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Haseeb Qureshi: Discussing Decentralization’s Core Purpose, Trade-Offs, Declining Marginal Utility and DAO Decision-Making The Delphi Podcast
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The Delphi Podcast Host and GP of Delphi Ventures Tom Shaughnessy sits down with Haseeb Querishi, managing partner at Dragonfly Capital, a cross-border crypto venture fund. The two have a philosophical discussion on the topic of decentralization, covering its core purpose, the costly trade-offs, the declining marginal utility of pursuing decentralization and much more!
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Show Notes:
(00:00:00) – Introduction.
(00:03:32) – Overview of Dragonfly Capital.
(00:04:05) – Inspiration for the post “Why Decentralization Isn't as Important as You Think”.
(00:06:07) – Haseeb’s stance on decentralization.
(00:08:37) – Haseeb’s thoughts on progressive decentralization.
(00:11:02) – The purpose of decentralization.
(00:13:00) – Haseeb’s thoughts on quantifying decentralization.
(00:15:46) – What if Vitalik kept control of Ethereum.
(00:18:50) – The decentralization trade-off for layer-1s.
(00:25:04) – Why projects cannot compete on being decentralized.
(00:29:18) – Censorship on layer-1s.
(00:31.01) – Adverse situations with nation-states.
(00:37:21) – The declining marginal utility of being decentralized.
(00:41:09) – Haseeb’s thoughts on decentralization bringing in more human capital.
(00:43:44) – Helping a team navigate decentralization as a VC.
(00:46:15) – The part incentives play in decentralization.
(00:49:37) – How Haseeb would structure a DAO.
(00:53:33) – Haseeb’s thoughts on mass governance.
(00:57:07) – Judging founders as an investor.
(01:01:13) – What Tom disagrees with in Haseeb’s post.
(01:03:09) – Imagining decentralization in a world without governments.
Resources:
Haseeb’s Twitter
Dragonfly Capital Website
Haseeb’s Article on Why Decentralization Isn’t as Important as You Think
Jesse Walden's Article on Progressive Decentralization
More
Our Video interviews Can Be Viewed Here: a hr
The Delphi Podcast Host and GP of Delphi Ventures Tom Shaughnessy sits down with Haseeb Querishi, managing partner at Dragonfly Capital, a cross-border crypto venture fund. The two have a philosophical discussion on the topic of decentralization, covering its core purpose, the costly trade-offs, the declining marginal utility of pursuing decentralization and much more!
We would like to thank our sponsors for making this podcast possible.
Kava: Kava connects the world's largest cryptocurrencies on DeFi’s most trusted platform. Mint stablecoins, lend, borrow, earn and swap safely across the top crypto assets with a simple user experience and the confidence of institutional-grade security. To learn more visit kava.io
Celo: Celo is a mobile-first platform that makes financial dApps and crypto payments accessible to anyone with a mobile phone. Celo supports over 1000 projects who are everyday building applications and issuing digital currencies from 100+ countries around the world. Learn more at Celo.org.
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.
(00:03:32) – Overview of Dragonfly Capital.
(00:04:05) – Inspiration for the post “Why Decentralization Isn't as Important as You Think”.
(00:06:07) – Haseeb’s stance on decentralization.
(00:08:37) – Haseeb’s thoughts on progressive decentralization.
(00:11:02) – The purpose of decentralization.
(00:13:00) – Haseeb’s thoughts on quantifying decentralization.
(00:15:46) – What if Vitalik kept control of Ethereum.
(00:18:50) – The decentralization trade-off for layer-1s.
(00:25:04) – Why projects cannot compete on being decentralized.
(00:29:18) – Censorship on layer-1s.
(00:31.01) – Adverse situations with nation-states.
(00:37:21) – The declining marginal utility of being decentralized.
(00:41:09) – Haseeb’s thoughts on decentralization bringing in more human capital.
(00:43:44) – Helping a team navigate decentralization as a VC.
(00:46:15) – The part incentives play in decentralization.
(00:49:37) – How Haseeb would structure a DAO.
(00:53:33) – Haseeb’s thoughts on mass governance.
(00:57:07) – Judging founders as an investor.
(01:01:13) – What Tom disagrees with in Haseeb’s post.
(01:03:09) – Imagining decentralization in a world without governments.
Resources:
Haseeb’s Twitter
Dragonfly Capital Website
Haseeb’s Article on Why Decentralization Isn’t as Important as You Think
Jesse Walden's Article on Progressive Decentralization
More
Our Video interviews Can Be Viewed Here: a hr
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