The Delphi Podcast

Tristan Frizza is Co-founder and CEO of Zeta Markets, an under-collateralized DeFi futures & options platform built on the Solana blockchain. We dive into Zeta’s under-collateralization mechanism, CeFi options versus DeFi options, the future of DeFi, and much more.

Show Notes:

(00:00:33) – Tristan’s background.

(00:08:29) – Why DeFi options protocols have failed to take off.

(00:19:12) – Zeta’s pricing and volatility calculations.

(00:23:56) – Undercollateralized positions and leveraged trading.

(00:29:14) – CeFi options vs. DeFi options.

(00:36:20) – Thoughts on structured products.

(00:43:25) – Pros and cons of DeFi and CeFi options.

(00:51:56) – The role of options outside of speculation.

(00:56:57) – Benefits of building on Solana.

(01:05:30) – The future of Zeta.

(01:09:16) – Rapid fire questions.

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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.

Peter Kieltyka is Co-Founder of Horizon Blockchain Games, a Web3 product and infrastructure company focused on making Web3 fun, simple, and accessible for everyone. We talk about creating the Skyweaver trading card game, Sequence’s key differentiating features, the importance of ERC-1155 tokens in games, and much more.

(00:00:00) – Introduction.

(00:05:22) – Overview of Horizon and Skyweaver.

(00:14:30) – Dive into Sequence, Niftyswap, and ERC1155s.

(00:33:15) – The roadmap for Horizon.

(00:41:52) – The biggest architectural obstacles in crypto.

(00:47:12) – Rapid fire questions.

(00:57:10) – Closing.

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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.

Flex Chapman is the Co-founder of Krause House DAO, a community of basketball fanatics aiming to buy and operate an NBA team. We discuss the feasibility of buying an NBA team, the implications of a fan-governed team, Krause House’s operational structure, and much more.

Show Notes:

(00:00:00) – Introduction.

(00:02:19) – The inspiration for Krause House.

(00:05:57) – Buying an NBA team.

(00:13:40) – Structuring Krause House as a DAO

(00:21:21) – Governance within Krause House.

(00:34:37) – The future of Krause House.

(00:39:09) – Closing.

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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.

Will Weinraub is the Co-founder and CEO of OnChain Studios, the team behind Cryptoys, collectible and playable digital toys for the NFT generation. We discuss the parallels between Cryptoys and Nintendo, the genesis collection launch, managing privacy on transferable AI, and much more.

Show Notes:

(00:00:00) – Introduction.

(00:02:26) – The story behind Cryptoys.

(00:08:15) – Overview of Cryptoys.

(00:19:59) – Kids, artificial intelligence, and data.

(00:25:00) – Building on Flow.

(00:30:51) – Potential IP partnerships.

(00:32:25) – Kids and digital immersion.

(00:37:49) – Rapid fire questions.

(00:51:34) – Closing.

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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.

“The next Buddha may be a Sangha.”

DAOs are the next step in collective development, slated to transform life and work as we know it. We are now at the very beginning, and what we’ve seen is only the edge of the shadow.

Our second DISRUPTORS guest, Tracheopteryx, gives a new definition for DAOs, laying out their anatomy, and contextualizing their value. Being a core contributor at Yearn and Coordinape, Tracheopteryx sits right at the frontier of the most decentralized DAOs on the planet.

What are DAOs? How do they work? Why do they matter? Tune in to find out.

Show Notes:

(00:00:00) – Introduction.

(00:02:02) – Tracheopteryx and Yearn.

(00:09:20) – What are DAOs?

(00:16:06) – How do DAOs work?

(00:39:10) – Why DAOs?

(00:45:51) – Q&A

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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.

We sit down with Nicholas Kneuper (CEO) and Nat Eliason (DeFi and Tokenomics Advisor) of Crypto Raiders, an NFT-based dungeon crawler game on Polygon. We dive into earning passive income with MOBS, $RAIDER and $AURUM tokenomics, composability between Polygon games, and much more.

Show Notes:

(00:00:00) – Introduction.

(00:05:44) – Overview of Crypto Raiders.

(00:10:45) – Skill-based earning & tournament mechanics.

(00:14:53) – $RAIDER and $AURUM tokens.

(00:23:33) – The Crypto Raiders economy.

(00:32:23) – Unexpected challenges when building.

(00:36:38) – The Crypto Raiders community.

(00:45:22) – Balancing accessibility, token value, and the economy.

(00:49:37) – The Crypto Raiders roadmap.

(00:52:39) – Advice to builders.

(00:58:29) – MOBS mechanics and composability across games.

(01:06:16) – Closing.

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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.

Closing out our Web3 series, we sit down with Reka and Raz, Co-Founders of Agora, a studio DAO building essentials for communities. We dive into community role management with Guild, connecting Web2 and Web3 communities, and much more!

Show Notes:

(00:00:00) – Introduction.

(00:03:46) – Overview of Agora and Guild.

(00:14:36) – Bridging Web3 and Web2. 

(00:19:32) – Thoughts on DAO tooling.

(00:30:06) – Community involvement in building.

(00:37:16) – Social graphs and privacy.

(00:42:12) – What’s missing from the Web3 stack?

(00:46:34) – The future of Agora and Guild.

(00:51:39) – Where are we in the adoption of Web3?

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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.

Continuing our Web3 series, we sit down with Stepan Simkin, Co-Founder and CEO of Squads Protocol, a collaborative infrastructure for Web3 native teams. We dive into how Squads facilitates collaboration, the state of DAOs on Solana, onboarding the next wave of users, and much more!

Show Notes:

(00:00:00) – Introduction.

(00:04:04) – How Squads manages governance.

(00:06:12) – Governance in Web3.

(00:07:56) – DAO tooling on Solana.

(00:13:21) – Squads onboarding process.

(00:16:37) – DAOs on Solana.

(00:25:16) – Interesting DAO tools.

(00:29:22) – Bringing in the next wave of users.

(00:39:16) – The future of governance.

(00:44:24) – Squads’ roadmap.

(00:48:24) – Closing.

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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.

In this episode, we sit down with Renz Chong, CEO of BreederDAO, an NFT asset factory for blockchain games. We discuss BreederDAO’s business model, $BREED tokenomics, critiques of the guild model, and much more!

Show Notes:

(00:00:00) – Introduction & Renz’s background.

(00:04:50) – BreederDAO’s business model & tooling.

(00:09:27) – Guild partnerships.

(00:12:19) – $BREED token.

(00:14:25) – BreederDAO’s competitive edge.

(00:18:58) – The team & DAO structure.

(00:22:27) – Critiques of the guild-model & guilds.

(00:26:25) – Thoughts on play-to-earn / play-and-earn.

(00:29:28) – Rapid fire questions.

(00:37:46) – BreederDAO’s roadmap & closing.

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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.

Our Web3 series continues with Preethi Kasireddy, Founder of DappCamp, a hands-on experience on how to architect, develop, and scale a Web3 app on Ethereum. We dive into the differences in Web2 and Web3 application architecture including decentralized storage, blockchain querying, L2 solutions and much more.

Show Notes:

(00:00:00) – Introduction.

(00:03:38) – Architecture of Web3 apps.

(00:18:38) – Thoughts the future of wallets.

(00:21:16) – Decentralized storage.

(00:28:31) – Querying the blockchain.

(00:33:47) – Aggregating fees for users.

(00:37:46) – L2 scaling solutions.

(00:42:23) – Cross-chain communication.

(00:45:01) – Closing questions.

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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.