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

GM Farcaster ep239 Monday April 28, 2025 with @ohara-ai

GM Farcaster ep239 Monday April 28, 2025 with @ohara-ai   From our ChatGPT Intern: Today’s GM Farcaster features a scheduling disaster, a caffeine-fueled comeback, and @ohara-ai showing off how mini apps are going from science project to secret weapon for Farcaster devs. Between Warpcast’s slow farewell, FarCon meetups, URL chaos fixes, and a group chat so powerful it might’ve accidentally shaped tech history, this episode proves that in crypto social, confusion is temporary but memes—and warplets—are forever.  Thanks to our premier partners Octant and Lil Nouns DAO. See links to both in the show notes. Full Show Notes on YouTube   Links from our chat with @ohara-ai: @ohara-ai: https://warpcast.com/ohara-ai /ohara: https://warpcast.com/~/channel/ohara Ohara.ai: https://ohara.ai/apps Copyright 2025 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 0:02:57 Farcaster news 0:17:06 Octant Climate Round 0:20:58 FC Builders 0:27:34 CastOut is back! 0:30:34 @ohara-ai

Twenty One Aims to Buy as Much Bitcoin as Possible. Can It Succeed?

A new company called Twenty One is making waves—with a launch strategy that echoes Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy), a cap table that includes Tether, SoftBank, and Cantor Fitzgerald, and a plan to acquire more Bitcoin than anyone else. They’re starting with 42,000 BTC, worth nearly $4 billion, and they’ve hinted they’ll use convertible debt, equity raises, and other market mechanics to buy more. But is this just a smarter MicroStrategy? Or a recipe for financial reflexivity gone wrong? In this episode, Matthew Sigel, head of digital assets research at VanEck, digs into: How the strategy works and why it could break What happens if the stock trades below NAV Why timing the market may be a feature, not a bug And whether this signals a new phase in corporate Bitcoin exposure Sigel also shares a bold idea for “BIT Bonds” that could let the U.S. Treasury issue Bitcoin-linked government debt. Could it work? Plus, Unchained regulatory reporter Veronica Irwin talks about her scoop that we might see a crypto market structure bill as early as this week.

Digital Fashion & Creative Freedom | Alice Delahunt (SYKY)

In Episode 2 of The Good News Is..., we’re joined by Alice Delahunt, founder and CEO of SYKY, for a conversation about the future of fashion in a digital world. From her leadership roles at Burberry and Ralph Lauren to launching a next-gen platform for emerging designers, Alice has been at the forefront of where tech meets creativity. We dive into how blockchain is reshaping the fashion industry, what digital identity really means, and why empowering creators is central to the next era of culture.

GM Farcaster ep237 Wednesday April 23, 2025 with Octant and @vpabundance

GM Farcaster ep237 Wednesday April 23, 2025 with Octant and @vpabundance   Thank you to our premier partner Octant! And thank you @vpabundance for stopping by to fill us in on all the happenings at Octant!  From our ChatGPT Intern: Today’s GM Farcaster is a full-blown mini app therapy session, with Adrienne ranting (lovingly) about error messages, developer overload, and the existential question of whether it’s a tunnel problem or a soul problem. With @VPAbundance joining to break down Octant’s onchain grant magic, FarCon chaos ramping up, and a vintage purple top hat becoming the degen symbol we didn’t know we needed, this episode proves that building in public sometimes means debugging your feelings, too. Full Show Notes and Links available on YouTube THANKS TO OUR PREMIER PARTNER OCTANT: @octant: https://warpcast.com/octant /octant: https://warpcast.com/~/channel/octant Octant site: https://octant.app/home Copyright 2025 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 0:03:05 Farcaster news 0:11:44 FarCon 0:26:38 @vpabundance /octant