48 min

Alex Salnikov: Rarible Protocol’s Open Source Tools for NFT Projects, $RARI Token, and Community Governance The Delphi Podcast

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The Delphi Podcast Host and GP of Delphi Ventures Tom Shaughnessy sits down with Alex Salnikov, co-founder and CPO at Rarible, the first community-owned NFT marketplace. The two discuss open-sourcing the Rarible Protocol stack, the benefits of having marketplace features on-chain, the $RARI token distribution and much more!


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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.


(00:02:30) – Alex’s journey in crypto.


(00:05:05) – Rarible’s storefront vs. competitors.


(00:07:37) – The focus of Rarible’s design.


(00:09:12) – Rarible on multiple chains.


(00:10:04) – Overview of Rarible Protocol. 


(00:13:59) – Rarible’s on-chain features. 


(00:16:39) –The benefits of having features on-chain. 


(00:20:32) – The risks for developers on closed APIs. 


(00:24:53) – The reason other teams close off their indexer.


(00:25:55) – How royalties are handled on Rarible. 


(00:28:17) – Alex’s thoughts on scaling Rarible. 


(00:31:53) – NFTs and security on layer-2s. 


(00:34:08) – Projects using Rarible Protocol to build. 


(00:38:28) – The $RARI token. 


(00:41:11) – Alex’s thoughts on Rarible being completely decentralized.


(00:42:45) – What the team did well/poorly with the $RARI token drop.


(00:45:00) – NFT projects that Alex is excited about. 


(00:45:51) – What Alex would say to NFT bears.



Resources:


Alex’s Twitter

Alex’s Linkedin

Rarible Twitter

Rarible Website

Rarible Protocol Website


More


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

Access Delphi's Research Here: https://www.delphidigital.io/


Disclosures: This podcast is strictly informational and educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to bu

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The Delphi Podcast Host and GP of Delphi Ventures Tom Shaughnessy sits down with Alex Salnikov, co-founder and CPO at Rarible, the first community-owned NFT marketplace. The two discuss open-sourcing the Rarible Protocol stack, the benefits of having marketplace features on-chain, the $RARI token distribution 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.


(00:02:30) – Alex’s journey in crypto.


(00:05:05) – Rarible’s storefront vs. competitors.


(00:07:37) – The focus of Rarible’s design.


(00:09:12) – Rarible on multiple chains.


(00:10:04) – Overview of Rarible Protocol. 


(00:13:59) – Rarible’s on-chain features. 


(00:16:39) –The benefits of having features on-chain. 


(00:20:32) – The risks for developers on closed APIs. 


(00:24:53) – The reason other teams close off their indexer.


(00:25:55) – How royalties are handled on Rarible. 


(00:28:17) – Alex’s thoughts on scaling Rarible. 


(00:31:53) – NFTs and security on layer-2s. 


(00:34:08) – Projects using Rarible Protocol to build. 


(00:38:28) – The $RARI token. 


(00:41:11) – Alex’s thoughts on Rarible being completely decentralized.


(00:42:45) – What the team did well/poorly with the $RARI token drop.


(00:45:00) – NFT projects that Alex is excited about. 


(00:45:51) – What Alex would say to NFT bears.



Resources:


Alex’s Twitter

Alex’s Linkedin

Rarible Twitter

Rarible Website

Rarible Protocol Website


More


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

Access Delphi's Research Here: https://www.delphidigital.io/


Disclosures: This podcast is strictly informational and educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to bu

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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-delphi-podcast/message

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