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April 09, 2021Carson Cook: Tokemak Is The Decentralized Liquidity Engine for DeFi ☢️
The Delphi Podcast Host and GP of Delphi Ventures Tom Shaughnessy, hosts the Tokemak team (Carson Cook, Paul, Craig and Bruno) to discuss Tokemak, the decentralized liquidity engine for DeFi. We discuss why Tokemak may be one of the most important future pieces of crypto infrastructure. This episode was a recording of our clubhouse episode with the group.
As a refresher, our original tweet storm can be viewed here.
We would like to thank Cosmos for making this podcast possible through their sponsorship! Cosmos is on a mission, link one million blockchains. Name brand projects like Terra, Band, Kava, and Secret use Cosmos and the Cosmos Hub to connect to every other chain in our network. The Cosmos Hub is the port city that delivers Inter-Blockchain Communication today. Learn more at cosmos.network.
Every Delphi Podcast is dropped first as a video interview for Delphi Digital Subscribers. Our members also have access to full interview transcripts. Join today to get our interviews, first.
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Show Notes:
(1:58) - (First Question) Carson's Background.
(2:45) - Paul's Background.
(3:15) - Bruno's Bakcground.
(3:38) - Craig's Background.
(4:13) - Tokemak's Elevator Pitch.
(5:57) - The inefficiencies that Tokemak is attempting to solve.
(9:30) - What Tokemak's Team learned in the market making business.
(13:36) - How Tokemak works
(21:45) - Tokemak's Token - TOKE.
(24:59) - What the liquidity directors can do
(32:33) - Quick Tokens Allocation / Walkthrough
(37:37) - Thoughts on Dynamic Rewards.
(43:27) - What would make Tokemak a success?
(49:48) - Tokemak's Biggest Risks.
(52:58) - How do you think about forkability with TOKE?
(57:04) - Do you envision a future where Tokemak goes multi-chain?
(58:40) - Thoughts on why Tokemak is an infrastructure play vs apps level
(01:01:37) - Where to find Tokemak / What’s on the near term horizon for Tokemak?
Resources:
Carson’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/LiquidityWizard
Paul’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/internet_Paul
Bruno’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/70k3m3ch
Craig’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/cabraun
Tokemak Twitter: https://twitter.com/TokenReactor
Tom's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Shaughnessy119
Delphi Podcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDelphi
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Our Video interviews Can Be Viewed Here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Yy99ZlQIX9-PdG_xHj43Q
Access Delphi's Research Here: https://www.delphidigital.io/
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 may personally own tokens that are mentioned on the podcast. Lets Talk Bitcoin is a distribution partner for the Chain Reaction Podcast, and our current show features paid sponsorships which may be featured at the
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April 03, 2021LUKSO: Building The New Creative Economy — Metaverse Musings Ep 24
Host Piers Kicks and sits down for Episode 24 of Metaverse Musings with Fabian Vogelsteller, the author of the ERC-20 standard and founder of LUKSO. Fabian draws upon a deep technical background having been a core contributor to Ethereum. He possesses a strong vision for how these technologies could evolve, and is actively architecting the world he wants to see.

Resources:
Guest’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/feindura
Piers' Twitter: https://twitter.com/pierskicks
Delphi Podcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDelphi
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Our Video interviews Can Be Viewed Here: https://tinyurl.com/ycvsp75h
Access Delphi's Research Here: https://www.delphidigital.io/
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 may personally own tokens that are mentioned on the podcast. Lets Talk Bitcoin is a distribution partner for The Delphi Podcast. Delphi’s transparency page can be viewed here.
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April 02, 2021Kieran and Aaron Warwick: Illuvium Enters the Arena
The Delphi Podcast Hosts Yan Liberman and Colm Buckley have Kieran Warwick and Aaron Warwick, Co-Founders of Illuvium, on the podcast to discuss the upcoming launch of their new game. The group discuss Kieran and Aaron’s story to better understand the genesis of Illuvium. Afterwards they go into all aspects of the game, ranging from token econ to long term vision.
We would like to thank Cosmos for making this podcast possible through their sponsorship! Cosmos.network is on a mission, link one million blockchains. Name brand projects like Terra, Band, Kava, and Secret use Cosmos and the Cosmos Hub to connect to every other chain in our network. The Cosmos Hub is the port city that delivers Inter-Blockchain Communication today. Learn more at cosmos.network.
Every Delphi Podcast is dropped first as a video interview for Delphi Digital Subscribers. Our members also have access to full interview transcripts. Join today to get our interviews, first.
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Show Notes:
(1:35) - (First Question) Kieran and Aaron's Background.
(3:19) - What is Illuvium? / How it works?
(7:12) - Thoughts on the Illuvium skills.
(9:36) - Illuvium game modes.
(15:36) - New user onboarding / Strategies.
(19:30) - ILV Token.
(27:15) - How the leveling system works with fusion?
(29:59) - Insights about sILV.
(35:07) - Thoughts on governance and IIPs.
(39:00) - LBP sale / NFT rewards.
(50:10) - ILV emotes.
(51:56) - Insights about the timeline after the LBP.
(55:52) - Where to find Illuvium?

Resources:
Kieran’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/KieranWarwick
Aaron’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/aaron_warwick
Illuvium Site: https://www.illuvium.io/
Yan’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/YanLiberman
Colm's Twitter: https://twitter.com/BeeCoalie
Delphi Podcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDelphi
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Our Video interviews Can Be Viewed Here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Yy99ZlQIX9-PdG_xHj43Q
Access Delphi's Research Here: https://www.delphidigital.io/
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 may personally own tokens that are mentioned on the podcast. Lets Talk Bitcoin is a distribution partner for the Chain Reaction Podcast, and 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.
Music Attribution:
Cosmos by From The Dust | https://soundcloud.com/ftdmusic
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April 01, 2021Tascha of Alpha Finance: Part 2, A Magical Founder’s Quest To Build A Cross Chain DeFi Empire 🏰
The Delphi Podcast Host and GP of Delphi Ventures Tom Shaughnessy hosts Tascha Punyaneramitdee of Alpha Finance. The two discuss Alpha’s token economic plan (staking and unlocked features per product), value accrual, backstopping risk in the platform, growing to take on DeFi giants while staying nimble and releasing cutting edge products, AlphaX’s perpetual product and much more. Tascha is a magical founder.
As a recap, we originally hosted Tascha on December 4, 2020 - view this episode here.
We would like to thank Cosmos for making this podcast possible through their sponsorship! Cosmos.network is on a mission, link one million blockchains. Name brand projects like Terra, Band, Kava, and Secret use Cosmos and the Cosmos Hub to connect to every other chain in our network. The Cosmos Hub is the port city that delivers Inter-Blockchain Communication today. Learn more at cosmos.network.
Every Delphi Podcast is dropped first as an audio interview for Delphi Digital Subscribers. Our members also have access to full interview transcripts. Join today to get our interviews, first.
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Show Notes:
(2:19) - (First Question) Alpha Finance Overview.
(5:28) - Alpha Token’s staking Tiers.
(9:26) - AlphaX, a leveraged trading perpetual swap onchain.
(12:40) - The process behind the design of the user interface.
(15:35) - Thoughts about how Alpha Homora will work with Uniswap V3.
(19:54) - Alpha’s Risks.
(22:22) - Thoughts on Layer 2s.
(24:12) - Alpha's target / retail users and funds / DeFi protocols.
(26:51) - Flip side of staking, where you have one pool of capital that’s inherently protecting multiple products?
(29:21) - What’s next for Alpha?
(32:29) - Thoughts on the direction of Alpha long-term.
(35:17) - Dealing with Culture clashes.
(38:31) - Thoughts on Alphas decentralization.
(43:15) - How do you stay small enough to be able to offer the innovative DeFi products that got you here?

Resources:
Tascha’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/tascha_panpan
Alpha’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlphaFinanceLab
Tom's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Shaughnessy119
Delphi Podcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDelphi
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Our Video interviews Can Be Viewed Here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Yy99ZlQIX9-PdG_xHj43Q
Access Delphi's Research Here: https://www.delphidigital.io/
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 may personally own tokens that are mentioned on the podcast. Lets Talk Bitcoin is a distribution partner for the Chain Reaction Podcast, and 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 or service. Delphi’s transparency
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March 29, 2021Alchemix: Scoopy Trooples and Jason Choi Dive Into The Protocol That Advances Your Yield Farming Gains
The Delphi Podcast Host Tom Shaughnessy, The Spartan Group’s Jason Choi and Paul Burlage of Delphi host Scoopy Trooples, the co-founder of Alchemix.
The conversation covers Alchemix as a project, how the protocols loans repay themselves over time, the ALCX token and value accrual, audience questions and much more. This episode was originally aired live on Clubhouse.
Disclosure: Delphi Ventures is long ALCX tokens.
Every Delphi Podcast is dropped first as a video interview for Delphi Digital Subscribers. Our members also have access to full interview transcripts. Join today to get our interviews, first.
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Show Notes:
(1:12) - (First Question) The Elevator Pitch for Alchemix.
(3:50) - How to use Alchemix
(5:29) - What is the alternative for people to use Alchemix?
(11:41) - Alchemix as a useful tool for newcomers to Crypto.
(13:11) - Cross Asset ideas with Alchemix.
(14:32) - How the peg for Al USD is maintained
(19:17) - Why Alchemix is needed as a separate product
(25:49) - Striking a good balance between wanting to reward the stakers, but also taking the minimal amount you can so that everyone's loans are repaid faster.
(27:50) - Biggest challenges for Alchemix.
(30:45) - How Alchemix handles yield farming incentives and emissions
(35:35) - What’s on the roadmap for Alchemix?
(40:39) - Thoughts on Institutions moving into the DeFi ecosystem.
(43:19) -The composability aspect of Alchemix?
(45:20) - Thoughts on projects providing some way for people not in crypto, but "normies" to get a higher yield by providing their checking account balances basically.
(49:28) - Risks that could harm the longevity of Alchemix.
(52:04) - Is the loan coming from the yields or from the collateral?
(54:15) - Thoughts on the different interoperability that needs to have the layers2.

Resources:
Alchemix Site: https://twitter.com/AlchemixFi
Tom's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Shaughnessy119
Delphi Podcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDelphi
Music Attribution:
Cosmos by From The Dust | https://soundcloud.com/ftdmusic
Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US
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Our Video interviews Can Be Viewed Here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Yy99ZlQIX9-PdG_xHj43Q
Access Delphi's Research Here: https://www.delphidigital.io/
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 may personally own tokens that are mentioned on the podcast. Lets Talk Bitcoin is a distribution partner for the Chain Reaction Podcast, and our current show features paid sponsorships which may be featured at t
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March 28, 2021Jake Brukhman: Backing The Best In Crypto & NFTs — Metaverse Musings Ep 23
Host Piers Kicks and sits down for Episode 23 of Metaverse Musings with Jake Brukhman, the Founder and CEO of CoinFund which was one of the earliest institutional crypto investors in the world. Jake is an incredibly insightful thinker who marries a strong technical background with creative passion. Some of his writing linked below has been highly influential in the NFT ecosystem and has established him as a leading commentator for this evolving landscape.

Resources:
Guests' Twitter: https://twitter.com/jbrukh
CoinFund blog: https://blog.coinfund.io
Art platform: https://firstedition.xyz
Piers' Twitter: https://twitter.com/pierskicks
Delphi Podcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDelphi
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Our Video interviews Can Be Viewed Here: https://tinyurl.com/ycvsp75h
Access Delphi's Research Here: https://www.delphidigital.io/
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 may personally own tokens that are mentioned on the podcast. Lets Talk Bitcoin is a distribution partner for The Delphi Podcast. Delphi’s transparency page can be viewed here.
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March 26, 2021Mark Cuban: The Billionaire Crypto Degen
The Delphi Podcast Hosts Anil Lulla and Jose Maria Macedo chat with the one and only Mark Cuban about everything crypto.
The conversation covers everything from Mark’s view on the Internet bubble vs crypto right now, DeFi, NFTs, and more! Although he needs no introduction, Mark Cuban is the billionaire start-up investor, Dallas Mavericks owner, and everyone’s favorite shark on ABC’s Shark Tank.
Every Delphi Podcast is dropped first as a video interview for Delphi Digital Subscribers. Our members also have access to full interview transcripts. Join today to get our interviews, first.
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Show Notes:
(1:19) - (First Question) Crypto vs. Previous Technological Revolutions.
(5:14) - When did Mark first realize about Store Value / Smart Contracts.
(9:07) - Crypto now vs 1 year ago.
(12:37) - Yahoo stock / Broadcast.com Exchange.
(15:02) - Thoughts on Valuation in Crypto right now.
(19:52) - Pre-Hype cycle or Hype cycle?
(22:02) - Thoughts on value capture / metrics in Crypto space.
(25:58) - What specific metrics does Mark look at?
(30:25) - Mark's methodology for learning about a new space.
(35:09) - Explaining Crypto / NFTs to friends.
(39:21) - Mark's thesis for Crypto Space / Areas of Interest.
(44:22) - What does Mark look for in a crypto founder?
(45:25) - Moats / Value Capture.
(52:00) - Thoughts on Fountainhead by Ayn Rand / Regulatory side in the space.
(54:23) - What is Mark farming right now?
(56:12) - Mark's portfolio breakdown.
(57:04) - When are we getting a Shark Tank episode focused, exclusively on crypto?
Resources:
Mark Cuban’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/mcuban
Anil’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/anildelphi
Jose’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/zemariamacedo
Delphi Podcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDelphi
Music by KILROY: https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/rgxj2sn...
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Our Video interviews Can Be Viewed Here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Yy99ZlQIX9-PdG_xHj43Q
Access Delphi's Research Here: https://www.delphidigital.io/
Music Attribution:
Cosmos by From The Dust | https://soundcloud.com/ftdmusic
Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US
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 may personally own tokens that are mentioned on the podcast. Lets Talk Bitcoin is a distribution partner for the Chain Reaction Podcast, and our current show features paid sponsorships which may be featured at the start, middle, and/or the end of the episode. These sponsorship
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March 23, 2021METAFACTORY: Glimpsing The Future Of Fashion — Metaverse Musings Ep 22
Host Piers Kicks and sits down for Episode 22 of Metaverse Musings with Drew Harding and Metadreamer, two pioneers of “digiphysical apparel”. The pair perfectly embody the core ethos of the space with ambitious plans for the future of fashion and the cultural components of Web3. METAFACTORY represents a truly mind-blowing illustration of the power of these technologies and how, increasingly, they are going to make their way into our physical lives too.
Resources:
Guests' Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrewHarding , https://twitter.com/META_DREAMER
Piers' Twitter: https://twitter.com/pierskicks
Delphi Podcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDelphi
More
Our Video interviews Can Be Viewed Here: https://tinyurl.com/ycvsp75h
Access Delphi's Research Here: https://www.delphidigital.io/
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 may personally own tokens that are mentioned on the podcast. Lets Talk Bitcoin is a distribution partner for The Delphi Podcast. Delphi’s transparency page can be viewed here.
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March 19, 2021Disclosure Discuss Crypto, Music, and their $140K NFT Sale
The Delphi Podcast brings on Guy Lawrence from the legendary electronic music duo Disclosure to discuss NFTs, its impact on the music industry, and their recent Face sale on Zora (which Delphi actually won)! NFTs are unlocking completely new ways for artists to connect with fans, with our recent purchase allowing us to go to any Disclosure show for life as long as we’re holding the NFT. While this episode can be listened to alone, we highly recommend you first check out our recent episode with Music-NFT Pioneer Jack Spallone which we released last week. Enjoy!
Every Delphi Podcast is dropped first as a video interview for Delphi Digital Subscribers. Our members also have access to full interview transcripts. Join today to get our interviews, first.
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Show Notes:
(1:45) - (First Question) Disclosure’s Background.
(4:35) - Disclosure Face Auction / Artist / Bidding process.
(12:10) - Next Disclosure NFT.
(17:50) - Disclosure’s thoughts on NFTs. / Explaining NFTs to fans.
(23:20) - Thoughts on Interactions between Artist and Fans / NFTs in the music industry.
(32:07) - Disclosure’s advice to new artists interacting with NFTs.
(35:34) - What else is Guy Lawrence looking at in Crypto.
(37:40) - What is the most underrated Disclosure song?
(39:17) - What is Guy Lawrence listening to right now?
(40:42) - Time spent on longest / shortest songs.
(43:57) - Next Disclosure show.

Resources:
Disclosure’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/disclosure
The Disclosure Face NFT: https://zora.co/disclosure/1834
Zora Website: https://zora.co/
Aansh’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/aanshmehta
Anil’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/anildelphi
Yan’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/YanLiberman
Delphi Podcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDelphi
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Our Video interviews Can Be Viewed Here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Yy99ZlQIX9-PdG_xHj43Q
Access Delphi's Research Here: https://www.delphidigital.io/
Music Attribution:
Cosmos by From The Dust | https://soundcloud.com/ftdmusic
Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US
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 may personally own tokens that are mentioned on the podcast. Lets Talk Bitcoin is a distribution partner for the Chain Reaction Podcast, and 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 or service. Delphi’s transparency page can be viewed here.
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March 16, 2021Jack Spallone: The Colliding Worlds Of Music And Crypto — Metaverse Musings Ep 21
Hosts Piers Kicks and Anil Lulla sit down for Episode 21 of Metaverse Musings with Jack Spallone, one of the leading thinkers at the intersection of music and crypto. It is clear he has a tremendous depth of knowledge around this industry, and thoroughly understands the exciting areas of application as well as the technology’s shortcomings.
Resources:
Guests' Twitter: https://twitter.com/JackSpallone
Piers' Twitter: https://twitter.com/pierskicks
Delphi Podcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDelphi
More
Our Video interviews Can Be Viewed Here: https://tinyurl.com/ycvsp75h
Access Delphi's Research Here: https://www.delphidigital.io/
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 may personally own tokens that are mentioned on the podcast. Lets Talk Bitcoin is a distribution partner for The Delphi Podcast, and 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 or service.
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