In this episode, we’re speaking with 0xdesigner about all things design, anonymity, and UX/UI in web3.

This is the longest episode in Rehash history, but we had so much to talk about and 0xdesigner graciously gave us almost two hours of his time to share his thoughts on all things consumer crypto, UX improvements, and the design space.

0xdesigner is primarily a product designer who has been putting out a new UX/UI design each day for the past 1.5 years, usually some sort of UX or design improvement to an existing app or envisioning a new app.

Not only does he have so many clever and creative ideas he shares every day, but he also has so much optimism and enthusiasm for crypto throughout all the highs and lows over the past few years. He truly believes in a future that’s enhanced by crypto and blockchain and is focused every day on working toward that goal.

0xdesigner was nominated by Ernest Kou and voted onto the podcast by Brenner Spear, Tom Scaria, Magenta Ceiba, Ernest Kou, Nick Naraghi, Lucas, Birb, Amy Jung, fifthworldzach, Maz, and David Phelps.

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0:00 Intro

2:25 0xdesigner’s background

4:00 Anonymity in crypto

17:26 Creating a new design every day for 570+ days

26:58 When it doesn’t make sense to use crypto

31:30 Cool new use cases for crypto

36:54 0xdesigner’s upcoming design projects

43:14 What 0xdesigner wishes people knew about design

45:42 Why is crypto UX and design so bad?

53:45 Why 0xdesigner is always open to testing new apps

57:24 Will web3 create new design primitives?

1:01:52 Do we need financialization in consumer crypto apps?

1:14:34 Every app will be a social app

1:28:25 Questions from Twitter

1:32:59 Can You Not

1:39:59 Follow 0xdesigner

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In this episode, we’re speaking with Sophia Dew, DevRel Engineering Lead at Celo, about all things onchain funding and what goes into launching a layer 2 blockchain.

Sophia joined Celo about a month ago, and prior to that she was working on Public Goods Network, or PGN, a layer 2 blockchain focused on public goods. PGN ended up running out of money and winding down but Sophia learned tons of lessons along the way about maintaining a blockchain that she shares with us in this episode.

We then did a deep dive into onchain funding - what new things it enables, why it’s important, and Sophia gives lots of examples of use cases or apps she would love to see get built out in the onchain funding arena.

Sophia was nominated by Nicole (by way of Triumph) and voted onto the podcast by Richie Bonilla, Andy Boyan, Meg Lister, David Phelps, Rachael Amy, and Triumph.

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0:00 Intro

2:47 How to launch a layer 2 blockchain via Public Goods Network (PGN)

6:41 How to maintain and grow a blockchain

14:21 Does it make sense to build an L2 focused on public goods?

16:07 Playbook for launching an L2

17:56 What does blockchain enable for public goods funding?

20:56 Framework for designing onchain funding mechanisms

27:07 Examples of onchain public goods funding outside of crypto

31:54 How to design regenerative funding mechanisms

42:28 What is Celo?

48:29 Can You Not

50:50 Follow Sophia

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In this episode, we’re speaking with Rene Lubov, software engineer at Celestia, about data availability (DA), or what Rene prefers to call data publishing.

Rene is one of the founding engineers at Celestia and breaks down for us everything we need to know about DA and how it’s implemented at Celestia. We also talk about modularity in blockchains, light nodes, and other technical concepts that you may have heard of before but maybe don’t have a clear understanding of just yet. She does a great job of explaining all of these concepts clearly.

On a more personal level, Rene also shares about her background, how she taught herself to code, what protocol engineering is (hint: it’s very different from app development or smart contract coding), what it was like being a founding engineer at Celestia, and her experience as a woman in crypto having joined way back in the early days.

Rene was nominated for Rehash by Tina and voted onto the podcast by Tina, Jimmy Chang, Hudson Jameson, Queen Wartooth, and David Phelps.

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0:00 Intro

2:20 What is data availability (DA)?

5:15 Why is data availability getting so much attention lately?

9:12 How does data availability increase scalability and reduce costs?

11:30 Is DA implemented in the blockchain layer or app layer?

14:08 What is Celestia?

16:20 What is modularity in blockchains?

19:18 Is Celestia an L1 or L2?

21:49 Future of Celestia

22:08 What is a light node?

28:25 What is it like being a founding engineer?

32:09 How is protocol engineering different from smart contract engineering?

35:45 Berlin ETH culture

39:26 How Rene became a coder

43:36 Twitter questions

51:45 Can You Not

55:52 Follow Rene

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In this episode, we’re speaking with Bethany Crystal about all things fractional work, using AI to improve learning and workflows, and we wrap up with a quick discussion on the Bitcoin developer ecosystem.

Bethany is the web3 fractional work queen, and she shares very openly in this episode about her experience as a fractional worker in web3, what her process looks like, and practical tips for others to think outside of the box about how they want to work.

As a mother of two and hobbyist of many things, Bethany has had to think creatively about how she can find the best balance for herself to do all the things she wants to do in life. For her, the answer was fractional work, or working on various projects on a contract or part time basis so that she has time for other aspects of life she enjoys and so that she can have her curiosity constantly satisfied with a variety of projects.

She talks about some of the pros and cons to being a fractional worker, the types of people she believes are best suited for the job, and gives us practical tips for identifying our core skillsets and finding work. She also shares some of the ways she’s been using AI to aid in her workflow and help her learn new skills at a much faster rate as well.

Bethany was nominated by DeFi Beats and voted onto the podcast by DeFi Beats, Parker Jay-Pachirat, Birb, Triumph, fifthworldzach, David Phelps, Spencer Graham, Andy Boyan, and Nick Naraghi.

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TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro

3:32 What is fractional work?

5:09 Bethany’s background in fractional work

11:35 Pros and cons to fractional work

15:44 Tips for promoting yourself as a fractional worker

23:15 How to balance life with work

26:25 Strategies for finding clients and work

32:46 Education x AI

36:54 Developing your learning stack

44:43 Incorporating AI into your learning stack

48:36 Building on Bitcoin L2

53:08 Can You Not

53:40 Follow Bethany

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Minihash is a condensed episode of Rehash, where we do a deep dive into one focused topic with a past guest.

On this Minihash episode, Nichanan Kesonpat, Researcher at 1kx, is joining us for a deep dive on what account abstraction is and recent developments in AA that have led to significant improvements in UX with crypto apps.

Nich first appeared on Rehash in S2 E5 | Parody Sorority Turned Grants DAO w/Kseniya & Nich from MGD, which aired on June 9, 2022.

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0:00 Intro

3:13 What is account abstraction (AA)?

9:53 Modular smart account abstraction

12:04 Real world use cases for account abstraction

16:14 Long term impacts of account abstraction

20:50 How account abstraction affects security

22:41 Favorite dapps using account abstraction

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In this episode, we’re speaking with Grace Guan, co-founder of Unlonely, a web3 livestreaming platform, about web2 vs web3 media, inner workings of YouTube algorithms, and how traditional media platforms can stop exploiting creators by getting rid of ads and algorithms in this new iteration of media we’re building in web3.

Grace and her brother, Brian, co-founded Unlonely together and have been doing a phenomenal job of onboarding creators to the platform. Grace shares some stats on their user base and viewership in this episode as well as what she thinks people working on consumer crypto apps need to do differently in order to get more users onto their platforms.

If you’re a creator or anyone working adjacent to web3 media, you won’t want to miss this episode with Grace.

Grace was nominated by Winny and voted onto the podcast by Winny, Triumph, Maz, Andy Boyan, Birb, David Phelps, Lucas, Ernest Kou, and myself, Diana Chen.

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TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro

3:42 Unlonely origin story

8:57 What it’s like co-founding a company with a sibling

12:20 Grace’s least favorite thing about working with Brian

17:57 Web2 vs web3 media

34:25 Good and bad parts of traditional media

36:11 What’s a better solution than algorithms and ads?

38:53 How to get more users onto crypto consumer apps

41:18 Unlonely viewer and watchtime stats

43:03 How to onboard traditional creators to web3 media

49:15 Concierge health services

58:22 Can You Not

1:00:13 Follow Grace and Unlonely

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Minihash is a condensed episode of Rehash, where we do a deep dive into one focused topic with a past guest.

On this Minihash episode, Jimmy Chang, founder of Catalyst, is joining us to recap EthCC 2024 in Brussels for us, sharing key insights in the Ethereum ecosystem, trends he’s noticing, and other conference highlights and lowlights.

Jimmy first appeared on Rehash in S4 E9: Millions of Modular Blockchains w/Jimmy Chang, which aired on April 13, 2023.

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0:00 Intro

1:10 Overall vibes at EthCC 2024 in Brussels

2:47 Main takeaways from EthCC (2 negative, 1 positive)

15:44 Key categories to focus on in Ethereum ecosystem in 2024

22:05 Favorite side events at EthCC 2024

23:52 Predictions for EthCC 2025

25:56 Final thoughts on EthCC 2025

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To kick off Season 9, we are speaking with P1A, a contemporary artist, educator, and founder based in Istanbul, about all things web3 and art. We reflect on the NFT craze of 2021, and P1A shares why even though the hype has died down, NFTs are in fact not dead and on the contrary, art NFTs have a long way to grow and develop.

We also talk about the work she’s doing at her studio in Istanbul called Yazane, where she’s helping educate other local artists about web3 and the impact that blockchain can have on their careers as artists. She not only uses the space as a gathering place and educational center but also as a gallery for local artists to be able to exhibit their works without paying the exorbitant fees they would to traditional galleries.

P1A was nominated by David Phelps and voted onto the podcast by David Phelps, Richie Bonilla, Forage, and Triumph.

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TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro

2:22 P1A’s background

6:02 When NFTs started to make sense for P1A

7:47 What fueled all the hype around NFTs in 2021?

10:22 Are NFTs dead in 2024

14:57 Path to success for a traditional artist

18:33 How web3 benefits artists

20:29 Will art galleries become obsolete?

23:20 How web3 affects traditional galleries

28:47 How Yazane Studio in Istanbul is structured

34:10 P1A’s dream tool in web3

38:30 What P1A’s working on currently

41:18 Can You Not

43:34 Follow P1A

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