Allo.Capital

Allo.Capital
Podcast Description
A podcast about the capital allocation layer of the tokenized internet. We are catalyzing a network of hackers, thinkers, and doers, to help fund what matters in the 21st century.
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Explores themes such as decentralized funding mechanisms, governance in DAOs, and innovative capital allocation strategies. For example, episodes discuss subjects like the 'Decentralizing Ethereum Ecosystem Funding' and the role of the Mechanism Institute in shaping on-chain methodologies.

A podcast about the capital allocation layer of the tokenized internet. We are catalyzing a network of hackers, thinkers, and doers, to help fund what matters in the 21st century.
What if grant funding was no longer decided behind closed doors—but by the market itself? In this episode, the Uniswap Foundation teams up with Optimism, Butter, and key voices in Ethereum governance to explore Conditional Funding Markets (CFMs) and Futarchy. These new on-chain mechanisms allow participants to “bet on beliefs” with real or reputational skin in the game—creating more transparent, scalable, and data-driven ways to allocate capital across the decentralized ecosystem.
We hear from Kevin Owocki, founder of Gitcoin and now leading Allo Capital, as he breaks down why traditional grant systems are broken—and how on-chain tools like retro funding, quadratic voting, and CFMs unlock a future of continuous and modular capital allocation. Real-world experiments are already live: Uniswap is using prediction markets to decide which lending protocols—like Compound, Morpho, Euler, or Venus—will receive $1M in grant funding based on projected TVL impact.
Whether you’re building in DeFi, researching governance models, or just curious about what’s next for DAOs, this episode delivers deep insight into how crypto-native mechanisms can improve collective decision-making. Tune in to learn how this shift toward performance-based, credible neutrality could change how the internet allocates resources.
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Connect With Us:
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Timestamps:
00:00 – Intro 03:41 – Uniswap’s Governance Innovation 04:18 – Explaining Futarchy Like You’re 5 06:33 – Traditional Grant Allocation Is Broken 08:36 – Why Vaughn Built Butter 11:13 – Overview of the Optimism Futarchy Experiment 14:16 – Vote on Values, Bet on Beliefs 16:18 – Aggregating Better Signals Through Markets 20:19 – Comparing Futarchy vs. Quadratic Funding 22:24 – Skin in the Game = Better Decisions 24:38 – What Is Info Finance? 27:46 – How CFMs Work in Practice 32:42 – Results of the Optimism Futarchy Experiment 41:49 – Futarchy Beyond Grant Funding 44:39 – Uniswap Foundation’s CFM Pilot Explained 48:34 – Total Capital Allocated 49:15 – How to Participate in Butter Markets 52:43 – Vision for Credible Neutrality in Governance
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