Eureka Street Creative Podcast

Web 3.0 basics with OpenCurrnt.io - Episode 01 - Evolution of the Web

This is the first video in partnership with OpenCurrnt.io where I go over some of the fundamentals of web 3.0. Quite often in my morning show videos I find myself spending a large amount of time explaining basic concepts for the audience and it seems to take a really long time to get to the point. I know I am guilty of rambling anyway, as that is just the way I am, but I thought it would help to make some video specifically covering the basics. OpenCurrnt.io is a platform that is seeking to help people monetize and collaborate with others in a decentralized way that cuts out the centralized web 2.0 middleman.

Episode 128 - Scratching my head over them Ape NFT’s

Good morning!  This morning I attempted to look at the whole Bored Ape phenomenon.  I gave my limited perspective on them.  Personally, I don't understand all the fomo about this NFT project and the new metaverse launching around it, but what do I know? People seems to be paying big bucks to be a part of it. What do I know?  Guess I'll just go clock in at work.

Sources:

https://thedefiant.io/bayc-ape-the-otherside-and-kodas-everything-you-need-to-know/

https://boredapeyachtclub.com/#/home

https://medium.com/nswap/everything-you-need-to-know-about-otherdeed-for-otherside-and-kodas-16108ba13849

https://deasilex.com/otherside-metaverse/

https://www.coindesk.com/layer2/2022/05/04/the-yuga-labs-catastrophe-could-have-been-prevented/

https://www.investopedia.com/terms/d/dutchauction.asp

 

Episode 127 - Gettin’ them Friday payday airdrops after I ramble about Layer 2’s

Good morning! This morning I ramble on about DeFi, Layer 1 vs layer 2 and then finally manage to make it to the topic of the layer 2 airdrops from Optimism and Hop Protocol.

Sources:

https://hop.exchange/

https://portal.arbitrum.one/

https://ethereum.org/en/layer-2/

https://medium.com/stakingbits/optimism-op-airdrop-is-coming-what-you-need-to-know-f982b0e282e2

https://app.optimism.io/governance

https://app.hop.exchange/#/airdrop/preview?token=ETH

 

Episode 126 - Morning thoughts on forks, Chainlink interoperability, bridges, & other mindless drivel

Good morning!  It is a casual morning for me.  There is nothing really specific I highlight in this episode as I gloss over an article that talks about 7 key takeaways of Sergey Nazarov of Chainlink's interview with Ash Bennnington.  It leads me to tangents and anecdotes.  

Sources:
https://chainlinktoday.com/seven-key-takeaways-from-sergey-nazarovs-sxsw-fireside-chat-with-ash-bennington/

https://twitter.com/wef/status/1519119185422524416

Episode 125 - All fired up over heating city blocks with Bitcoin mining and the green mining debate

Good morning! Please excuse my long rant in the beginning. But hey, I do get alot of influence from morning radio shock-jock DJ's! I just needed to get fired up this morning to start my day. This morning I reflect on climate change, bitcoin mining FUD, power baseloads, energy districts, stranded energy, MintGreen.co green mining company, "green" Bitcoin and what that could look like.

Sources:

https://twitter.com/wef/status/1519119185422524416

https://twitter.com/mintgreenhq?lang=en

https://mintgreen.co/

https://mintgreen-blockchain.medium.com/north-vancouver-to-be-worlds-first-city-heated-by-bitcoin-7c4389822fd1

https://energyeducation.ca/encyclopedia/Baseload_power

https://investableuniverse.com/2021/10/14/mintgreen-digital-boiler-bitcoin-municipal-heating-north-vancouver/

https://compassmining.io/education/mint-green-bitcoin-mining-podcast

https://gam.ai/

 

Episode 124 - Closing the fresh knowledge gap with web 3.0 and OpenCurrnt.io

In this episode I interview Tom O'Malley, Founder of OpenCurrnt.io and CEO of Currnt.com. Here we discuss the knowledge gap and how to close it using web 3.0. An example of the knowledge gap is the disparity between the traditional institutions and the ground level of innovation that happens with everyday people in the online communities. How do you tap into the info that some person in an online community knows and be able to curate that knowledge to be used for product development and market research? Web 3.0 allows the creators of that knowledge to be able to share while still owning their ideas. OpenCurrnt.io is creating a platform to be able to facilitate this knowledge-sharing economy by allowing innovators to form DAOs and tokenize their ideas. In this interview Tom explains this very well.

Discord:

https://discord.gg/MTRBY5Nk

https://opencurrnt.io/

https://opencurrnt.io/pdf/OpenCurrnt_Whitepaper.pdf

https://currnt.com/

 

Episode 123 - Web 2 becoming ”cheugie” and web 3 is here to save the day

Good morning!  This morning I ramble gloriously.  I talk about Elon Musk and Twitter, decentralized and web 3 media, the word cheugie and the "cheugieness" of the .com URL's and where the .xyz domains came from to save the internet from "cheugieness". 

Sources:
https://techcrunch.com/2021/12/28/wtf-is-xyz/

https://techcrunch.com/2022/04/25/its-elons-twitter-now-so-whats-next/

 

Episode 122 - Unlocking new worlds and secret content with NFTs

Good morning and happy SaTURDay! This morning I ramble on about how I am doing until the 14:42 mark. Then, I eventually get tp the point and talk about NFT and how they can be used for community gating, building, and special access to secret and paid content. I take a surface-level look at NFTPortal.xyz and Unlock Protocol.

Sources:

https://www.nftportal.xyz/

https://blog.nftportal.xyz/early-access-period/

https://moonbirds.xyz/

https://opensea.io/collection/proof-moonbirds

https://unlock-protocol.com/

https://unlock-protocol.com/blog/mintgate-unlock-case-study

https://www.mintgate.io/

https://bakery.fyi/bakery-nft/

https://www.supercast.com/

 

Episode 121 - Some morning crypto thoughts on Bitcoin mining and hosting

Good morning!  This morning I spend my usual time rambling and I end up looking a little bit at the Compass Mining website as I learn a bit about Bitcoin miner hosting services and different types of Bitcoin mining.  One subject I am really interested in is how proof of work miners are making steps to optimize mining for lower energy usage.  With the incredible amount of FUD attacks being put out against Bitcoin and proof of work mining, I think it is important to look at the side being attacked and try to find the pros and cons and grey areas on both sides.  

Sources:
https://compassmining.io/education/how-bitcoin-mining-hosting-works/

https://cointelegraph.com/news/stranded-no-more-bitcoin-miners-could-help-solve-big-oil-s-gas-problem

 

Episode 120 - Coffeshops run as DAOs - The Cafe DAO continuing coffeeshop idea generation

In this episode I speak with the team at The Cafe DAO. This DAO seeks to take DAOs beyond the screen of web3 and implement the structure into the form coffee shops. Coffee shops have for centuries been the place where new ideas and experimentation have happened and the pattern continues here with this team exploring different options and ways of thinking when doing business. Can a brick and mortar business really be run as a DAO with a flat structure with code at the center instead of in a traditional top down hierarchical manner? Is this just another way of doing a collective, collab, or coop? What are the legal implications? We discuss these topics among many others in this quick 40 interview!

Sources:

https://discord.gg/86QwftJa

Twitter: @TheCafeDAO

https://www.thecafedao.com/