In this episode of StablePod we sat down with Lucas Manuel, Head of Smart Contracts at Phoenix Labs, a team contributing to the Spark Star Ecosystem. We discuss his journey from MakerDAO to Phoenix Labs, the evolution of Spark from lending platform to liquidity layer, Sky Star governance structures, and institutional DeFi risk management.— ✏️ SHOW NOTES ▸ https://spark.fi/▸ https://data.spark.fi/— 👋 FOLLOW US ▸ StableLab https://x.com/StableLab ▸ Juan https://x.com/0xCadena▸ Gustav https://x.com/GArentoft ▸ Lucas Manuel https://x.com/lucasmanuel_eth▸ Spark https://x.com/sparkdotfi▸ Phoenix Labs https://x.com/phoenixlabsdevSubscribe to our Weekly Newsletter https://stablelab.substack.com/ Subscribe on YouTube / @stablelabxyz Subscribe on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/33O3eLP Subscribe on Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... — ⚠️ DISCLAIMER The information in this video 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). Juan, Gustav, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.
In this episode of StablePod we sat down with Lane Rettig, Head of Research at the Near Foundation. We discuss the evolution of the House of Stake governance model, the challenges of democratizing governance through AI and community engagement, and the vision for user-owned AI in the Near ecosystem.— ✏️ SHOW NOTES ▸ https://gov.near.org/▸ https://gov.near.org/t/house-of-stake-updates-transparency-thread/40753— 👋 FOLLOW US ▸ StableLab https://x.com/StableLab ▸ Juan https://x.com/0xCadena▸ Gustav https://x.com/GArentoft ▸ Lane https://x.com/lrettig▸ Near Foundation https://x.com/NEARFoundation▸ Near https://x.com/NEARProtocolSubscribe to our Weekly Newsletter https://stablelab.substack.com/ Subscribe on YouTube / @stablelabxyz Subscribe on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/33O3eLP Subscribe on Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... — ⚠️ DISCLAIMER The information in this video 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). Juan, Gustav, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.
In this episode of StablePod we sat down with Val and Wormhole from LamaRisk, a DeFi risk management service provider. We discuss LamaRisk's evolution from a research-focused firm to a practical risk management entity, the challenges of integrating RWAs into the DeFi ecosystem, their partnerships with Aave and Curve, and their vision for elevating industry standards through transparency and accountability in DeFi.
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In this episode of StablePod we sat down with Anthony "Leuts" Leutenegger, CEO of Aragon. We discuss Anthony's journey into the blockchain space, the evolution of Aragon and its governance tools, the challenges faced by DAOs, and the vision for Aragon as a hyperstructure for governance.— ⏳ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro ✏️ SHOW NOTES ▸ https://www.aragon.org/▸ https://blog.aragon.org/the-next-generation-of-onchain-organizations/— 👋 FOLLOW US ▸ StableLab https://x.com/StableLab ▸ Juan https://x.com/0xCadena▸ Gustav https://x.com/GArentoft ▸ Leuts.eth https://x.com/A_Leutenegger▸ Aragon https://x.com/AragonProjectSubscribe to our Weekly Newsletter https://stablelab.substack.com/ Subscribe on YouTube / @stablelabxyz Subscribe on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/33O3eLP Subscribe on Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... — ⚠️ DISCLAIMER The information in this video 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). Juan, Gustav, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.
In this episode of StablePod we sat down with Nevin Freeman, Cocreator of Reserve. We discuss Nevin's journey from Bitcoin skepticism to launching a decentralized stablecoin project, the challenges faced while serving users in Venezuela during hyperinflation, the evolution of the Reserve protocol, and the launch of Decentralized Tokenized Funds (DTFs) as an advancement over traditional ETFs.— ⏳ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro ✏️ SHOW NOTES ▸ https://reserve.org/▸ https://reserve.org/dtf/— 👋 FOLLOW US ▸ StableLab https://x.com/StableLab ▸ Juan https://x.com/0xCadena ▸ Gustav https://x.com/GArentoft ▸ Nevin https://x.com/nnevvinn▸ Reserve https://x.com/reserveprotocolSubscribe to our Weekly Newsletter https://stablelab.substack.com/ Subscribe on YouTube / @stablelabxyz Subscribe on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/33O3eLP Subscribe on Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... — ⚠️ DISCLAIMER The information in this video 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). Juan, Gustav, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.
In this episode of StablePod, we're joined by Chris Bradbury, CEO of SummerFi. We discuss the importance of UX in DeFi, the launch of the new Lazy Summer Protocol, the demographics of their user base, and the development process behind their new offerings. Chris shares insights into how user feedback has shaped their products and the challenges in helping launch a new DeFi protocol.
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In this episode of StablePod we sat down with Greg Di Prisco, Cofounder of M^0. We discuss the founding story of M^0, the motivation behind launching the stablecoin protocol, the lessons learned from his previous projects, and the innovation being done at M^0. — ⏳ TIMESTAMPS ✏️ SHOW NOTES ▸ https://www.m0.org/ ▸ https://governance.m0.org/proposals/ — 👋 FOLLOW US ▸ StableLab https://x.com/StableLab ▸ Juan https://x.com/0xCadena ▸ Gustav https://x.com/GArentoft ▸ Greg https://x.com/g_dip ▸ M^0 https://x.com/m0foundation Subscribe to our Weekly Newsletter https://stablelab.substack.com/ Subscribe on YouTube / @stablelabxyz Subscribe on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/33O3eLP Subscribe on Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... — ⚠️ DISCLAIMER The information in this video 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). Juan, Gustav, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.
In this episode of StablePod, we sit down with Jack Purdy, Director of Sales at Messari. We discuss the challenges with B2DAO and Protocol Sales, his new podcast Protocol Services, why the Protocol Services Economy is going to boom, and much more. — ⏳ TIMESTAMPS ✏️ SHOW NOTES ▸ https://messari.io/protocol-services ▸ https://messari.io/research/protocol-... ▸ https://solana.messari.io/ ▸ • Adrian CV (Steakhouse Financial) | Th... — 👋 FOLLOW US ▸ StableLab https://x.com/StableLab ▸ Juan https://x.com/0xCadena ▸ Gustav https://x.com/GArentoft ▸ Jack https://x.com/jpurd17 ▸ Messari https://x.com/MessariCrypto Subscribe to our Weekly Newsletter https://stablelab.substack.com/ Subscribe on YouTube / @stablelabxyz Subscribe on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/33O3eLP Subscribe on Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... — ⚠️ DISCLAIMER The information in this video 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). Juan, Gustav, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.
In this episode of StablePod, we sit down with Josh Watts, Head of Governance & Strategic Initiatives at the dYdX Foundation, a team on a mission to support and promote the dYdX ecosystem by enabling communities, developers, and decentralized governance. In our conversation, Josh shares his journey to joining the Foundation, the unique culture of Cosmos, and dYdX Unlimited, an exciting upgrade coming to the protocol. — ⏳ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Intro ✏️ SHOW NOTES ▸ https://dydx.forum/ ▸ https://dydx.forum/t/dydx-treasury-subdao-proposal/2989 ▸ https://www.dydx.foundation/blog/enter-the-dydx-unlimited-era — 👋 FOLLOW US ▸ StableLab https://x.com/StableLab ▸ Juan https://x.com/0xCadena ▸ Gustav https://x.com/GArentoft ▸ Josh https://x.com/Josh_E_Wa ▸ dYdX Foundation https://x.com/dydxfoundation Subscribe to our Weekly Newsletter https://stablelab.substack.com/ Subscribe on YouTube / @stablelabxyz Subscribe on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/33O3eLP Subscribe on Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... — ⚠️ DISCLAIMER The information in this video 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). Juan, Gustav, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.
In this episode of StablePod, we sit down with Stefan George, co-founder and CTO of Gnosis, a team building open applications and infrastructure for the new economy. Stefan shares the evolution of Gnosis, the importance of user experience in consumer crypto applications, and how Gnosis Pay aims to push the envelope. — ⏳ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Introduction
02:49 Stefan's Journey in Crypto
05:58 Gnosis 3.0: Financial Payments
10:36 The Super App Trend in DeFi
15:51 Circles: A New Approach to Peer-to-Peer Money
25:42 Onboarding New Users with Social Experiences
28:08 Gnosis Pay: Crypto Payments
33:40 How Gnosis Pay Scales from Here
38:17 Gnosis Rewards Proposal41:37 Battling High Customer Acquisition Costs 44:33 The Role of Gnosis DAO
46:42 Ensuring Gnosis Ecosystem Alignment
48:25 What's Next for Gnosis over the next 6-12mo?
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In this episode of StablePod, we sit down with Michael Bentley, Co-founder and CEO of Euler Labs, the core team developing Euler V2, a next-gen modular lending protocol. Michael shares the rise and fall of Euler V1, the team's resilience and perseverance, and the innovations and improvements in Euler V2. Euler V2 is a decentralized lending protocol that allows users to create and customize their own vaults. Euler v2 consists of three major modules: Euler Vault Kit (EVK), Ethereum Vault Connector (EVC), and Euler Price Oracles (EPO). The modular design allows users to build various lending protocols and customize risk parameters and governance. — ⏳ TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Introduction
02:38 The Resilience and Perseverance of the Euler Team
03:57 What the Euler Team Did Post-Exploit
06:12 The Idea for V2 Improvements
09:04 Innovating and Standing Out Amongst the DeFi Incumbents
11:12 What Michael Looks Forward to with v2 Launch
13:34 Current State of DeFi Lending: Monolithic vs. Modular
17:39 Michael's Interest in Mechanism Design
20:45 Mechanism Design vs UX; Protocol vs Product
23:00 Building and Scaling Modular Systems
26:58 The Core Architecture of Euler V2
32:10 Educating Community on Euler Vaults
35:41 How Euler v2 is Different From Other Lending Protocols
40:42 Governance and Risk Management in Euler v2
45:37 The Role of the EUL Token
51:10 Euler Governance
54:38 Closing Thoughts
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In this episode, Dennison joins us to discuss the state of DAO Tooling and the challenges faced by DAOs in 2024. Dennison Bertram is the co-founder of Tally, a company focused on making DAOs work by solving the problem of misalignment of incentives.In our conversation, we cover Tally's approach to DAO governance, the importance of aligning incentive models, and the upcoming launch of the Tally Protocol. — ⏳ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Introduction 05:30 State of DAO Tooling in 2024 06:30 Tally's Approach and Success Factors 13:05 The Challenge of Economic Abstraction in DAOs 26:14 Tokens Co-Mingling Financial Value with Organizational Utility 27:13 The Collapse of DAOs: Zero Value and Maximum Value 32:56 The Extractive Behavior in DAOs 38:58 The Need for Proper Compensation in DAOs 46:43 Introducing the Tally Protocol ✏️ SHOW NOTES ▸ https://www.tally.xyz/ ▸ https://tally.mirror.xyz/Drw-uvqhUnJLRxg32sV-sqKZ785-AO85FBaCYeXqxhA — 👋 FOLLOW US ▸ StableLab https://x.com/StableLab ▸ Juan https://x.com/0xCadena ▸ Gustav https://x.com/GArentoft ▸ Dennison https://x.com/DennisonBertram ▸ Tally https://x.com/tallyxyz Subscribe to our Weekly Newsletter https://stablelab.substack.com/ Subscribe on YouTube / @stablelabxyz Subscribe on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/33O3eLP Subscribe on Apple — ⚠️ DISCLAIMER The information in this video 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). Juan, Gustav, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.
In this episode, we sit down with Paul Frambot, CEO and Co-founder of Morpho Labs, a team contributing to the development of the Morpho Protocol. Paul shares insights into Morpho's unique approach to governance, scalability, and the shift from monolithic to modular lending protocols. Morpho aims to provide a foundational infrastructure layer for lending, allowing users to build specific experiences on top of it. They work with existing protocols and teams to externalize risk management and enable liquidity allocation across different markets. — ⏳ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Intro
4:09 The Era of Modular Lending
10:43 DeFi Scalability Challenges
15:35 How Morpho Works with the DeFi Ecosystem
19:02 Security and Risk Management on Morpho
21:56 Value Proposition of Morpho Vaults
27:10 Handling Interest Rates and Market Dynamics
30:20 The Morpho Blue Ecosystem
33:13 Decentralized Risk Management
37:13 The Value of Transparency and DAOs
40:19 Competing for Stablecoin Liquidity & Distribution
43:19 Morpho DAO Governance
45:59 Morpho's Upgradeability
49:39 The Value of the Morpho Token
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In this episode, Seraphim, Head of Growth at Ethena Labs, joins us to discuss the rapid ascent of the Ethena Protocol. In our conversation, we explore the mechanism design choices used to build the protocol, its unique features such as its delta-neutral synthetic dollar and use of CeFi infrastructure, and discuss the partnerships and collaborations that have fueled Ethena's rapid growth. — ⏳ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Intro 02:14 Seraphim's Journey 04:20 Why Seraphim Joined Ethena 5:25 What Ethena is 09:00 The Effectiveness of the Ethena Points System 11:29 Ethena's Integrations and Partnerships Across DeFi 14:14 Partnership with MakerDAO 15:35 How USDe is Different from other dollar-denominated assets 18:34 Ethena's Role in the DeFi Lego 20:48 The Protocol's Decentralization Plans 23:50 Challenges the Team Has Faces 25:32 What Aspects of the Protocol are Decentralized 27:04 How far can Ethena scale? 28:46 Growing Decentralized Onchain Perps 30:24 Criticism: Ethena has Grown Too Quickly 32:29 Stress Testing 34:59 What Ethena is Doing to Further Secure Itself and Provide Transparency 36:33 Covering Shorts and Saving the Market 38:17 Comparing Growth and BD at Lido, Euler, and Ethena 41:04 Criticism: Ethena's Custodians can be Censored 43:20 Criticism: DeFi Shouldn't Touch CeFi 44:40 Decentralized Protocol UX 46:38 DeFi Risk Management and Self-Regulation 48:29 DAO Governance is Cool - Seraphim 50:20 Ethena's Future Plans 51:22 Outro ✏️ SHOW NOTES ▸ https://ethena.fi/ — 👋 FOLLOW US ▸ StableLab https://x.com/StableLab ▸ Juan https://x.com/0xCadena ▸ Gustav https://x.com/GArentoft ▸ Seraphim https://x.com/MacroMate8 ▸ Ethena Labs https://x.com/ethena_labs Subscribe to our Weekly Newsletter https://stablelab.substack.com/ Subscribe on YouTube / @stablelabxyz Subscribe on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/33O3eLP Subscribe on Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... — ⚠️ DISCLAIMER The information in this video 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). Juan, Gustav, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.
In this episode, Thanos from Keyrock joins us to discuss the role of market makers in DeFi governance. Thanos is the Head of DeFi Ecosystems at Keyrock, a leading market maker and liquidity provider in the digital asset space. In our conversation, we cover Keyrock's engagement in governance across various DeFi ecosystems, the importance of liquidity providers having a voice in key decisions, and the challenges of navigating scrutiny as a governance participant. — ⏳ TIMESTAMPS
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0:54 Keyrock and their Mission
1:54 Thanos' Role as DeFi Ecosystem Lead
3:33 Motivations for Keyrock's Engagement in Governance
6:54 The Perspective of a Market Maker in Governance
10:25 The Slow Evolution of DAO Governance
11:28 Community's Receptiveness to Keyrock Governance
14:42 Improving Governance with High-Quality Participants
16:25 Navigating Scrutiny as a Market Maker
19:39 Impact of Governance Decisions on Liquidity Providers
21:30 Value of Market Makers in Governance
23:52 Keyrock's Approach to Governance
24:51 The Value Proposition of Keyrock Governance
30:36 Helping New DAOs Establish Governance
32:36 How Keyrock Structures its Governance Arm and its Future Plans
34:15 Governance Contributions and Strategy
39:41 Closing Remarks
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In this episode, Niklas Kunkel joins us to discuss Chronicle, a next-generation Oracle Protocol born out of MakerDAO. Nik is the Founder of Chronicle, a team on a mission to develop frictionless, decentralized, and verifiable infrastructure for all on-chain data transmission. In our conversation, we cover how to decentralize oracle protocols, the Oracle Core Unit's history, use cases beyond Price, and much more. — ⏳ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Introduction 1:02 Key Lessons from MakerDAO 3:45 Advantages of the Core Unit Mode 5:49 The Oracle Core Unit 8:15 Decision to Spin off MakerDAO 12:32 Chronicle's History 16:05 Chronicle, the Brand 20:36 What Sets Chronicle Apart from Other Oracles 24:40 How Oracle Protocols Work 29:01 Oracle Decentralization 38:02 Oracle Governance 44:41 Use Cases for Oracles Beyond Price 56:12 What's Next for Chronicle ✏️ SHOW NOTES ▸ https://chroniclelabs.org/ ▸ https://docs.chroniclelabs.org/ — 👋 FOLLOW US ▸ StableLab https://twitter.com/StableLab ▸ Juan https://twitter.com/0xCadena ▸ Gustav https://twitter.com/GArentoft ▸ Nik https://twitter.com/nomos_paradox ▸ Chronicle https://chroniclelabs.org/ Subscribe to our Weekly Newsletter https://stablelab.substack.com/ Subscribe on YouTube / @stablelabxyz Subscribe on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/33O3eLP Subscribe on Apple — ⚠️ DISCLAIMER The information in this video 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). Juan, Gustav, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.
In this episode, Jeffrey “Jihoz” Zerlin joins us to discuss the evolution of the Ronin Ecosystem as the leading web3 gaming blockchain. Jihoz is the Co-founder of Axie Infinity, a team on a mission to create economic freedom for gamers by building games that are truly player owned. In our conversation, we cover Jihoz's continued success, decentralization of the Ronin Chain, where web3 gaming and DeFi collide, governance of gaming protocols, and much more.
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In this episode, Marcelo joins us to discuss the future of Asset and Treasury Management across DeFi. Marcelo is the Co-founder of Karpatkey, a team providing financial services to the leading DAOs. In our conversation, we cover Karpatkey's founding story, DAO M&A, GIP-92, and the role Karpatkey looks to play in helping bank DeFi. — ⏳ TIMESTAMPS ✏️ SHOW NOTES ▸ https://www.karpatkey.com/ ▸ https://governance.aave.com/t/temp-check-financial-services-proposal-karpatkey-tokenlogic/15633 ▸ https://forum.gnosis.io/t/gip-92-should-gnosis-dao-spin-off-karpatkey-dao-and-deploy-the-kpk-token/8115 — 👋 FOLLOW US ▸ StableLab https://twitter.com/StableLab ▸ Juan https://twitter.com/0xCadena ▸ Gustav https://twitter.com/GArentoft ▸ Marcelo https://twitter.com/claberus ▸ Karpatkey https://twitter.com/karpatkey Subscribe to our Weekly Newsletter https://stablelab.substack.com/ Subscribe on YouTube https://youtube.com/@StableLabxyz Subscribe on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/33O3eLPLJjgm7Htj28SOh1 Subscribe on Apple — ⚠️ DISCLAIMER The information in this video 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). Juan, Gustav, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.
In this episode, Greg Di Prisco joins us to chat about all things DeFi Protocol Design. Greg is the former Head of Business Development at MakerDAO and is now Co-founder at Ajna Finance, an innovative oracle-free lending and borrowing protocol soon to be redeployed. In our conversation, we cover Ajna's recent griefing exploit, designing DeFi from first principles, and the future of Ajna's ecosystem growth and development. — ⏳ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 1:15 Greg's Journey and Source of Inspiration 3:27 How MakerDAO Influenced Greg 5:35 Maker's Focus on Governance 7:40 Greg's Push for Real-World Assets at Maker 11:13 What Influenced Ajna Finance 13:22 How Ajna Finance Innovates 14:48 Ajna UX Considerations
17:03 The Complexity Barrier
19:18 DeFi's New Direction
22:42 Protocol Upgradeability
25:23 How Ajna Scales
28:11 Lessons from Building Ajna
29:50 The Ajna Vulnerability
35:30 Ajna Multichain Strategy
38:07 Ajna Grants Program
40:53 Ajna Ecosystem and Growth
42:30 Why the D in DeFi is a Farce
47:15 Final Thoughts/Outro ✏️ SHOW NOTES https://www.ajna.finance/ https://gdipri01.medium.com/building-defi-from-first-principles-537903e756eb https://forum.ajna.finance/ — 👋 FOLLOW US StableLab https://twitter.com/StableLab Juan https://twitter.com/0xCadena Gustav https://twitter.com/GArentoft Greg https://twitter.com/g_dip Ajna Finance https://twitter.com/ajnafi Subscribe to our Weekly Newsletter https://stablelab.substack.com/ Subscribe on YouTube https://youtube.com/@StableLabxyz Subscribe on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/33O3eLPLJjgm7Htj28SOh1 Subscribe on Apple — ⚠️ DISCLAIMER The information in this video 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). Juan, Gustav, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.
In this episode, we're joined by Justine, Governance Lead and Architect at the Optimism Foundation. Justine is a prolific builder busy experimenting with governance designs and mechanisms at Optimism, the Layer-2 scaling solution. We dive into how the Foundation has evolved in its short lifespan, her research on DAO policies and frameworks, how building complex governance structures enables exclusivity and much more. — ⏳ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 1:15 Key Takeaways from Justine's DAO Research 3:55 What is DAO legitimacy? 4:54 DAO Representatives vs Contributors 7:17 The Lack of DAO Frameworks and Policies 9:30 Governance Differences by Protocol Type 12:43 Ecosystem Knowledge Sharing 13:54 Evolution of the Optimism Foundation 16:47 The Foundation's Plan to Hand Over Power 21:03 Progressive Decentralization Frameworks and Strategies 23:26 Governance Complexity as a Barrier to Entry 25:54 Important Lessons from Season 4 30:19 Superchain and Law of Chains 32:15 Combatting Capture Resistance in Councils 34:45 Season 5 and 6 Initiatives 36:14 Final Thoughts/Outro ✏️ SHOW NOTES https://www.optimism.io/ https://gov.optimism.io/ https://vote.optimism.io/ https://www.optimism.io/retropgf — 👋 FOLLOW US StableLab https://twitter.com/StableLab Juan https://twitter.com/0xCadena Gustav https://twitter.com/GArentoft Justine https://twitter.com/lalalavendr Optimism Foundation https://twitter.com/optimismFND Subscribe to our Weekly Newsletter https://stablelab.substack.com/ Subscribe on YouTube https://youtube.com/@StableLabxyz Subscribe on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/33O3eLPLJjgm7Htj28SOh1 Subscribe on Apple — ⚠️ DISCLAIMER The information in this video 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). Juan, Gustav, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.
