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Farcaster | Building a Sufficiently Decentralized Social Network with Dan Romero Co-founder of Farcaster

Today we are chatting with Dan Romero, Co-founder of Farcaster.
In our conversation, we will discuss the rise of a decentralized social, compare different levels of decentralization, and explain why Farcaster has chosen a sufficiently decentralized approach. And what is that?
We'll also cover identity systems and content moderation in decentralized networks and explore the permissionless innovation ecosystem built for developers at Farcaster, which is evident by the growing number of applications built there.  
 
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Rarible| Empowering NFT creators with no-code tools w/ Alex Salnikov, Co-founder of Rarible.

Today we are chatting with Alex Salnikov, Co-founder of Rarible.We learn about the early days of Rarible, starting with the launch of their easy-to-use NFT minting platform that allowed anyone to create them. Alex says, at that time, you either had to be a developer or be vetted by the marketplace to mint NFTs.Throughout my conversation with Alex, I realize this consideration for accessibility drives a lot of their innovations.This has inspired it to become a first-of-its-kind aggregated marketplace for Ethereum NFTs and, more recently, to launch community marketplaces. This last one seems to have resonated with many popular collections and creators who launched marketplaces powered by Rarible.As always, there are lots to unpack here, so let’s get started.
 
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Re-architecting the internet around the individual with Evin McMullen, Co-Founder & CEO of Disco

Hello and welcome to Crypto Sapiens.
 
Today we are chatting with Evin McMullen, Co-founder of Disco.
In our conversation, we look back at young Evin, presenting to her parents about the fair use statute and why her use of platforms like Napster and Limewire constituted an educational, non-commercial use case. Her fascination with data freedoms, creative commons and MIT licenses continued in her undergraduate studies, where she worked with professors and fell deeper into the rabbit hole of identities across different digital platforms. 
Evin has tons of experience in web3, including almost five years at Consensys, where she worked on Ethereum ecosystem development and where, as she says, "she solidified a lot of the ideas she has and philosophies that she holds about identities as they can exist in web3."
Anyone who has met Evin knows she isn't just brilliant but capable of breaking down complex subjects into fun, accessible bits, and this interview is no different. 
We talk about surveillance capitalism, self-sovereign identities, self-custody of our traits beyond financial data, selective disclosure, and so much more.
 
 
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Decentralized Web Sharing with Chris Castig, Co-founder of Console

On today's episode, we are with Chris Castig, Co-founder of Console. We start with an exploration of Chris' crypto journey, which began when he learned of Napster (the p2p file sharing application) and soon after Bitcoin. As a musician, he then describes those innovative technologies as inspirational in his decision to study new media, specifically distributed systems culture.Furthermore, Chris is extending those values with Console, a community chat app where you own your identity, data and decentralized chat.Additionally, it uses Signal-level protocol to protect your privacy on the app. Beyond self-sovereignty and privacy, Console seeks to reduce the noise from apps like Telegram and Discord to provide a better experience for DAOs and web3 communities.And it is now in closed beta to co-build with the district. As always, lots to unpack here, so let's get started.To learn more about Chris and Console, you can follow them on Twitter @castig and @consoledao, respectively. Please remember to like and subscribe wherever you listen to this podcast. And give us a 5-star review.This helps our content reach more people like you. You can also find our entire podcast archive on our website @ cryptosapiens. xyz. Until next time, stay brainy.Please don't forget to like and subscribe wherever you listen to this podcast. And give us a 5-star review.This helps our content reach more people like you. You can also find our full podcast archive on our website @ cryptosapiens.xyz.Until next time, stay brainy.
 
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Website: https://www.console.xyz/
 
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Mini Series : Dejourno 4 by EurekaJohn | Web3 Incentivizing Journalism as a Public Good

Mini Series : Dejourno 3 by EurekaJohn.  In this episode, we focus on funding and journalism as a public good.  We start by defining the definition of a public good.  Then we explore ad-driven revenue and how it affects the algorithms in journalism.  What are some tools we can use to help incentivize journalists to work outside of the ad model?  We want to build tools for journalists that are as pure and untainted by financial and business interests as possible, but we can envision ways that some of those tools might be spun out and adapted for non-journalism commercial ventures. 
We explore how communities can use web3 to build their own decentralized, community-owned, not ad-driven, news outlets.  In the long run, we're interested in experimenting with whole new business models for journalism, and for rebuilding communities in news deserts. This is a little more abstract, but we can envision a role for investors to build some of the base layer tools that will enable this process without interfering in the editorial process.
 
Guests:
Keith Axline - @kaxline - JournoDAO, Republic.io
Crystal Street - @cstreet - JournoDAO
Eric Mack - @ericcmack - JournoDAO
Spencer - @clinamenic - JournoDAO
Humpty Calderon - @humptycalderon - Crypto Sapiens, Orange Protocol

Special Team Episode with EriDAO, OrnellaWeb3, InfiniteHomie, Latsan, Yofi, Kenichi, SprinklesForWinners, Studio07, EurekaJohn & Humpty

Welcome to the Crypto Sapiens podcast! Today we have a special team episode, featuring our awesome contributors from Crypto Sapiens & BanklessDAO.
In this episode, we asked our contributors three questions:
What was one contribution to Crypto Sapiens that was special and memorable to you this year?
What is your vision of DAOs (Decentralized Autonomous Organizations) in 2023?
What do you think will be the role of web3 media in the future of crypto education and adoption?
Contributors who participated (twitter profiles):
EriDAO (@EriDAO1) - Growth & Sponsorships Lead
OrnellaWeb3(@OrnellaWeb3)- Design Lead
InfiniteHomie (@infinitehomie)- Ops Lead
 Latsan (@ogalat04)- Pre-Production Lead
 Yofi (@lyknoada99)- Marketing & Distribution Lead
 Kenichi (@yfr_spxce) - Marketing & AV contributor
SprinklesForWinners (@BanklessWinners)- Finance Lead
 Studio07 - Tech Lead
EurekaJohn (@EurekaJohn1) - Audio-Visual Lead
Humpty (@humptycalderon) - Founder & Host Crypto Sapiens
Thank you for tuning in to this special team episode of the Crypto Sapiens podcast. We hope you enjoyed hearing from our team members and learning about their contributions to the show and their vision for the future of crypto. Stay tuned for more episodes of the Crypto Sapiens podcast!
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Mini Series : Dejourno 3 by EurekaJohn| Combating Censorship in Journalism Using web3 with Pub DAO & Decrypt.co’s Reza and JournoDAO’s Spencer, Crystal Street and Keith Axline

Mini Series : Dejourno 3 by EurekaJohnIn this episode, we explore various types of censorship and some of the web3 tools to deal with it. Censorship is most commonly thought of as almost a caricature of some prudish authority figure at the top burning books and punishing people for what they say. However, with the advancement of technology, censorship has taken on more subtle approaches such as agenda-setting theory, algorithmic exclusion, and shadow banning. The inner workings of these types of censorship are behind a veil controlled by centralized entities. Not all censorship is terrible; however, it should be a more democratic and transparent process. With web3, we hope to tear down this veil and let this process be transparent to all through decentralization using web3 tools.
 
 
 
This episode will focus specifically on censorship. Censorship is most commonly known by the obvious censorship attempts by the ‘Washington Wives,’ a group that set out to increase censorship in music in 1985 and fought against by Dee Snider of Twisted Sister, Jon Denver, and Frank Zappa. Then again, in 1988, with NWA vs. the FBI with the song Fuck the Police, among other cases. In the 90s, famous censorship debates raged when censorship took the form of Joe Biden wanting to ban PGP encrypted e-mail (which was previously military-grade encryption) and wanted back door access into everyone’s computers via the “Clipper Chip” in which the cypherpunks fought hard against and won.  
As we progress and innovate in technology, new forms of censorship emerge. We are also being faced with protocol-level censorship.
 
Legit forms of censorship: Fact-checking, misinformation, pornography, anti-money laundering, anti-spam/scam. But who is in control of those tools?
 
Is the desire for ad revenue an inadvertent form of censorship? Are the agenda setting and topic of the content driven by the need for clicks and likes for revenue? Does this drown out the ability of journalists to focus on a topic like local news, investigative, and policy?
 
What are current tools to fight against censorship?
 
Will censorship be automated through AI? What does that look like?
 
Guests:
Reza: @RezaJafery - Pub DAO / Decrypt.co
Spencer - @clinamenic - JournoDAO
Crystal Street - @crystaldstreet - JournoDAO
Keith Axline - @kaxline - JournoDAO
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ENS| Creating accessible onramps to crypto with Executive Director Khori Whittaker

I am your host, Humpty Calderon.Today we are chatting with Khori Whittaker, Executive Director of ENS.We open with an introduction to Khori, including his work in the education space. We discuss the importance of communicating the ideas and values of web3 and DAOs, to people outside our circle of crypto enthusiasts and advocates. Khori says, "we need to surface use cases that the world needs." In addition, he adds, "we need to create onramps with practical use cases," And quotes ENS as one of these. ENS as our digital identity makes interacting with crypto much more interesting, easier and fun. Lastly, we close on a discussion about the proposal that the ENS DAO community voted on to elect fund managers to manage the ENS Endowment.
To learn more about Khori and ENS, you can follow them on Twitter at @KhoriWhittaker and @ensdomains, respectively.Please don't forget to like and subscribe wherever you listen to this podcast. And give us a 5-star review.This helps our content reach more people like you.You can also find our full podcast archive on our website @ cryptosapiens.xyz. Until next time, stay brainy.
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Mini Series : Dejourno 2 by EurekaJohn| Platform or Protocol: Web3 Tooling for Journalists Keith Axline, Crystal Street, Eric Mack and Spencer

 
Dejourno hosted by EurekaJohn: Platform or Protocol: Web3 Tooling for Journalists with Keith Axline, Crystal Street, Eric Mack and Spencer
 
We dive into web3 tooling for journalists - platform vs. protocol, and how to understand the differences between them. We also look at what tools web3 currently offers for journalists (i.e.: Mirror, Unlock, Orange Protocol, Publish0x, Photure, etc).
We finally conclude on Web3 investigation platforms with the assistance of JournoDAO and other top architects in the web3 journalism area.
 
JournoDAO is an incubator for projects that transform and rethink the journalism ecosystem in the web3 space.
 
 
 
Listen to what our speakers have to say on the state of journalism today, its development, and how decentralization and web3 have affected it.
 
We intend to expose many of the cutting-edge apps currently being created to you, dear listeners. I sincerely hope you appreciate it and find it helpful in your cryptocurrency adventure.
 
To learn more, follow them on Twitter, and also don’t forget to visit their website, JournoDAO.xyz.
 
SPEAKERS
Keith Axline - @kaxlineCrystal Street - @crystaldstreetEric Mack - @ericcmack
Spencer - @clinamenic
 
 
 
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - 0:52 - DeJourno miniseries Introduction
0:52 - 3:14 - Host & Speakers Introduction and their journey in the crypto space/DeJourno
 
3:17 - 8:18 - Defining the categories of tools for web3 journalism (storage, censorship, resistance, transparency, community building and business, investigation tools)
 
8:20 - 17:58 - How is a platform different from a protocol in web3
 
18:00 - 29:57 - Easy to use web3 application and integration (unlock protocol as a case study)
 
30:00 - 34:07 - About Mirror.xyz as a platform   
 
34:10 - 36:26 -  Contributing to IPFS
 
36:28 - 42:52 - Degree of centralization to decentralization
 
42:54 - 44:16 - Censorship in Journalism
 
44:17 - 50:29 - How peer graph works and web2 server integration into web3
 
50:30 - 51:20 - Doing research about publishing platforms before using them 
 
51:21 - 52:37 - Decentralize Journalism
 
52:38 - 53:28 - DeJourno dao NFT
 
52:29 - Outro
 
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SUMMARY KEYWORDS
centralization, decentralization, journalism, protocol, platform, people, journalists, publishing platform, investigation platform, web server, blogging, on-chain, blockchain, IPFS, news, local, algorithms, web3, NFT,  
 
 
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BrightID: Gamifying identity social graphs with Philip Silva

Today we are chatting with Philip Silva, the Founding Advisor at BrightID.
We discuss digital identity, social graphs, and how BrightID works.
Philip says, "BrightID is a verification that you exist once within any given context."
Further explaining that BrightID can be used for different personas, allowing you the freedom to choose how you present yourself depending on the context.
BrightID also provides a level of Sybil resistance to applications that wish to validate that each person is participating once. They want anyone in the world to participate. But how do they validate that they are participating only once? He gives the example of the CLR Fund using quadratic funding to distribute $250,000 from the ETH Foundation to Latin American projects during ETHColombia.
Lastly, we go over the latest update to BrightID, Aura, a multiplayer game of sorts that anyone is welcome to play to help verify those they already know.
Philip says this is the future of BrightID!
 
 
To learn more about Philip and BrightID, you can follow them on Twitter @ubipromoter and @BrightIDProject, respectively.
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