{"podcast":{"title":"GreenPill","slug":"greenpill-4976352","podcast_index_feed_id":4976352,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/400481/rss","website_url":"https://greenpill.party/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/5/9/9/b/599b0f48d165505288c4a68c3ddbc4f2/Podcast_cover_art.png","author":"Kevin Owocki","episode_count":297,"summary":"GreenPill is about crypto-economic systems that create positive externalities for their neighbors & for the world. We explore the intersection of programmable money, game theory, & mechanism design. We search for powerful new ways to fund, design, develop, & market regenerative web3-era applications and digital assets. We launch the meme of regenerative crypto-economics into the world. Ethereum is the ultimate substrate for human coordination. Learn about the web3 builders who are solving coordination failures and creating a more regenerative infrastructure for the world using Ethereum. Take the Green Pill!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-01T04:22:04.456689+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/greenpill-4976352"},"episode":{"title":"S.10 Ep.6 Public Goods Funding in 2026 & What Builders Should Do Next with Vitalik ButerinVitalik Buterin on Public Goods Funding in 2026 : Mechanisms, Money & What Builders Should Do Next","slug":"s-10-ep-6-public-goods-funding-in-2026-what-builders-should-do-next-with-vitalik-buterinvitalik-buterin-on-public-goods-funding-in-2026-mechanisms-money-what-builders-should-do-next","published_at":"2025-12-04T16:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/greenpill-4976352/s-10-ep-6-public-goods-funding-in-2026-what-builders-should-do-next-with-vitalik-buterinvitalik-buterin-on-public-goods-funding-in-2026-mechanisms-money-what-builders-should-do-next","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/greenpill-4976352","url":"https://128c3f4a-6136-477c-8898-83d022a2d198.libsyn.com/s10-ep6-public-goods-funding-in-2026-what-builders-should-do-next-with-vitalik-buterinvitalik-buterin-on-public-goods-funding-in-2026-mechanisms-money-what-builders-should-do-next","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/128c3f4a-6136-477c-8898-83d022a2d198/Vitalik_Podcast_mp3.mp3?dest-id=3304589","summary":"In this episode of the Green Pill Podcast, Kevin Owocki and co-host Devansh Mehta sit down with Vitalik Buterin for their annual deep dive into the future of public goods funding in the Ethereum ecosystem. They explore where funding will come from in 2026, how the landscape has shifted from \"vibes-based\" funding to verifiable, dependency-driven mechanisms, and why this is the best moment to reform PGF using new tools like programmable cryptography, AI-assisted evaluation, and deep funding models. Vitalik also shares how he thinks about dependencies, credible neutrality, open-source licensing, pluralism, accountability, and what builders should prioritize in the coming year. A must-listen for anyone designing mechanisms, funding public goods, or building the next era of Ethereum governance. 🌱 https://greenpill.network https://x.com/owocki https://x.com/greenpillnet https://x.com/VitalikButerin https://x.com/TheDevanshMehta 🌐 Timestamps 00:00 – Welcome to the Green Pill Podcast 01:50 – Vitalik joins: why public goods funding matters 02:19 – Why PGF is essential for decentralization 04:18 – The crypto spirit: censorship resistance, institutional design & funding 06:42 – The shift from vibes-era PGF to verifiable mechanisms 08:25 – Why 2026 is the best moment to reform PGF 10:19 – Where does PGF money actually come from? 12:45 – Open-source licensing, taxes & funding dependencies 17:34 – \"Fund your dependencies\" as a stable mechanism 19:35 – Why general-purpose QF doesn't work in a chaotic world 21:59 – Bottom-up vs top-down: polycentric PGF 25:29 – How to create accountability loops in public goods 27:22 – Funding open-source as an Ethereum priority 29:31 – Privacy as a public good & why it's upstream of PGF 31:54 – What OSS developers really think about crypto 33:52 – Mi…","meta_description":"In this episode of the Green Pill Podcast, Kevin Owocki and co-host Devansh Mehta sit down with Vitalik Buterin for their annual deep dive into the future…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5185,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/greenpill-4976352/episodes/s-10-ep-6-public-goods-funding-in-2026-what-builders-should-do-next-with-vitalik-buterinvitalik-buterin-on-public-goods-funding-in-2026-mechanisms-money-what-builders-should-do-next/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/greenpill-4976352/s-10-ep-6-public-goods-funding-in-2026-what-builders-should-do-next-with-vitalik-buterinvitalik-buterin-on-public-goods-funding-in-2026-mechanisms-money-what-builders-should-do-next.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}