Wha is DeSci? With Paul from BIO Protocol & Alex from VitaDAO

Today Jason is exploring all things DeSci. In this episode Jason is joined by BIO Protocol's CEO & Co-founder Paul Kohlhaas, as well as VitaDAO's Co-lead Alex Mukhin. In this episode we discuss: What exactly is DeSci? What is VitaDAO? How is VitaDAO set to increase human longevity How does crypto solve medical research? Medical investment incentives What is VITA-FAST? How is development enforced What are the traditional medical investment dynamics? Is DeSci a hype cycle? What is pump.science & $RIF? DeSci's roadmap And much more! Host: Jason Choi @mrjasonchoi . Not financial advice. -- Tangent is a private holdings company managing personal assets and is not a licensed investment advisor nor does it manage or accept any external capital. Nothing discussed is a solicitation for investment and is for entertainment purposes only. -- Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (02:28) What is DeSci? (03:35) Paul’s background (07:27) VitaDAO user experience (09:34) VitaDAO’s use case (12:17) How does crypto solve medical research? (16:44) VitaDAO demographic (19:50) Investment incentives (24:09) VITA-FAST (27:05) Development enforcement (32:14) Traditional medical investment dynamics (35:07) Is DeSci a hype cycle? (40:08) What is pump.science & $RIF? (45:22) DeSci roadmap (49:35) Outro -- Twitter accounts: Jason Choi: twitter.com/mrjasonchoi Alex Mukhin: x.com/alex__mcl Paul Kohlhaas: x.com/paulkhls Blockcrunch: twitter.com/theBlockcrunch -- Blockcrunch VIP: blockcrunch.substack.com -- Disclaimer: The Blockcrunch Podcast (“Blockcrunch”) is an educational resource intended for informational purposes only. Blockcrunch produces a weekly podcast and newsletter that routinely covers projects in Web 3 and may discuss assets that the host or its guests have financial exposure to. Views held by Blockcrunch’s guests are their own. None of Blockcrunch, its registered entity or any of its affiliated personnel are licensed to provide any type of financial advice, and nothing on Blockcrunch’s podcast, newsletter, website and social media should be construed as financial advice. Blockcrunch also receives compensation from its sponsor; sponsorship messages do not constitute financial advice or endorsement. Full disclaimer: blockcrunch.substack.com/about