Cultivating an Infinite Garden

Aya Miyaguchi is the Executive Director of Ethereum Foundation. In conversation with Matthew Monahan.

• Ethereum Foundation: https://ethereum.foundation

• Aya's Twitter: https://twitter.com/AyaMiyagotchi

TOPICS

• 00:00 Intro

• 02:10 Aya’s journey into Ethereum Foundation

• 17:14 Guiding philosophies

• 28:13 Differences from traditional organizations

• 40:11 Grants administration at EF

• 49:35 More about grant recipients

• 59:22 Dealing with scams and abuse on Ethereum

• 01:09:10 New models for the economy and governance

• 01:15:34 Proof of stake and the merge

• 01:25:55 Leadership principles

• 01:30:28 Beyond monetary value

• 01:33:50 Environmental projects on the blockchain

• 01:39:52 How to learn more about Ethereum

• 01:42:55 Bision of an infinite garden

• 01:51:55 Closing comments

RESOURCES

• Ethereum Foundation: https://ethereum.foundation/

• Kraken: https://www.kraken.com

• Uniswap: https://uniswap.org

• Gitcoin: http://gitcoin.com

• Optimism: https://www.optimism.io

• Ethereum Name Service (ENS): https://ens.domains

• Bankless: https://www.bankless.com

• Daily Gwei: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDailyGwei

• Green Pill: http://greenpill.network

• Ethereum.org: https://ethereum.org

• Infinite Garden Coloring Book: https://www.infinitegarden.art

• Colton Orr: https://coltono.com/

• Metamask Learn: https://learn.metamask.io/

• Finite and Infinite Games book: https://www.amazon.com/Finite-Infinite-Games-James-Carse/dp/1476731713

This interview took place during a Web3 hui in New Zealand in 2023.

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