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In this episode, we talk about Moloch DAO - a project that has drawn the attention of some of the biggest names in the Ethereum community. DAO stands for Decentralized Autonomous Organization, it has been conceptualized to be an organization that can operate and run across borders, on a decentralized blockchain network, which is directly controlled by the participants of that network. Unlike other DAOs in the past, Moloch is designed to effectively coordinate resources for issuing grants to projects within the Ethereum community. Some even describe it as a project with Crypto-economic innovations that can help fast track the development of projects on the Ethereum network. In this episode, we look at some of the basic concepts of what a DAO is, take a closer look at Moloch DAO and analyze how it can solve some of the problems of DAOs that have existed in the past.

EP 08 - MOLOCH DAO - THE NEXT BIG THING ON ETHEREUM?

We’re joined by Ameen Soleimani, Co-founder and CEO of SpankChan. From his humble beginnings at ConsenSys, he went on to create SpankChain in 2017 at the height of the ICO boom. The project aims to create a better and safer environment for sex workers by removing the intermediaries who take significant commissions on their revenues. SpankChain’s initial product, an adult cam platform, allows users to pay performers in crypto with a native asset over sophisticated payment channels. More recently, Ameen headed a project called Moloch DAO, a decentralized autonomous organization with the goal to fund Ethereum 2.0 development. Moloch has but few simple functions: making proposals, voting on proposals, and exiting. This simple design, heavily inspired on “The DAO” of 2016 has attracted funding from Vitalik Buterin, Joe Lubin and other prominent community members. Topics covered in this episode:  Ameen’s background as an early ConsenSys employee working on payment channels Why Ameen decided to found SpankChain and how the project has evolved since its inception What is Moloch DAO and why he decided to launch it The mechanism behind Moloch and how it compares to other DAOs How one becomes a member of Moloch and participates in governance The simplicity of Moloch DAO and its essential functions How Moloch DAO scales and its intended lack of a smart contract upgrade mechanism The attention and funding the project has already received Proposals already made on Moloch, including YangDAO, and their utility to the ecosystem Ameen’s views on the broader Ethereum space, his outlook on Eth 2.0 and the future of the project  Episode links:  Moloch DAO Moloch Ventures · GitHub Moloch DAO white paper Moloch Summoning Guide The State of Ethereum 2.0 report A Study of Libp2p and ETH2 A Call for a Temporary Moratorium on The DAO YangDAO Ameen Soleimani on Twitter Moloch DAO on Twitter SpankChain DappCon – 20% off with the code “EpicenterDappcon2019” Epicenter Meetup at Berlin Blockchain Week – Thu 22 Aug 2019 Berlin Blockchain Week 2019  Sponsors:  Azure: Deploy enterprise-ready consortium blockchain networks that scale in just a few clicks - http://aka.ms/epicenter Trail of Bits: Trust the team at the forefront of blockchain security research - https://trailofbits.com  This episode is hosted by Sebastien Couture &amp; Friederike Ernst. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/297

We’re joined by Ameen Soleimani, Co-founder and CEO of SpankChan. From his humble beginnings at ConsenSys, he went on to create SpankChain in 2017 at the height of the ICO boom. The project aims to create a better and safer environment for sex workers by removing the intermediaries who take significant commissions on their revenues. SpankChain’s initial product, an adult cam platform, allows users to pay performers in crypto with a native asset over sophisticated payment channels. More recently, Ameen headed a project called Moloch DAO, a decentralized autonomous organization with the goal to fund Ethereum 2.0 development. Moloch has but few simple functions: making proposals, voting on proposals, and exiting. This simple design, heavily inspired on “The DAO” of 2016 has attracted funding from Vitalik Buterin, Joe Lubin and other prominent community members. Topics covered in this episode: <ul> <li>Ameen’s background as an early ConsenSys employee working on payment channels</li> <li>Why Ameen decided to found SpankChain and how the project has evolved since its inception</li> <li>What is Moloch DAO and why he decided to launch it</li> <li>The mechanism behind Moloch and how it compares to other DAOs</li> <li>How one becomes a member of Moloch and participates in governance</li> <li>The simplicity of Moloch DAO and its essential functions</li> <li>How Moloch DAO scales and its intended lack of a smart contract upgrade mechanism</li> <li>The attention and funding the project has already received</li> <li>Proposals already made on Moloch, including YangDAO, and their utility to the ecosystem</li> <li>Ameen’s views on the broader Ethereum space, his outlook on Eth 2.0 and the future of the project</li> </ul> Episode links: <ul> <li><a href="https://molochdao.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Moloch DAO</a></li> <li><a href="https://github.com/MolochVentures/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Moloch Ventures · GitHub</a></li> <li><a href="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MolochVentures/Whitepaper/master/Whitepaper.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Moloch DAO white paper</a></li> <li><a href="https://medium.com/molochdao/moloch-summoning-guide-12a2a288e0ff" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Moloch Summoning Guide</a></li> <li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PS0k9MaKPdPwEw3Uh9rq7USjq7LcSpT6ICQUXRij4YE/edit#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The State of Ethereum 2.0 report</a></li> <li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/17OMi1MedOetF4Febijsc6KvGeNZdDQMb0yeC4QixOxw/edit#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Study of Libp2p and ETH2</a></li> <li><a href="http://hackingdistributed.com/2016/05/27/dao-call-for-moratorium/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Call for a Temporary Moratorium on The DAO</a></li> <li><a href="https://yangdao.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YangDAO</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/ameensol" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ameen Soleimani on Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/MolochDAO" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Moloch DAO on Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://spankchain.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SpankChain</a></li> <li><a href="https://dappcon.io" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DappCon – 20% off with the code “EpicenterDappcon2019”</a></li> <li><a href="https://epicenter.rocks/berlinmeetup" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Epicenter Meetup at Berlin Blockchain Week – Thu 22 Aug 2019</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blockchainweek.berlin/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Berlin Blockchain Week 2019</a></li> </ul> Sponsors: <ul> <li>Azure: Deploy enterprise-ready consortium blockchain networks that scale in just a few clicks - <a href="http://aka.ms/epicenter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://aka.ms/epicenter</a></li> <li>Trail of Bits: Trust the team at the forefront of blockchain security research - <a href="https://trailofbits.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://trailofbits.com</a></li> </ul> This episode is hosted by Sebastien Couture &amp; Friederike Ernst. Show notes and listening options: <a href="https://epicenter.tv/297" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">epicenter.tv/297</a>

Ameen Soleimani: Moloch DAO – A Simple Yet Unforgiving DAO to Fund Ethereum Development