Terra Autumn Series Ep. 1: Kickstarting Terra Autumn with Do Kwon

10/05/21 • 57 min

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Jose Maria Macedo sits down with Do Kwon, Co-Founder and CEO of Terraform Labs, the team behind the Terra blockchain, a fully decentralized and programmable money for the internet. The two discuss decentralized stablecoin mechanisms and pitfalls, Terra’s core ethos, regulatory risk for Terra, and much more!

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Show Notes:

(00:00:00) – Introduction.

(00:03:04) – Do’s background.

(00:05:40) – The importance of stablecoins.

(00:08:26) – An overview of stablecoins.

(00:13:09) – Overcoming the challenges of an algorithmic stablecoin.

(00:18:01) – Making $UST the most useful form of money.

(00:22:12) – Terra’s DeFi ecosystem.

(00:26:40) – The metaverse on Terra.

(00:29:21) – Terra’s scalability.

(00:32:22) – Terra’s main goal / Getting $UST on other chains.

(00:35:40) – Using $UST for payments / CHAI payments.

(00:41:45) – Regulatory risk for Terra.

(00:47:14) – Terraform Lab’s plan for their treasury.

(00:48:53) – Sustainability of the Terra ecosystem without incentives.

(00:52:08) – Managing the concentrated liquidity trade-off.

(00:53:34) – Do’s biggest concerns for Terra.

(00:55:20) – Closing thoughts from Do.

Resources:

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We would like to thank our sponsors for making this podcast possible.

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.

Show Notes:

(00:00:00) – Introduction.

(00:03:04) – Do’s background.

(00:05:40) – The importance of stablecoins.

(00:08:26) – An overview of stablecoins.

(00:13:09) – Overcoming the challenges of an algorithmic stablecoin.

(00:18:01) – Making $UST the most useful form of money.

(00:22:12) – Terra’s DeFi ecosystem.

(00:26:40) – The metaverse on Terra.

(00:29:21) – Terra’s scalability.

(00:32:22) – Terra’s main goal / Getting $UST on other chains.

(00:35:40) – Using $UST for payments / CHAI payments.

(00:41:45) – Regulatory risk for Terra.

(00:47:14) – Terraform Lab’s plan for their treasury.

(00:48:53) – Sustainability of the Terra ecosystem without incentives.

(00:52:08) – Managing the concentrated liquidity trade-off.

(00:53:34) – Do’s biggest concerns for Terra.

(00:55:20) – Closing thoughts from Do.

Resources:

Our Video interviews Can Be Viewed Here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Yy99ZlQIX9-PdG_xHj43Q
Access Delphi's Research Here: https://www.delphidigital.io/

Previous Episode

Jeremy Allaire: Leading Multiple IPOs, The Circle Turnaround Story, Growing USDC to $31B and Crypto Regulations

The Delphi Podcast Host and GP of Delphi Ventures Tom Shaughnessy sits down with Jeremy Allaire, Co-founder and CEO of Circle, a payments and treasury infrastructure for the internet and issuer of USD Coin (USDC). The two discuss building successful companies in new technologies, the regulatory climate for stablecoins, the future of Circle and much more.

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Show Notes:

(00:00:00) – Introduction.

(00:02:27) – Jeremy’s background.

(00:09:31) – How to scale companies in new technologies quickly.

(00:14:26) – Remaining flexible on the product and business plan.

(00:17:01) – Biggest lessons from Jeremy’s first two companies.

(00:20:01) – Time management as an industry leader.

(00:23:12) – Deciding to double-down on USDC.

(00:32:36) – Making the call to drop losing business divisions.

(00:36:54) – Team involvement in making key business decisions.

(00:38:36) – The future of Circle.

(00:47:32) – Regulatory concerns for USDC.

(00:56:05) – Chances of complete government crackdown.

(01:00:09) – Are government crackdowns bullish for Bitcoin and Ethereum?

(01:02:26) – Regulation in the early internet days.

(01:07:58) – Jeremy’s thoughts on competition from decentralized stablecoins.

Resources:

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Aaron and David McDonald: Altered State Machine is Enabling AI Ownership via NFTs, Hereditary AI and Minting Brains

The Delphi Podcast Host and GP of Delphi Ventures Tom Shaughnessy sits down with Aaron and David McDonald, founders of Altered State Machine (ASM), a world-first decentralized platform for developers and NFT owners to create, train and own intelligent NFTs. They discuss integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into NFTs and gaming, use cases for AI in DeFi, the infrastructure of ASM brains and much more!

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Show Notes:

(00:00:00) – Introduction.

(00:02:20) – Aaron and David’s background.

(00:04:15) – Elevator pitch for Altered State Machine (ASM).

(00:07:00) – The issues with NFTs today.

(00:09:42) – Integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) with NFTs.

(00:11:07) – Overview of AI in games.

(00:20:17) – The experience of gaming against an intelligent AI.

(00:31:09) – Use cases for AI in DeFi.

(00:36:19) – The ASM brain infrastructure.

(00:44:30) – The interoperability of brains.

(00:51:45) – Preventing getting the “perfect” brain.

(00:54:29) – How brain training works.

(00:59:14) – The opportunity for miners with ASM.

(01:02:31) – Data management for the brains.

(01:08:35) – The process behind ASM’s launch.

(01:13:58) – The sci-fi angle on ASM.

Resources:

Our Video interviews Can Be Viewed Here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Yy99ZlQIX9-PdG_xHj43Q
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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