Ep.26: Gaby Goldberg, FVCKRENDER X Lisa Foundation, Stripe enters crypto arena

A weekly rundown show where extremely online individuals broadly explore (romanticize, even) new consumer internet experiences. Join us live and online on Fridays @ 10AM PST live.seedclub.xyz 00:20 Intro - Welcome back, it’s episode 26 and we’ve got Gaby Goldberg co-hosting 02:09 A quick reminder about FarCon and our event Free Wifi; it’s also week 3 or 4 of SC07 02:48 Welcoming FVCKRENDER to the stage along with Ilya from Lisa Foundation 04:12 Throwing it to Ilya to give us a little background on Lisa, the drop and more 06:26 FVCKRENDER gives us some backstory on his work and his solo show Ascend in NYC 12:51 Thank you to Ilya and FVCKRENDER for joining, be sure to check out their upcoming show 13:21 The evolution of different crypto narratives and looking at the next wave of DAOs 21:15 Dissecting Eddy Lazzarin’s tweet about memecoins not being very interesting 24:12 Who are the consumers in crypto? They’re developers. We need to understand that. 27:30 We need a pathway to unlock the path to sustaining interest in DeFi tokens 29:04 Digging into Treat, a recently announced L2 brought to you by the Shiba ecosystem 32:38 Moving on to discuss Rediclio-gate, Polymarket’s marketing intern’s termination over a tweet 38:54 Breaking down Gaby’s piece on Integrate, and crypto companies creating their own ‘stack’ 44:16 Transitioning into talking about Zora Social, onramps into crypto, and launching a mobile app 51:53 Kyle from Daylight’s tweet about improving UX in crypto and onboarding the next gen of users 54:07 Stripe announced the return of being able to accept crypto payments alongside credit cards 56:06 A discussion on a piece about zombie chains and measuring activity across different L1s 59:01 We have time for one Lightning Round, it’s a John Palmer tweet with a meme on crypto hot takes 59:54 A special thank you to Gaby for co-hosting today’s show, tune in next week, live from FarCon Hosts: Jess Sloss Web VJ: Peacenode Guests: Gaby Goldberg Production: Cheryl Douglass None of this is financial or tax advice.

Ep.25: Brian Flynn (Boost), Runes and Bitcoin Ordinals, Halving, Airdrop Fumbles, Social Token Distribution

A weekly rundown show where extremely online individuals broadly explore (romanticize, even) new consumer internet experiences. Join us live and online on Fridays @ 10AM PST live.seedclub.xyz 00:27 Intro - We’re back, it’s episode 25, and we’ve got Brian Flynn co-hosting 02:25 Quick reminder, we’re hosting Free Wifi - an event at Farcon in LA on 5/4 03:53 What’s the latest from Boost and finding the right users for a given product 05:59 Maria Shen’s tweet thread on 20 of the most innovative onchain experiences 07:30 Deeper dive on crypto social mechanics, Nouns DAO launching a token 09:54 It’s interesting how the token model can dictate how a coin is described 12:17 Memecoins vs NFTs and lowering the barrier to entry for participants 13:55 How PartyDAO is evolving, crowdfunding for DAOs and NFTs, Party vs Party 16:28 It was a hot week with a lot of drama in and around Crypto The Game 20:39 Putting a price on things that didn’t have a price before, the 2nd half of Maria’s thread 21:24 Taking a look at what Unlonely is doing with livestreaming and 30 minute token launches 24:25 Digging into Runes and Bitcoin Ordinals, something Peace has waited a long time for 27:33 Peace tells the story of how he got into Bitcoin and shares his thoughts on Bitcoin the brand 31:11 The Bitcoin Halving is announced with a short clip by Peace that’s now up to be minted on Zora 34:56 Let’s talk about Uniswap, reaching $250B in L2 volume, creating a market for absolutely anything 40:17 Discussing marketing strategy in crypto and Ben Roy’s tweets about Farcaster’s strategy 43:03 First time founders focus on product, second time founders focus on distribution 47:55 We hold the belief that tokens are a form of media and experimentation driven by price 48:20 Looking at the struggle with airdrops, Jupiter, and other de-fi protocols putting tokens out 53:17 Brian brings up a tweet by Mason from Token Soft discussing onchain go-to-market strategy 56:43 Remaining bullish on social distribution, curating audiences and looking at what $ENJOY is doing 1:00:00 We’re at the top of the hour, thanks for tuning in, see you next week at 11AM PST / 1PM EST Hosts: Jess Sloss Web VJ: Peacenode Guests: Brian Flynn Production: Cheryl Douglass None of this is financial or tax advice.

Ep 55 - Carlos of Farcaster Index

We're joined by Carlos of Farcaster Index to chat all things FC including DEGEN, onchain social graphs, memecoins, clients and much more. He shares his experience running a DAO for 3 years and what's next for him and Moonlight.

Ep.24: LGHT x $higher, Colby Mugradi x mmERCH, $Nouns, The Scenecoin Opportunity

A weekly rundown show where extremely online individuals broadly explore (romanticize, even) new consumer internet experiences. Join us live and online on Fridays @ 10AM PST live.seedclub.xyz 03:12 LGHT - Higher, memecoins, and more 06:47 The origin story of the Higher channel and how it evolved into a token 08:35 How the idea of Higher being a scenecoin resonates vs being a brand token 11:01 Higher as a DAO token and comparing it to Enjoy being a scenecoin 12:50 LGHT on Higher becoming a lifestyle brand and building a grassroots movement 15:37 How brands can contextualize or constrain on-chain creation in useful ways 20:21 Welcoming Colby Mugrabi to the show to talk about her project MMERCH 22:42 Colby’s background in fashion, discovering Web3, and thinking about generative art 25:14 Digging into the mechanics of the upcoming MMERCH drop and how it works 28:19 Some of the specifics on the materials and manufacturing of these hoodies 30:19 How the MMERCH NFC chip works and how to redeem your token for your wearable 32:13 Colby’s take on MMERCH being a brand that exists in the metaverse vs in the real world 34:37 Drop logistics, allowlist, partnering with DieWithTheMostLikes 36:40 Shifting gears to discuss a piece Josh wrote on The Scenecoin Opportunity 39:37 Jess’s take on The Scenecoin Opportunity and getting your token into the right hands 45:45 Jumping to Nouns DAO announcing they’re launching a token called $NOUNS 51:32 Perpetuating the Nouns meme further and how scarcity has impacted potential growth 53:16 Andrew Kang’s tweet about Mr. Beast and, Unlonely playing with tokens and live streaming 58:03 One quick lightning round on Friend Tech getting a bit of redemption and their imminent launch 01:00 Signing off, thanks for joining, we’ll see you next Friday at 10AM PST, every week is a big week Hosts: Jess Sloss & Josh Cornelius Web VJ: Peacenode Production: Cheryl Douglass None of this is financial or tax advice.

#168 - JACEK

Jacek is the creator of ⁠$DEGEN⁠, an innovative cryptocurrency and L3 built on Base on Ethereum and popularized on Farcaster. Follow Jacek on Farcaster ⁠@jacek⁠. For more episodes, go to ⁠⁠⁠podofjake.com⁠⁠⁠. Previous guests include ⁠⁠⁠Mark Cuban⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Vitalik Buterin⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Brian Armstrong⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Balaji Srinivasan⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Keith⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Rabois⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Ali Spagnola⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Anthony Pompliano⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Raoul Pal⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Julia Galef⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Jack Butcher⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Tim Draper⁠⁠⁠, and over 100 others alike. Learn from founders and CEOs of companies like ⁠⁠⁠OpenAI⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Coinbase⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Solana⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Polygon⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠AngelList⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Oura⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠Replit⁠⁠⁠, and investors from ⁠⁠⁠Founders⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Fund⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠a16z⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Union Square Ventures⁠⁠⁠, and many more. I appreciate your support and hope you enjoy. Thanks to ⁠⁠⁠⁠Chase Devens⁠⁠⁠⁠ for the show notes and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Yiction⁠⁠⁠⁠ for the music. Lastly, I love hearing from fans of the pod. Feel free to email me any time at ⁠⁠⁠jake@blogofjake.com⁠⁠⁠. Thank you!

Ep.23: Degen Chain, Syndicate, Orb on Lens, $ENJOY tipping, L3s, Gas tokens

A weekly rundown show where extremely online individuals broadly explore (romanticize, even) new consumer internet experiences. Join us live and online on Fridays @ 10AM PST live.seedclub.xyz 04:34 Let’s move into the L3 conversation, welcome to Jacek and Will from Degen Chain 06:18 Syndicate - the frame chain 12:34 There are tons of experimental ideas for tokens already playing out as L3 applications 17:58 Tipping was very unpopular when it first launched, now its social distribution for tokens 21:25 How they decided to use Degen as a gas token 25:43 Next let’s bring Nilesh from Orb 30:15 Creating a different category for users and thinking of them as curators instead 33:07 Rebranding communities as a feature in the app to ‘Clubs’ that have superpowers 36:30 You can now mint directly within the Orb app, just swipe and that’s it, you’re done 37:09 Building for mobile wallet users and the many who prefer not to use mobile wallets 42:23 Typical ways to launch coins vs how $ENJOY was launched and how tipping works 45:05 Quick recap of all the things we’ve seen pop up for Enjoy - ads, an anthem is coming, etc 54:04 Josh was actually first to launch the Costco Hot Dog memecoin on pump.fun 56:28 This is just funny, there’s an AI token generator? Might be a top signal 58:10 We’re going to be doing a ton of fun stuff at Farcaster in LA coming up in May, stay tuned Hosts: Jess Sloss & Josh Cornelius Web VJ: Peacenode Production: Cheryl Douglass None of this is financial or tax advice.

Look Touch Own ft. Oona

Oona is an anonymous conceptual artist, who explores the intersections of technology, finance, gender, and identity through her moving images and performance art. She has exhibited globally, earning critical acclaim and attention from collectors and curators. She was awarded the prestigious Playboy & Sevens Foundation grant for the "Art of Gender & Sexuality." ✍️ Subscribe to Kaloh's Newsletter: https://www.kaloh.xyz/ 🎙Kaloh's YouTube: www.youtube.com/@kaloh_podcast Connect with me: Farcaster 👉 https://warpcast.com/kaloh X 👉 https://www.x.com/kaloh_nft Instagram 👉 https://www.twitter.com/kaloh_art In today’s episode, we discuss: Oona's message and evolution (00:00:49) Oona's evolution as an anonymous conceptual artist and the message behind her art. Entering the crypto art world (00:02:17) Oona's introduction to the world of crypto art and her goal to expand knowledge through her art. Challenges and opportunities in performance art (00:04:41) Oona's experiences and challenges in gatecrashing events and the significance of performance art in the crypto art world. Integration of blockchain technology with performance art (00:07:31) Oona's excitement about integrating blockchain technology with performance art and her first experience of minting NFTs. Collectors and the significance of Oona's art (00:09:12) The relationship between Oona's collectors and her performance art, including the impact of her art on the audience. Oona's grant from Playboy and the reaction of collectors (00:10:06) Oona's grant from Playboy, the reaction of her collectors, and the humorous situation with some of her first collectors. The concept and process of "Look Touch Own" (00:15:43) The concept and process of Oona's performance piece "Look Touch Own," including the message behind it and the audience's varied reactions. Cultural Reactions to Performance (00:19:20) Oona shares the diverse reactions to her performance in different cities, highlighting the cultural differences in response. Extreme Reactions in Paris (00:20:44) Oona describes the extreme range of reactions she experienced during her performance in Paris, including crying, nudity, and unexpected interactions. Data Tracking and Consent (00:23:53) Oona explains the process of obtaining consent and tracking interactions during her performance, emphasizing the use of non-disclosure agreements and data collection. Creating Digital Artwork from Interactions (00:25:51) Oona discusses the creation of unique digital artwork based on interactions and preserving participants' anonymity. Organic Sales Approach (00:30:15) Oona explains how the sales approach aligns with the collaborative nature of her performance, emphasizing the organic and performative aspects of the sales process. Dealing with Censorship and Algorithms (00:35:15) Oona discusses the challenges of showcasing her art, which explores gender and sexuality, on social media platforms due to censorship and algorithm biases. The Significance of Anonymity and the Mask (00:40:26) Oona explains why she chooses to remain anonymous and wear a mask, highlighting its role in broadening the conversation about the female body and identity. Until next time, - Kaloh Mentioned: Art Basel, Playboy, Look Touch Own, NFC, Valie Export, Violet Bond, Dolly Parton

Ep 184 - Is Crypto Evil?

Join the Alfalfa crew live as they discuss the good and bad of cryptocurrency, the latest updates from Bitcoin, and other top stories from the week.

Ep.22: Vibhu from Drip Haus, Solana L2s, SC07, Degen L3, The Token is the Product, Sofamon

A weekly rundown show where extremely online individuals broadly explore (romanticize, even) new consumer internet experiences. Join us live and online on Fridays @ 10AM PST live.seedclub.xyz 01:21 we’ve got Vibhu joining us from Drip Haus 02:30 How are you describing what Drip is and what’s the intention behind the product? 04:43 Scaling to 160,000 daily active users 06:04 Using machine learning to parse productive users from unproductive ones 07:34 On the choice to go with Solana and creating a simple click to claim mechanism 08:44 Droplets are redeemable for collectibles on the platform and you get 5-10 to claim 11:51 Using the platform to distribute physical artworks and where Drip fits in the creator stack 16:54 No one anticipated a company like Drip existing on Solana pushing 10M NFTs each week 19:39 Solana L2s are coming, there are a number of teams working on solutions now 23:19 The next cohort for Seed Club’s SC.07 has been announced and we’re super excited 25:36 We have a huge range of projects from marketplaces to memecoins, AI, social and more 33:31 Josh tries to introduce the next topic but Peace needs to mint the Little Darlings drop 34:51 Mark Beylin wrote a piece we love called ‘The Token Is The Product’ - Let’s get into it 36:56 Looking at airlines as an example with reward points being a huge part of business 42:44 Moving on to $DEGEN, the Scenecoin of Farcaster - our terminology is catching on 43:37 Announcing Degen Chain - a low cost L3 that will be using $DEGEN as a native gas token 46:20 Charlie Munger talks about building in waves in crypto and how the narrative changes 47:38 Memestocks and a recent story about Truth Social being valued over $6 billion 49:11 We’re seeing more and more stocks that are growing memetically like Tesla, GameStop 54:06 Let’s talk about Sofamon - a project that came out of the last Seed Club cohort SC.06 57:34 Senspace’s new game launch Hosts: Jess Sloss & Josh Cornelius Web VJ: Peacenode Production: Cheryl Douglass None of this is financial or tax advice.

Market Trends: Memecoins, Blast L2, and SocialFi

Imran and Qiao sat down to talk about the current market trends such as Memecoins, Blast L2, SocialFi, and more. No BS crypto insight for founders. 00:00 Intro 00:56 Welcome to Good Game 01:24 Memecoins Becoming Very Consensus 04:11 “There's a Culture Shift” 08:28 Shitcoins Imran is Following Right Now 11:28 Tremp and Boden 17:47 Qiao: I Really Like the Idea of Trading Personal Tokens 20:24 The Blue-Chip Memecoins 23:30 A Tweet That Lost Imran a Lot of Followers 25:55 This Cycle is Unlike Any Other Cycle 26:34 Why Imran is Still Very Bullish on HarryPotterObamaSonic10Inu 27:21 Bitcoin Puppets 30:29 Why Memecoins Are Taking Off on Solana 34:02 Base God (TYBG) 35:31 "Crypto is Going to Lead Culture Moving Forward" 39:20 Could Layer 2 Have Its Own Geo-based Chain? 42:07 Things on SocialFi Imran is Excited About 43:21 What Friend.tech V2 is About 46:08 Crypto Startup Stories: Pump.fun 54:28 Do You Think Friend.tech 2 Will Launch on Blast? 55:13 Let's Talk About The Blast Launch 56:51 Unique Apps Built on Blast: Baseline Protocol 01:02:43 Solana is Retail, Blast is Degen Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3N675w3 Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3snLsxU Website: https://goodgamepod.xyz Twitter: https://twitter.com/goodgamepodxyz

Ep.19: Memecoin Supercyle, Crypto ETFs with Alongside, Financial Nihilism, AI on Zora, L2 Wars

A weekly rundown show where extremely online individuals broadly explore (romanticize, even) new consumer internet experiences. Join us live and online on Fridays @ 10AM PST live.seedclub.xyz 00:01:11 We have Kel with us - the real next L1 trade is a memecoin supercycle 00:10:44 Where do you see this memecoin trend going in the next 3, 6, 9 months? 00:13:25 Austin from Alongside Crypto 00:18:10 What’s changed with this cycle to get people excited about investing in indexes 00:29:14 Enjoy launched the very first memecoin ever on the Zora network 00:36:20 Some fun new AI updates on Zora and Jacob’s post on convergence of AI and crypto 00:39:48 Travis Kling on financial nihilism 00:53:59 The bull case for Web3 social and Farcaster as a powerful go-to-market tool 00:54:45 Get in babes, we’re going to Brand New by Boys Club at SXSW and there’s a zine 00:59:52 The struggle with hyper financialized social apps Hosts: Jess Sloss & Cheryl Douglass Web VJ: Peacenode None of this is financial or tax advice.

Ep.18: Perl & Fantasy Social, $Enjoy, Decentralized Social, Blast, Software Companies as Lifestyle Brands

A weekly rundown show where extremely online individuals broadly explore (romanticize, even) new consumer internet experiences. Join us live and online on Fridays @ 10AM PST live.seedclub.xyz Hosts: Josh Cornelius & Jess Sloss Web VJ: Peacenode Production: Cheryl Douglass Development: David Hurley Operations: Merna Makar

Web3 on Fire - 0x013 - Ambire Wallet - Rob & Ivo - Free Mint!

In this conversation, Ivo Georgiev, CEO and co-founder of Ambire, discusses his background in programming and how he got interested in crypto. He shares the challenges of building user-friendly wallets and the importance of decentralization. Ivo also talks about the vision for Wallet DAO and the development of infrastructure and tools. The conversation highlights the need for progressive decentralization and the role of the community in shaping the future of crypto. In this conversation, Rob and Ivo discuss the future plans for Ambire Wallet in 2024, including the launch of the browser extension and support for multiple account types. They also talk about the relaunch of AdEx and its exciting developments in bridging the decentralized AdTech world with the traditional AdTech world. Finally, they wrap up by plugging the projects and providing information on where to find Ambire Wallet, AdEx, and Stremio. https://ambire.com

Ep.16: Boost, Main Characters app, Sora, TG Bots, Finding Love Onchain, ???

A weekly rundown show where extremely online individuals broadly explore (romanticize, even) new consumer internet experiences. We'll explore... 03:16 - Boost with Brian Flynn 29:49 - Love on Leverage 35:29 - main characters.app 41:12 - Sora 50:58 - TG Bots 54:21 - Finding Love Onchain 57:06 - YC RFS 1:00:11 - Lightning Round - “fk it why not 8” - Sam Altman Join us live and online on Fridays @ 10AM PST live.seedclub.xyz Hosts: Josh Cornelius & Jess Sloss Web VJ: Peacenode Production: Cheryl Douglass Development: David Hurley Operations: Merna Makar