Ronin: The Frontier of Web3 Gaming

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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

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