On this episode of DAOn the Rabbit Hole, we’re talking with Kairon, Founder of ASCAN and a full-time DAO contributor. 

Kairon got started in web3 when he took a leap of faith, quit his day job, and dove headfirst into the space. Although he doesn’t recommend that approach for everyone, he’s learned a few things along the way and shares those learnings with our listeners. 

We set the stage by defining a DAO as Kairon shares the thought process he goes through when choosing a project to contribute to. We lay out some of the common DAO structures and Kairon explains what it’s like making money through contribution - without a supervisor, without clocking in, and without being contractually bound to the work. 

We discuss some major issues contributors face when working for DAOs, including issues of ambiguous compensation and free labor, as well as issues DAOs themselves are facing - like over-decentralizing too quickly. 

We close out our conversation with Kairon explaining the day-to-day of a DAO contributor and describing what contribution looks like for him, leaving listeners with some advice if they are interested in getting involved in the DAO space. He also gives us the inside scoop on his newest project - ASCAN. 

To continue this conversation and stay up to date on all things DAOn the Rabbit Hole, you can follow Anay on Twitter @anay_sim and RabbitHole @rabbithole_gg. You can also follow Kairon @K41RON.

 

⌛ TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 Intro

2:16 Kairon’s background

7:35 Defining a DAO

10:41 How Kairon chooses a DAO to contribute to

13:05 DAO structure

15:50 Onboarding into DAOs

17:50 Contributor compensation

20:25 The issue of free labor in DAOs

23:16 Token value

28:40 Key issues for DAOs today

30:54 Over-decentralization 

35:19 Supercontributors 

38:02 What does contribution look like?

41:49 ASCAN

45:08 Follow Kairon!

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On this episode of DAOn the Rabbit Hole, we’re talking with Jon Charbonneau, a Research Associate at the crypto research platform Delphi Digital. If you’re trying to wrap your head around The Merge or Ethereum itself, Jon has you covered in this conversation.

We kickoff the episode getting to know Jon, his background, and how he fell down the crypto rabbit hole. As a prominent writer, Jon is the perfect guest to take us on a deep dive on Ethereum, its innerworkings, and of course, The Merge. As we peel back the layers of the largest smart contract blockchain, we also discuss Ethereum’s vision, core values, community, functionality, and why Jon is so excited about it. 

Turning to The Merge itself, Jon breaks down topics such as proof of work vs. proof of stake, the beacon chain, the reasoning behind the merge, energy efficiency, and more. He also debunks some common misconceptions regarding The Merge and clarifies what users and validators should expect in the coming weeks. 

As we close our conversation, we touch on some delicate Ethereum issues, including what it means to scale Ethereum, the correlation between security and decentralization, incentives for validators, censorship, regulation, and other important topics. 

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⌛ TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 Intro

0:52 Jon’s background

2:44 Why Jon is excited about Ethereum

4:18 Core values of Ethereum

6:07 Ethereum’s dazzling functionality

7:47 The Merge

10:50 The Beacon Chain

12:33 Will proof of work continue?

14:45 Why merge? 

17:45 Scaling Ethereum

19:19 What will change for Ethereum users?

19:55 What will change for Ethereum validators?

21:53 Security and decentralization

25:16 Financial requirements for validators

26:50 Censorship 

32:01 Regulation

35:44 The future of Ethereum

39:20 Follow Jon!

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On this episode of DAOn the Rabbit Hole, we’re talking with Deana Burke and Natasha Hoskins, Co-Founders of Boys Club. Boys Club is a community known as the no bro zone for the crypto curious.

Deana has been in the crypto space since 2017 and spent four years convincing her friend Natasha to get on the bandwagon. In 2021 Natasha finally saw what all of the hype was about and together, they founded Boys Club. 

Boys Club is a safe space for people to explore crypto and ask questions, even if they don’t look like the traditional tech guy. We discuss Boys Club’s mission of onboarding women and non-binary people into web3 by nurturing curiosity and helping people find web3 use cases for things they are already interested in. 

We dive deeper into Boys Club, how the name came to be, and what makes this community and brand so special. We also get into Boys Club’s DAO, why DAOs should start small, and how a brand can scale while maintaining its cohesiveness. We discuss the importance of women-led projects in the space, while also acknowledging that being a woman is not the most interesting thing here - it’s what we’re building and what we’re creating. 

To continue this conversation and stay up to date on all things DAOn the Rabbit Hole, you can follow Anay on Twitter @anay_sim and RabbitHole @rabbithole_gg. You can also follow Deana on Twitter @medeana, Natasha at @natashaghoskins and Boys Club @BoysClubCrypto.

 

⌛ TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 Intro

1:46 Deana’s background

4:00 Natasha’s background

7:31 Creating a safe place for vulnerability in web3

8:40 Onboard to web3 by finding your other interests within the space

9:48 Nurturing curiosity for web3

11:15 Why the name Boys Club? 

12:12 How working on Gracias helped Deana build Boys Club

15:20 What are the defining characteristics of Boys Club?

18:17 Why start a DAO?

21:09 Why DAOs should start small

23:31 How does a decentralized community maintain its brand identity as it scales?

28:23 Is feminism a core part of the Boys Club Brand? 

30:26 Refocusing the Boy’s Club brand

35:06 The importance of community first organizations

36:11 How to get involved with Boys Club

36:57 Follow Deana and Natasha!

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