Inside Coinbase Ventures w/ Hoolie: How They’re Betting Big on Base, Builders & Onchain Innovation

In this special episode, I sit down with Hoolie, Head of Coinbase Ventures, one of the most respected VC firms in crypto. We cover everything from the origin of the Base Ecosystem Fund to how Coinbase Ventures is shaping the future of Web3 through strategic investments. 🧠🚀 From Echo investing to the rise of the Coinbase Mafia, this episode is packed with insights for founders, builders, and anyone curious about what it takes to get backed by one of the biggest players in the space. 🔥 What We Discuss: The story behind Coinbase Ventures and the Base Ecosystem Fund Echo investing & democratizing access to early-stage crypto deals Where CB Ventures is focusing today: stablecoins, crypto x AI, DeFi, and onchain consumer apps How they evaluate a good investment (real examples included) The culture of innovation at Coinbase and the rise of the "Coinbase Mafia" Hoolie’s personal story and journey to leading one of crypto’s top venture firms

Bits + Bips: Trump Has Spread Uncertainty Across All Markets. What’s Next?

The market is a wreck, and nobody knows where it’s going next. With Trump’s unpredictability, Fed policy on edge, and crypto in limbo, the gang examines what could turn this around—or make it even worse. The markets are a bloodbath. If you’re feeling lost in the markets right now, you’re not alone. Stocks are getting crushed, bonds are sliding, and crypto isn’t escaping the carnage. The question is: why is everything selling off—and where does it go from here? One thing is clear: the next market move is extremely hard to predict. Between Trump’s economic policies, inflation worries, and DOGE’s cuts, there’s a storm of conflicting signals. So, is this pain temporary? Or are we looking at a long trend downward?

Moxie- Launch and Own Creator Coins

Joining us on the podcast today was the main Chef himself, Betashop aka Jason from Moxie. A social fi project that allows anyone in the world to create and launch their own creator coin.Learn more about how people can buy and sell their favorite creators tokens and how you can use their AI bot on X to automatically deploy your own coin with just a simple command. In this podcast we actually deploy our very own token live in minutes. Watch and learn more about why everyone is talking about Moxie!Let us know what you think of the episode down below!To learn more about Moxie:X: https://x.com/moxie_xyzWebsite: https://moxie.xyz/To learn more about Late Night on Base: x: https://x.com/latenightonbase

Unlocking Privacy & Power in Professional Networks with J4ck from Icebreaker.xyz

Send us a text (https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2097132/open_sms) We sat down to chat with J4ck (https://icbk.me/j4ck.eth), a former Google designer and DJ, who now co-founded Icebreaker, a decentralized professional network often dubbed the "Web3 LinkedIn." In this episode, we dive deep into J4ck's journey—from working at Google to creating innovative music scenes in New York. We also explore the challenges and future of hiring in the Web3 space, the power of recommendations, and the seamless integration of personal and professional identities in the digital age. Tune in for an inspiring look at how Icebreaker aims to leverage trust and zero-knowledge proofs to reshape how we connect and collaborate professionally. 00:00 Designer, DJ, Entrepreneur: My Journey 08:55 Early Solo Mining vs. Corporate Mining 14:32 Multi-Profile Identity Management 17:45 Personal Website with Dynamic APIs 25:15 Graph Ordinality in Icebreaker 27:33 Consumer-Focused Web3 Adoption Rising 32:00 "Choosing Convenience vs. Privacy" 37:18 Data Transformation in System Integration 44:34 Crypto-Driven Hiring Solution 48:40 "Key Interview Question for Hiring" 57:33 "Bounty Programs Reimagined" 01:03:51 Networking for Job Referrals 01:06:21 Connecting Moderators Across Regions 01:10:44 Trust-Based, Open Internet Systems 01:18:42 Verifying Code Authenticity Music & Sounds By: Gramajo (https://www.sound.xyz/gramajo/releases) ___ 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 give me feedback on this podcast? Please click here (https://tally.so/r/3NpGqW).

Industrial AI: Shaping the Future

Unlocking the Future #19 In this episode, we take a look at Industrial AI, discussing its key developments and partnerships, how it impacts different industries, and what the future might look like for this technology. We'll also share our thoughts on its significance and potential. Prefer reading? https://paragraph.xyz/@trustmebroshow/industrial-ai-shaping-the-future Explore all our social links on our website: https://link3.to/trustmebroshow Dive in and connect with us!

GM Farcaster ep204 Monday January 20, 2025 with @chuckstock /farcade

GM Farcaster ep204 Monday January 20, 2025   Thank you @chuckstock for popping by to chat about /farcade! Such a fun chat! Learn more about Farcade here: https://warpcast.com/chuckstock/0x059b7cdc From our ChatGPT Intern: On today’s GM Farcaster, ChuckStock from Farcade joins to talk about the booming world of Farcaster gaming, including the impossible Black Hole that sucks all your tickets and the story behind Geo Crush. Meanwhile, the crew unpacks the Trump and Melania token drama, a Solana-breaking frenzy, and the eternal struggle of pronouncing ‘Stephancill’ correctly—because crypto debates are nothing without a little identity crisis.   AND GM Farcaster is now on pods.media if you’d like to collect this episode!   Show Notes and Links – some of the casts & stuff we talked about:    Calmer out just in time: https://warpcast.com/ds8/0xdefa99e3 Thanks for the 20billy bandos: https://warpcast.com/matthewfox/0x3afc3554 Overton Window is open: https://warpcast.com/dwr.eth/0x7bdb81a3 https://warpcast.com/ted/0xdf206c44 https://warpcast.com/jessepollak/0x48564ce3 https://warpcast.com/nounishprof/0x9113443a Check the converstational liquidity on Buoy: https://warpcast.com/pfista/0xdc78c695   And a cat meme to summarize it all: https://warpcast.com/cryptocitizens/0x88f78621 If TikTok goes down again, Naomi’s got you: https://warpcast.com/afrochicks/0x57f91d6c But don’t worry, your digital crack is back online: https://warpcast.com/cryptocitizens/0x0cf14ec5 We love the brand accounts that just get it: https://warpcast.com/gigamesh/0x82a53865 https://warpcast.com/adrienne/0x891bbee5 Kiwi writing contest: https://warpcast.com/macbudkowski/0x3e35e451   Get planting – Farville is here: https://warpcast.com/limone.eth/0x01dfd990 Yo Adrienne: https://warpcast.com/nounishprof/0x9ae38d52 https://warpcast.com/nounishprof/0x140db345 https://warpcast.com/nounishprof/0x73191f02   And Vitalik had some things to say (and sported a Milady): https://warpcast.com/vitalik.eth/0xfc043d32 And some other casts we didn’t get a chance to chat about:   And Solana had some challenges: https://warpcast.com/brixbounty/0xff1fed64 Super is now free: https://warpcast.com/woj.eth/0xdec3c7f1 https://warpcast.com/woj.eth/0x25d75539 And the “onboard your wife” meta: https://warpcast.com/eulerlagrange.eth/0x92467f43 https://warpcast.com/nounishprof/0x517be2bf https://warpcast.com/adrienne/0x9d636c0e https://warpcast.com/jachian/0x113f4c84 https://warpcast.com/rish/0x66ba0355 And our musings elsewhere:   Mint this episode on pods.media: https://pods.media/gm-farcaster   Learn more about sponsoring GM Farcaster: About: https://paragraph.xyz/@adrienne/an-invitation-to-sponsor-gm-farcaster   Interest Form: https://app.deform.cc/form/bbd8c3b1-a67b-45c9-a568-39c6f38ec14a/   Adrienne: Some of the Things: What is different for you today from one year ago? https://someofthethings.substack.com/p/what-is-different-for-you-today-than   Nounish Prof: Unpacking with Prof:  https://paragraph.xyz/@nounishprof   AND www.gmfarcaster.com is live along with our GM Farcaster FAQ: https://paragraph.xyz/@adrienne/gm-farcaster-faq   Copyright 2024 cc-by GM Farcaster - reuse/remix allowed with attribution and link back to GMFarcaster.com. NOTE: Cryptocurrencies are often volatile assets. Nothing in this episode should be considered financial advice and is for educational and entertainment purposes. Nothing should be considered investment advice, nor solicitation to buy or sell any assets. NFA, DYOR. Chapters:   0:00:00 GM 0:02:16 calmer app 0:03:48 $trump and $melania tokens 0:12:31 tiktok ban 0:13:15 brands on FC 0:14:21 kiwi-news writing contest 0:14:54 Farville 0:15:28 YO! 0:17:11 Vitalik on EF 0:19:10 @chuckstock from /farcade

6: Chris Paik - Intentionally in Search of the New

Chris Paik is a General Partner and Co-founder of Pace Capital, a Venture Capital firm in New York City. He invests in technology and internet businesses at Pace, and previously did the same at Thrive Capital, which he joined in the earliest days. At Thrive, Chris invested in Twitch, Unity, Patreon, among others. Chris is a profoundly deep thinker who relies on behavioral economics to build robust frameworks for understanding technology, businesses, the internet, and human nature. As we discuss, intentionality runs through Chris's life and actions. While Chris has strong views about incentives and markets that may seem in conflict with some kinds of idealism, he is also strongly optimistic and earnest in his love for the world and its people, and for what we might create for each other. We discuss Chris's frameworks and approach to explanations, markets and incentives, top-down and bottom-up thinking and companies, approaches to new markets and raising capital, his obsession with discovering the new, how his ideas become published thinking, the positive and negative impacts of the internet, Pace and its values, and the inner-workings of Chris's truly unique and fascinating approach to the world. Timestamps: (01:08): What does it mean to be intentional? (05:21): Good Explanations (07:28): Sharing explanations and thinking publicly (14:45): Pendulum Theory (22:14): The efficient market hypothesis (27:34): Top-down vs. bottom-up thinking and companies (48:09): First-to-market vs. best-to-market (55:44): Cost of capital and when venture capital makes sense (1:03:28): How Chris finds new things and how he curates what he consumes (1:07:59): Chris's ideation funnel: thinking > sparring > publishing (1:10:42): Is the internet actually good for us? What about capitalism? What rules above capitalism? (1:18:56): The internet as a lever on agency and ability to take risk (1:23:47): Pace Capital: Values, Brand and Reputation, Truth-Seeking, and People (1:32:20): A pre-mortem on Pace's failure (1:34:06): The first piece for a theoretical Pace Capital art gallery Questions for Chris about himself (1:36:07): Is Chris's unique set of worldviews and thinking more due to nature or nurture? (1:37:21): What has Chris compounded most continuously (1:38:23): What Chris's best or favorite “investment” in the universe? (1:40:01): How do Chris use laziness as a lever? How might other people? (1:41:50): Meta-analysis and cognitive biases (1:45:11): How Chris hacks his brain: what's at the top of the usuer manual of being Chris? (1:47:51): Where is Chris most confident in the conensus view (1:49:01): How does Chris apply pre-consensus thinking to his personal life? (1:51:36): Alignment: with Keely in life and Jordan at Pace (1:55:43): Every second counts