Episode 31 | Michele D'Aliessi from Superfluid on Streaming Payments

Smart contracts allow the transfer of digital assets automatically without the need for manual periodic transactions, in the form of a payment stream. Payment stream you ask? Allow me to break it down for you through a simple example. As an employee/freelancer, you are familiar with receiving your salary/fees in the form of a lump sum transfer. What if I told you could now receive crypto payment every second, in the form of a payment stream? On Episode 31, I had the opportunity to speak to Michele D’Aliessi, co-founder at Superfluid. Superfluid is pioneering the idea of programmable cash flows, or simply put, allowing a constant flow of transactions that are executed automatically on-chain. Payment streams would be impossible to do in traditional finance and have the potential to change how money works. Topics covered; Michele’s story on how he first became interested with blockchain, and co-founded Superfluid (2:00) What is Superfluid and how it works (8:00) Basic uses cases for Superfluid protocol (subscriptions, salaries payments, dollar cost averaging, vesting) (10:37) DeFi use cases with Ricochet for Dollar Cost Averaging & Idle Finance for optimizing yield as you earn (11:51) NFT uses cases when buying land in the Metaverse (14:37) How to convince my employer to receive my salary in the form of a payment stream (16:39) Superfluid ecosystem (Diagonal, Request Finance) (23:50) Accounting for payment streams (30:07) Challenges faced by Superfluid for adoption (40:50) What Michele is looking forward to in 2022 in terms of adoption (44:09) Brought to you by Request Finance - an all in one platform to manage and track invoices, salaries & expenses in crypto. 👉 Earn $10 in REQ tokens when you sign up using promo link at theaccountantquits.com/request Review If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes. Website For show notes and past guests, please visit theaccountantquits.com/podcast/ Follow The Accountant Quits: Instagram: instagram.com/theaccountantquits/  LinkedIN: linkedin.com/company/the-accountant-quits Twitter: twitter.com/accountantquits