"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!
Wailoaloa.eth on the Future of Web3 Social and reflecting on Shinsei Galverse NFT success
Wailoaloa.eth on the Future of Web3 Social and reflecting on Shinsei Galverse success In this new "mini podcast" episode format Wailoaloa.eth also know as Wai or Jack, and I dig into the things he thinks is interesting on Web3 Social Media, Lens Protocol and how Shinsei Galverse NFT successfully launched over 2 years ago now! Thanks so much to Jack for volunteering to be a guinea pig in this new format (which I loved because it's authentic and quick), but would love to know what do you think? Let me know! Follow Wailoaloa.eth on Lens @wailoaloa and @OnlyWailoaloa on Twitter/X
EP10 A Picture Perfect Pod with Kaito from Moshicam
If there were ever a picture perfect conversation, it would be this one, with Kaito from the founding team of Gallery and Moshicam. Moshicam is a fun social app that lets people mint polaroid style photos onchain. In light of its rapid growth on Farcaster, I decided to pick the brains of one of its creators to get a snapshot of the how, why and where to next. In this conversation, we chat how Gallery lead to Moshicam, living and working in Japan, app UX and smart wallets, lessons from rapid growth, future plans and I ask Kaito about his personal hobbies and interests. Bon appetite.
EP9 Pod with Jake
In this episode, we chat with the man behind the blue circle — Jake. I’ve been a fan of Jake’s work for a while, initially allured by the mysterious blue. Previously, he was chief of staff and fund manage for Balaji Srinivasan. He has a blog, called Blog of Jake. A podcast called Pod of Jake — on which he’s had guests like Vitalik Buterin, Mark Cuban and Briam Armstrong. And recently, he created Base Colors. An NFT collection for every color on the internet. In this conversation, we talk about his background, authenticity in content creation, pseudonymity, seasonal living, the power of positive thinking, and of course delve into Base Colors and how it’s onboarding the masses. Bon appetite.
many such cases ep 12: building for high-quality content with @dwr
on this episode (recorded “like a year ago”), @dwr joins @ted and @nonlinear to discuss the number one priority for farcaster right now: the challenge in creating a sustainable supply of quality content. we cover user engagement metrics, the current state of channels and what they could become, and how the team is thinking about enabling high-quality content through new features. @dwr also shares some of his insights on the power of text-based content and cultures on social platforms like twitter and what the emergence of AI-generated content may mean for these platforms. 00:39 farcaster’s top priority 01:29 challenges and strategies for building communities 07:30 reducing the barrier to high-quality content 15:20 the dominance of text-based content 18:35 in-group culture, power of memes, and AI-generated content 25:25 the future of channels
Onchain Summer 2024 with Jesse Pollak
Onchain Summer 2024 is here. We’re joined by Jesse Pollak to chat about all things Base - from their strategy to bring the world onchain to the Smart Wallet and resetting the price of a free mint. 25 minutes of onchain energy!
Publishing and owning onchain podcasts with Pods
In Episode 09 of Crypto Consumer Chronicles our host Humpty Calderon speaks with Lucas of Pods In this conversation Lucas introduces Pods, a platform that allows creators to publish podcasts onchain as NFTs. They explore the value proposition of Pods, including the ability to monetize content directly and engage with the audience on a more granular level. They also discuss the power of composability in extending the value of content and the different ways creators can leverage the data available to them. Plus Lucas highlights the importance of designing games and rewards for different types of audience engagement, such as speculation, social interaction, affinity, and patronage.
Shorts | Julian Holguin: Why Content is The Hook
This short highlights one of my favorite moments from my conversation with Julian Holguiin of Doodles and Jesse Pollak of Base. Content is the hook that will usher in billions of users from web2 into web3. Doodles knows this best, and with Julian's prolific background in media and music, coupled with their acquisition of a major animation studio, they're perfectly positioned to execute on this strategy. Listen to the full episode: https://pods.media/mint-podcast/doodles-moves-to-base-ft-jullian-holguin-and-jesse-pollak
