Coppel
Policy Counsel at Blockchain Association

We are the leading nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting a pro-innovation policy environment for the digital asset economy. We work with our members to educate policymakers about blockchain technology and its ability to pave the way for a more secure, competitive, and consumer-friendly digital marketplace.
Sarah Brennan
GC at Delphi Ventures and Research
Tommy Shaughnessy
Co-Founder of Delphi Digital and VC at Delphi Ventures
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Disclosures: This podcast is strictly informational and educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any tokens or securities or to make any financial decisions. Do not trade or invest in any project, tokens, or securities based upon this podcast episode. The host and members at Delphi Ventures may personally own tokens or art that are mentioned on the podcast. Our current show features paid sponsorships which may be featured at the start, middle, and/or the end of the episode. These sponsorships are for informational purposes only and are not a solicitation to use any product, service or token. Delphi’s transparency page can be viewed here.
1 hr 50 min
February 08, 2023Can Gurel and Ceteris: The Future of The Crypto On-Chain Experience Will Dwarf The Centralized World
Host and Co-founder of Delphi Tom Shaughnessy sits down with Can Gurel and Ceteris of Delphi Digital Research's Infrastructure team to discuss their Year Ahead for Infrastructure Report.
Themes covered include
Recreating the centralized exchange experience on chain.

Modular vs monolithic

App-specific vs general purpose

Developers choosing which chains to build on and why

Developer vs consumer build mismatch

IBC and the future of bridging.

IBC to Ethereum

Chainlink as an important player in cross-chain interoperability for EVM chains

MEV considerations across Ethereum, Cosmos and other chains.

Wallet Wars; quest to become the superapp (Standard Wallets vs Smart Contracts vs MPC Wallets)
🧠 Access The Year Ahead for Infrastructure Report Here
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Can Gruel

Ceteris

Tommy Shaughnessy
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Disclosures: This podcast is strictly informational and educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any tokens or securities or to make any financial decisions. Do not trade or invest in any project, tokens, or securities based upon this podcast episode. The host and members at Delphi Ventures may personally own tokens or art that are mentioned on the podcast. Our current show features paid sponsorships which may be featured at the start, middle, and/or the end of the episode. These sponsorships are for informational purposes only and are not a solicitation to use any product, service or token. Delphi’s transparency page can be viewed here.
2 hr 10 min