Jeff Dorman, the chief investment officer at Arca, discusses the recent events surrounding SushiSwap, including CTO Joseph Delong’s departure this week, Arca’s proposal to create a hierarchical management structure for SushiSwap, and why Jeff is still excited about Arca’s investment in SushiSwap. Show topics:
- what SushiSwap is and how it has performed since its inception
- how Jeff views SushiSwap’s performance from an investor’s perspective
- how the departure of 0xMaki affected SushiSwap
- what Jeff thinks about the decentralization versus centralization
- why Jeff thinks SushiSwap is in a fantastic position in which to receive investment
- what happened with the controversy around Joseph Delong leading to his resignation this week
- what Jeff thinks about how Joseph handled his departure
- what three factors SushiSwap needs to figure out in order to function
- why SushiSwap could benefit from creating a legal entity
- why Jeff is in favor of hierarchical governance structures versus flat governance structures
- how SushiSwap could become a trendsetter for DAOs in general
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Episode Links:
Jeff Dorman
- Arca
Joseph Delong’s Departure
- The Block’s coverage:
- The Defiant:
Sushi Bickering on Twitter
- Screenshot of 0xMaki being ousted:
- Joseph Delong on SushiSwap drama:
- Joseph Delong’s resignation:
- Boring Crypto on SushiSwap drama:
SushiSwap Proposals
- Arca
- Bridge compensation
Miscellaneous
- 0xMaki transitioning to an advisory role
- SushiSwap on leadership tumult