Ronin: The Frontier of Web3 Gaming
Episode Summary
In this episode, Jeffrey “Jihoz” Zerlin joins us to discuss the evolution of the Ronin Ecosystem as the leading web3 gaming blockchain. Jihoz is the Co-founder of Axie Infinity, a team on a mission to create economic freedom for gamers by building games that are truly player owned. In our conversation, we cover Jihoz's continued success, decentralization of the Ronin Chain, where web3 gaming and DeFi collide, governance of gaming protocols, and much more.
Time Stamps
0:00 Intro
1:15 Jihoz's Continued Success as Builder
2:26 Inspiration for Shipping Relentlessly
3:45 Jihoz the Leader
4:53 Why Ronin is the Best Web3 Gaming Platform
7:43 Project Growth Opportunities on the Ronin Network
10:49 Ronin's Onboarding Approach
15:55 The Structure of the Ronin Chain
16:37 Moving Ronin from PoA to DPoS
19:44 Ronin Governance
23:18 What Motivates Ronin Governance
25:52 What does Player-owned Mean to Jihoz
28:23 Governance Experiments of Gaming Protocols
31:08 Game Balancing through Governance
35:14 The Moat of the Ronin Blockchain
38:05 Community Feedback Loops
40:04 Prioritizing Feature Requests
41:55 Where DeFi and Gaming Intersect
45:48 Economic Activity on Ronin
47:16 Successful Web3 Gaming Archetypes