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"Without a Trace" featuring Anoncast founder Kartik Patel aka @slokh | ZEROPOD S2 E4

When Vitalik Buterin buys a memecoin to try your consumer zk social app, you know you’re onto something. Kartik Patel (aka @slokh) joins ZEROPOD to talk about Anoncast— the ZK-powered app that lets you post anonymously and trustlessly to Farcaster and Twitter/X from a web interface at anoncast.org. From hacking RuneScape mods as a kid to pulling endless hours at OpenSea during peak NFT chaos, Kartik shares his journey, the lore behind $ANON, and why he thinks ZK privacy is the future. Along the way: why Farcaster is the Silicon Valley of crypto, how he learned ZK programming from scratch in three weeks, and how "lore-first, product-second" might just be the future of bootstrapping. Join us to learn all about the cracked dev who made it possible to speak your mind on the internet, without a trace. TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - When Vitalik tries your app 01:09 - ZEROPOD Intro 01:26 - Anon, A-non, Tomato, tomahto.03:13 - Young Kartik 04:00 - Hacking game mods 05:00 - Happy in his space (software developing) 07:13 - From defi protocols to NFTs 07:33 - Joined Opensea 08:13 - Working at Opens during peak NFT bull 09:33 - Working at Manifold and then striking out on his own 10:28 - Solo hacking 11:25 - Why was he attracted to building on Farcaster 12:13 - Better Farcaster branding 13:40 - Similar problems to Ethereum 15:13 - Building Nook farcaster client 18:23 - A Kartik Primer on the ANON Lore 21:51 - Kartik wasn’t even involved in ANON until after the CTO 23:00 - How the anoncast idea came to be 24:49 - New paradigm of products coming downstream of communities 27:13 - Why he wanted to build anoncast 28:16 - Vitalik buying $ANON and trying anoncast 29:40 - How does ZK privacy work? 31:18 - Why is ZK privacy important? 32:55 - How does anoncast work? 36:00 - The future of what curation could look like on anoncast… ZK-anon reddit? 38:00 - Favourite feature shipped on anoncast so far 41:00 - Learning ZK on the go 42:00 - Best use cases for anoncast? (Alpha?) 43:30 - How can people contribute to the project? 44:00 - Best place to learn how to use anoncast? 44:44 - What is he most excited about? 47:00 - Just build, have fun and differentiate 47:30 - What is the sloth backstory 48:00 - Outro Podcast recorded by Toady Hawk, edited by Toady Hawk and Santhosh. Hosted by Toady Hawk. Music by Toady Hawk, SuperTightWoody & Suno AI. This content is zero rights reserved (cc0), please remix and reuse it in any way you like!

Slashing Update with EigenLayer and Risc Zero

A major breakthrough in Slashing 🪄 EigenLayer has partnered with Boundless by RISC Zero to power the long-awaited restaking slashing mechanism. Welcome to this special livestream featuring: ‣ Sreeram Kannan from Eigenlayer ‣ Jeremy Bruestle from from Boundless ‣ Robbie Klages from The Rollupco 𝗪𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵-𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗻𝗼𝗻-𝗯𝗶𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱, 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝘆𝗽𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺. 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘂𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀: Website: https://therollup.co/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1P6ZeYd.. Podcast: https://therollup.co/category/podcast Follow us on X: https://www.x.com/therollupco Follow Rob on X: https://www.x.com/robbie_rollup Follow Andy on X: https://www.x.com/ayyyeandy Join our TG group: https://t.me/+8ARkR_YZixE5YjBh The Rollup Disclosures: https://therollup.co/the-rollup-discl . . . 𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗜𝗠𝗘𝗥: 𝘐𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘳𝘺𝘱𝘵𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘋𝘦𝘍𝘪 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘯𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘬𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘬, 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘳, 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦. 𝘈𝘵 𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘭, 𝘸𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘦𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱, 𝘪𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳. 𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮, 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘦 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦. 𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘴. #EigenLayer #ModularBlockchains #Ethereum

How Web3 and Gaming Are Shaping the Digital Future with Chase Sommer

Send us a text (https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2097132/open_sms) In this episode, we explore the thrilling integration of social graphs in gaming, the potential of Web3 platforms, and Chase's vision for MMORPGs that foster community and interdependence. From in-game mechanics like sending buffs when offline to the introduction of NFT-based economies, Chase's insights offer a captivating look at the future of gaming. We'll also touch on his personal experiences, the challenges faced in game development, and the broader implications of Web3 in reshaping digital interactions. 00:00 Married gamer, game designer, lives in NC. 08:03 Exploring USDC payments and Web3 transition. 12:36 Web3 is wild; blockchain concepts becoming clearer. 17:50 Coinbase trustworthy despite higher fees, recommended beginners. 21:22 Solana has potential despite community criticism. 31:35 Creating a text-based MUD for constant engagement. 36:58 Desire seamless feed interaction and reward tracking. 42:19 Farcaster extends beyond Twitter, enabling broader uses. 44:39 Social feed connects to in-game actions creatively. 50:41 Supporting game development despite losing interest. 59:15 Farcaster activity mirrors Ethereum's market fluctuations. 01:05:02 Earning $250 on social media surpasses most. 01:10:35 Maddie's sociable; I dislike social media's necessity. 01:16:12 Has ideas but lacks funds and technical skills. 01:21:11 Web3 gaming is key to mass adoption. 01:23:53 Games will revolutionize blockchain adoption and engagement. 01:29:32 Innovation emerges from experimentation, aiming for mainstream. 01:38:04 Share your thoughts on Web3 gaming, please. 01:39:08 Airdrop near 25th episode; suggest topics/guests. Music & Sounds By: Lakey Inspired ___ CastOff/Episode Discussion, here (https://t.me/+oy6j0NBQObsyZjEx). Want more content? Subscribe to my newsletter, Gramajo's Weekly (https://paragraph.xyz/@0xgramajo). Support the show (https://hypersub.withfabric.xyz/s/onchainalien) Want to ask me a question, want to hear about a specific topic, or interview a specific artist, send me a message. Want to give me feedback on this podcast? Please click here (https://app.deform.cc/form/514ed32c-fa61-47a5-8968-29d81aa2fbbf).

Exploring Summer.fi: Lend, Borrow and Loop Like A DeFi Pro

Chris Bradbury is the CEO of Summer.fi. In this episode, we dive into Summer.fi, a trusted platform for making DeFi simpler and more accessible for everyone. Join us as we explore how Summer.fi helps users lend, borrow, loop, and optimize their yield farming with ease. Plus, get the inside scoop on their upcoming Lazy Summer Protocol, designed to automate passive yield and give DeFi investors a real edge. Whether you're a DeFi newcomer or a pro, this conversation unveils the tools used by top-tier investors to stay ahead. Don’t miss it! ------ 🔗 Essential Show Links 🔗 ► Newsletter: https://the-edge.xyz ► Youtube: https://youtube.com/@DeFiDad ► Apple: https://tinyurl.com/edgepod ► Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/edgepodspotify ► Linktree: https://linktr.ee/edge_pod ► Follow DeFi Dad: https://x.com/DeFi_Dad ► Follow Nomatic: https://x.com/Nomaticcap ► Learn about DeFi and Web3: http://defidad.com/ ------ The Edge Podcast Sponsor Resources ♦️ REDSTONE ORACLES | THE FASTEST GROWING ORACLE FOR DEFI https://redstone.finance/ 🧙‍♂️ MERLIN CHAIN | THE RISE OF BITCOIN'S LARGEST LAYER 2 https://merlinchain.io/ 🔥 FBTC | YOUR GATEWAY TO BITCOIN EARNINGS https://fbtc.com/ongoing-campaign 🐡 PUFFER FINANCE | A LEADING INNOVATOR IN LIQUID RESTAKING, BASED ROLLUPS, AND AVS'S https://puffer.fi/ ------ Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 3:24 - Summer.fi’s roots in Maker and Oasis 6:37 - What is Summer.fi solving for? 8:23 - Why does Summer.fi curate yields? 10:44 - Summer.fi in a bear, bull or flat market 17:37 - Automation for trading positions 25:15 - FBTC mid-roll 25:56 - Advantages of Summer.fi frontend vs protocol frontends 27:45 - Making geo-restricted opportunities available 29:30 - What are $RAYS and how to earn them? 32:55 - What is the Lazy Summer Protocol? 38:54 - Puffer Finance mid-roll 39:39 - Thoughts on opening Summer.fi to risk curators 44:44 - Lazy Summer Protocol future token coming 45:52 - Potential to partner with Web2 to intro DeFi to more users 49:43 - Closing + popular strategies on Summer.fi ------ 🔗 Guest Links 🔗 ► Summer.fi Website: https://summer.fi/ ► Summer.fi on X/Twitter: https://x.com/summerfinance_ ► Chris on X/Twitter: https://x.com/chrisbducky ► Summer.fi on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@summerdotfi ------ If you're a DeFi/Web3 builder, contact our team at: https://fourthrevolution.capital/ All opinions expressed by hosts and podcast guests are solely their own opinions and not necessarily those of Fourth Revolution Capital. Podcast guests and 4RC may have positions in the assets or other matters discussed in this podcast. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions. Do your own research. This is not a recommendation or endorsement to buy any token(s) related to any platform(s) discussed.

ZEROPOD #30 - Falling Down The Rabbit Hole with Character Brand Builder David Horvath

On episode 30 of the Zero Rights Reserved podcast, hosts Toady Hawk and Joshua Fisher from The Noun Square sit down with David Horvath, a legend in the Lifestyle Character Brand world and creator of such cultural heavyweights as Uglydoll and Bossy Bear. In this conversation, we dig into David’s past and his development from a curious child into a creative force. We hear his story about founding Uglydoll with his now-wife and working partner Sun-Min Kim, and building that property into a globally successful character brand. We also chat about David’s 2022 Nouns proposal to put Nouns Sofubi and Plush into high end Japanese stores, and how they came back asking for more. Lastly, David talks about his new proposal to Nouns to produce more Nounish Plushes and place them in stores where they can be a trigger for new people to fall down the Nounish rabbit hole.  Timestamps: 00:00 - Plush down the rabbit hole 00:50 - ZEORPOD Intro 01:33 - First time face to face 02:30 - The David Horvath origin story: Childhood 03:15 - Favorite toys 05:31 - Favorite Collectibles now 06:31 - “Releasing a plushy” vs Plush culture in Japan 07:50 - The power of plush 09:07 - “Caught in the pursuit of awareness” 09:39 - Gary Lee is the Mr. Rogers of this generation 10:50 - “Brands cannot live on nostalgia alone.” 11:11 - Ugly Doll’s genesis 14:14 - Collaboration with Sun-Min 16:28 - “The Eames Chair of Plush” 21:00 - Taking UglyDoll to scale 23:00 - Pounding the pavement 24:36 - How was Bossy Bear similar, different? 27:31 - Misconceptions about breaking into Japan 28:00- In Japan, Lifestyle Character Brands are for everyone 29:00 - Getting people to care vs just knowing about you 30:45 - The BossyBear story 33:51 - Your tribe has to grow organically 34:52 - BossyBear compared to UglyDoll creative experiences 37:00 - 5 o’ clock somewhere 37:34 - David’s original Nouns proposal 39:25 - What is a Sofubi? 41:54 - How were the first run of Nouns plush received? 45:00 - What to expect if the current proposal passes? 46:16 - Taking CC0 ideals to shelf space 48:00 - Prop is designed to be self sufficient in the long run 50:00- Nouns at Toy and Gift Shows 51:05 - How does he answer people who ask “What is Nouns?” 54:00 - “Maybe I shouldn’t explain too much.” 57:00- Talking Snoopy 1:00:00 - “Wouldn’t it be treat if they fell down the rabbit hole?” 1:04:20 - David as a nouns OG 10:06:00 - “We know when we’re being sold.” 1:07:00 - Where to find out more — Podcast recorded by Toady Hawk, edited by Toady Hawk and Santhosh. Hosted by Toady Hawk and Joshua Fisher. Music by Toady Hawk x Suno AI. Zero Rights Reserved, please remix and reuse our content in any way you like!

ZEROPOD #29 - Peeling Back the Layers with Nouner & Syndicate Cofounder Will Papper

On episode 29 of the Zero Rights Reserved podcast, hosts Toady Hawk and Prof Werder from The Noun Square sit down with Will Papper, Nouner and co-founder of Syndicate.  In this conversation, we learn about Will's career journey, which involves being a trailblazing founder, first in the field of AI and later crypto. We talk about how his company, Syndicate aims to facilitate cooperation and composability for onchain communities like Farcaster and $Degen, the future of Ethereum's rollup-centric roadmap as he sees it, and why he believes Layer 2s and Layer 3s could one day eclipse L1s in TVL. Finally, we dig into what attracted Will to Nouns since early days, how he likes to contribute to the project, and what he hopes to see in the future from Nouns.  --- Timestamps: 00:00 - How did Will get Noun-pilled? 02:25 - ZeroPod intro 03:40 - The Will Papper Origin Story 04:14 - “Decentralization Technologies” 05:35 - Infinite regret 06:14 - What are Mesh Networks? 08:22 - “Timing is hard.” 09:00 - Discovering Ethereum 10:30 - The Coingecko experiment 12:50 - Hysterical NFTs 14:20 - Avoiding hype cycles 15:12 - Librarian AI 17:13 - Remembering the 2018 bear cycle fondly 22:00 - “A few people with a great idea can have a huge impact.” 25:25 - 2018 vs 2022 bear market comparisons 27:30 - The crazy speed of infrastructure development in crypto  29:10 - What is Syndicate? Early days. 31:15 - Enabling onchain investment clubs 35:15 - On L3’s 37:00 - Why are L3 fees cheaper? 41:00 - $Degen and tipping culture 44:00 - “The value of an L2 will never surpass the value of an L1” argument challenged 47:37 - Our video about bridging that never uses the word bridge: https://youtu.be/fnji_t6hUXc?si=KwKF6i-ahy_KKXT5 48:27 - The Superchain is a messaging protocol, not a bridging protocol 51:00 - Security vs Usage 54:00 - L3 Composability 57:35 - On Farcaster 59:24 - Cow-clicker in a frame: https://warpcast.com/will/0xefedba2a 1:00:00 - Working with Jacek on Degen Chain 1:04:00 - Will on Nouns 1:06:00 - Noun-pilled by Noun40 1:07:00 - Sponsoring Glitch art proposal 1:08:00 - Thoughts on moving Nouns governance off L1 (Don’t do it!) 1:10:55 - Sharing unique perspectives in governance 1:11:48 - The future of Nouns 1:13:00 - The Yellow Collective, Purple as examples of successful branches into other niches and ecosystems 1:18:00- Predictions for the current cycle 1:19:18 - Syndicate’s goals for this year --- Podcast recorded by Toady Hawk, edited by Toady Hawk and Santhosh. Hosted by Toady Hawk and Prof Werder. Music by Toady Hawk x Suno AI. Zero Rights Reserved, please remix and reuse our content in any way you like!

ZEROPOD #28 - "Everything of value will be tokenized" with 0x Matcha Cofounder Amir Bandeali

On episode 28 of the Zero Rights Reserved podcast, host Toady Hawk from The Noun Square sits down with Amir Bandeali, the cofounder and co-CEO of 0x and Matcha. In this 45 minute conversation, we learn about Amir's crypto and career journey, his pioneering work with 0x protocol and we learn all about all the useful features of the Matcha DEX. We also chat about the recently announced partnership between Matcha, Nouns Esports and The Noun Square, and trade insights on Nouns, L2 summer, Farcaster and more. --- Timestamps: 00:00 - Amir on why Matcha wanted to Partner with Nouns Esports and The Noun Square 01:03 - ZeroPod intro 02:15 - Onchain origins 04:29 - Why was he able to see the benefits of onchain finance when many in trade don’t? 05:00 - Learning about the benefits of self-custody getting rugged by online Poker Sites 06:44 - Go West young man: Moving from midwest to SF 08:43 - Special guest kitty 09:24 - The 0x story - The first DEX protocol 11:58 - Aggregating liquidity across chains and protocols 12:41 - What kind of apps are using 0x? “Most applications that have swaps use us.” 15:15 - What is Matcha? 18:01 - Favourite features of Matcha - “Matcha is like a search engine for tokens.” 20:20 - MEV protection out of the box 22:58 - “Abstracting away complexity.” 23:41 - L2 Summer 26:18 - The Rise of Base 28:16 - Amir on Nouns ⌐◨-◨   29:00 - “The concept of Nouns was so unique to me.” 31:17 - Nouns is truly decentralized and doesn’t have a scarcity mindset 32:48 - Nouns Esports and the new partnership with Matcha 34:30 - Nouns Esports changing the game with transparent funding 35:28 - The Cat was a paid actor. 37:00 - What does Amir hope to see from this collaboration with Nouns? 39:49 - Amir on the future of Ethereum. “Everything of value will be tokenized.” 42:40 - Thoughts on Farcaster 43:59 - Outro --- Podcast recorded by Toady Hawk, edited by Toady Hawk and Santhosh. Hosted by Toady Hawk. Music by Toady Hawk x Suno AI. Zero Rights Reserved, please remix and reuse our content in any way you like!