Making Bank offers an inside look into decentralized organizations in web3. Its goal is to showcase the people, ideas, and projects that keep us coming back for more. Each episode, we invite DAO members to join us for conversations about DAO life, the future of work, crypto, web3, and their journeys in this wild, weird and ultimately fascinating world of decentralization and new community structures.
Membership Transition and March 2 Staking Deadline for Legacy Members plus Upcoming Events | with TrewKat and TheThriller
In this episode, recorded on February 22nd, 2025, Droste hosts a discussion with Trewkat (Miss Katrina) and Adam Miller (The Thriller) about Black Flag DAO's new membership structure and legal entity formation. The conversation, originally recorded as a Twitter Space on February 18th, covers the transition from BanklessDAO, new membership tiers, staking requirements, and upcoming events. Key topics include the special membership opportunity for former BanklessDAO members (ending March 2nd, 2025), the formation of a Marshall Islands DAO LLC, and an upcoming social gathering at EthDenver.
Important Dates
- Deadline for Discounted Staking: March 2nd, 2025
- ChippiCon and BlackFlag Social at EthDenver: February 26th, 2025
Timestamps
[00:00] Show Introduction and Time-Sensitive Updates
- March 2, 2025 discounted staking deadline for existing Level 1 BanklessDAO members
[02:00] X Space intro banter and historical context with TheThriller (Adam Miller)
[06:15] Background on Transition from BanklessDAO with Trewkat (Miss Katrina)
[08:30] Staking Discount, Deadline and Rationale for returning members vs new members
[11:00] New Member Criteria and Structure Details announced in January
- Flag Curious: Entry Level Access (free)
- Flag Raiser: 500 USDC Stake + Social Consensus
- Flag Bearer: Advanced Membership Requirements + Voting Rights
[16:30] Transition mechanism through March 2 for existing L1 members
[20:00] Staking Mechanism and Pool Details
[22:30] Historical Context and Governance
[24:00] Related Community Projects and Updates
[27:00] BCard x ChippiCon
[28:30] Black Flag Initiative
[30:00] Chippi children's book on Amazon, more Chippi talk
[34:00] Legal Entity Formation with MiDAO
[39:00] Community Impact and Evolution
[41;00] Closing chatter and mutual
[42:00] Note on How to DAO by Kevin Owocki & Puncar
[43:00] Wrap up
Links and Resources
https://x.com/BlackFlagDAO (https://x.com/BlackFlagDAO)
https://warpcast.com/~/channel/blackflag (https://warpcast.com/~/channel/blackflag)
https://blackflagdao.notion.site/ (https://blackflagdao.notion.site/)
https://www.chippicon.com/# (https://www.chippicon.com/#)
https://linktr.ee/chippinft (https://linktr.ee/chippinft)
https://getbcard.io (https://getbcard.io)
https://app.banklessacademy.com/newsletter (https://app.banklessacademy.com/newsletter)
https://warpcast.com/banklessacademy (https://warpcast.com/banklessacademy)
Presentation
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-2Dio4GaPW2vF8FNBFHXrS0cdOtmGk0Fy2fbu3GvKO4/edit?usp=sharing (https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-2Dio4GaPW2vF8FNBFHXrS0cdOtmGk0Fy2fbu3GvKO4/edit?usp=sharing)
Announcements
https://banklessdao.substack.com/p/bfd-bulletin-1 (https://banklessdao.substack.com/p/bfd-bulletin-1)
https://paragraph.xyz/@bfbulletin/black-flag-bulletin-2 (https://paragraph.xyz/@bfbulletin/black-flag-bulletin-2)
13 Jan 2025
DAO Experience Roundtable | A candid conversation on working and building in Web3
Droste leads a roundtable discussion with experts Meredith Lehman, Sean Gonzalez, Jaris James, and JengaJoJo on the successes and failures of DAOs in the web3 space, exploring organizational behavior and human coordination.
27 Sept 2024
"52 Pickup" - Where Are We Now: History and Transition in 2024 with Rowan and ZFi
BanklessDAO is undergoing both a name change and a redefinition of purpose. Helping frame and steward this set of challenges is a six member Transition Council formed earlier this year: Hiro Kennelly, Trewkat, WinVerse, Coffee Crusher, Rowan and ZFi.
This episode seeks to encapsulate both the origin story of our organization and get you up to speed on how the organization is changing.
To help me do that, I sat down with Rowan and ZFI, two of the six members of the transition council.
ZFi has been in the crypto space since 2013 and has been active in DAOs since November 2021, when he joined Bankless DAO. His innovative problem solving and leadership in Web3 is helping shape the future of decentralized governance and strategies.
Rowan first got into crypto in 2017 and is a BanklessDAO OG, though the first few months he was mostly lurking. He found his footing in DAO Operations with Sobol and mapping bDAO, after which he held a leadership role as the Coordinator of the Operations Department for several seasons. He’s passionate about decentralized governance and individual sovereignty.
Guest Socials
ZFi: https://x.com/0xZFi (https://x.com/0xZFi)
Rowan: https://x.com/rowan_n0 (https://x.com/rowan_n0)
Links to forum discussions and timeline
Redefining Our Identity (Discourse Forum)
https://forum.bankless.community/t/redefining-our-identity/10708 (https://forum.bankless.community/t/redefining-our-identity/10708)
Redefining Our Purpose (Discourse forum)
https://forum.bankless.community/t/redefining-our-purpose/10694/12 (https://forum.bankless.community/t/redefining-our-purpose/10694/12)
ReOrg Timeline (Notion, 2024 Transition Council)
https://www.notion.so/bankless/35b6ad78361045c4becdc8b8c6bea2f3?v=b178b3e3ec5f400993a50f897dabc69b&pvs=4 (https://www.notion.so/bankless/35b6ad78361045c4becdc8b8c6bea2f3?v=b178b3e3ec5f400993a50f897dabc69b&pvs=4)
Genesis of BanklessDAO (Medium, May 4, 2021)
https://medium.com/bankless-dao/announcing-bankless-dao-133220f5efd8 (https://medium.com/bankless-dao/announcing-bankless-dao-133220f5efd8)
Timestamps
01:12 Introductions
03:20 Origins of BanklessDAO
05:45 A Grant Proposal and a Branding Issue
08:15 Defining DAOs
16:45 Alignment
19:40 Snapshot Voting Changes and Rationale
24:45 tlBANK as a signal of alignment
35:30 Transition Council Activities and the ReOrg Timeline
46:50 Forum Poll Results and Forward-looking Plans
55:35 Musings on the Human Experiment
57:00 Closing Thoughts
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Today's Host - Droste
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