Courtside Crypto Episode 3: Build Your Tomorrow with Moonwell
In this episode, Tristan sits down with Luke Youngblood from Moonwell to dive into their mission of bringing the world onchain with powerful financial tools designed for everyone. From Moonwell's new VISA debit card to virtual bank accounts, Luke explains how Moonwell is simplifying onchain finance and empowering people across the globe to take control of their financial futures. 00:00 - Introduction 01:44 - Who is Luke Youngblood 03:30 - Moonwell Mission and Vision 06:40 - Virtual Bank Accounts 10:54 - The Power of Stablecoin Payments 18:45 - TradFi vs. DeFi 21:00 - Saving in Moonwell Vaults 25:00 - Doing More with Moonwell 29:00 - From Memes to Onchain Finance 34:15 - Lending Made Simple 36:45 - What’s Next for Moonwell 38:42 - Starting Your Crypto Journey 📲 Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and hit the bell 🔔 for updates on future episodes!
Choreographing a stronger community with Clarence Ford
Clarence Ford started out as an athlete; first as a competitive hockey player, then transitioning to dance as a choreographer for the world-renowned Cirque du Soleil. After seeing the power of community-building first-hand within Cirque du Soleil, Clarence embarked on a journey of creating circus programming for underserved youth in Toronto. He launched a non-for-profit called Square Circle, with a mission to “help students develop communication, interpersonal, artistic, and physical skills in a safe, collaborative, and fun environment”. Through educational partnerships and community workshops, Clarence hopes to build out his business by tapping into as many youth groups as possible in Toronto and beyond. On this week’s episode, Clarence sits down with Fred and Derek to discuss new avenues to explore expansion and growth of Square Circle. They speak to building a solid foundation for his business - from considering a strategic board, to finding mentorship, and building community as a new entrepreneur. Finally, they discuss strategies on how to manage burn out while navigating multiple priorities to get your business off the ground.
"Building a Better Internet on Base" with Aneri Amin (Product Lead at Base) | ZEROPOD S2 E5
Welcome back to another episode of ZEROPOD, our zero copyright video podcast about enjoying Ethereum. In this episode, host Toady Hawk, from the Zero Rights Media Collective sits down with Aneri Amin, the Head of Product in charge of social, creators and onchain summer at Base. Aneri’s career journey spans from the high tech hallways of Apple and Meta to the onchain trenches of Coinbase's leading Ethereum L2 rollup. She has been a force for change, driving innovation in creator tools, decentralized social, and onchain ecosystems. In this episode, we chat about Base’s explosive first full year, its plans for 2025, and how they’re building a future where creators like me can own our content, identity, and audience. Plus, she shares some great insights into her own journey—from a curious kid asking “why” to every question to a crew chief on the construction site for what she calls “the new internet.” This was an inspiring conversation about the power of community, ownership, and innovation—so buckle up, stay based and let’s dive in! Also, if you enjoy this content and want to see more like it, please Like, leave a comment and Subscribe so you don't miss the next episode. --- TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 The Future of the Creator Economy is Onchain 00:54 Welcome to ZEROPOD 02:00 Childhood Curiosity and Governance Passion 04:00 A Lifelong Love of Reading 06:26 Education 07:00 From Public Sector to Big Tech 09:00 What Exactly Does a Product Manager Do? 11:03 Creator Challenges and Meta Days 15:00 Biggest Learnings From Time at Meta 16:30 Onchain as a New Internet for Creators 20:00 Creator Wellbeing as a New Pillar 22:00 Original Intro to Crypto, and Later Onchain-pilling via Coinbase 27:00 Goals for Onchain Summer 3 29:00 Why Did Base Find So Much Success in 2025? 30:00 Aneri Spills The Tea on What It’s Like Working With Jesse Every Day 34:00 Around the World with Base Lessons and community insights from Base’s global tour across Africa, India, and beyond. 37:00 Different Regional Onchain Needs How cultural differences shape creator priorities in various regions. 40:00 Strategies for Tackling Global Expansion of the Onchain Economy 41:00 Big Plans for 2025 Aneri hints at major Coinbase Wallet updates and what’s next for Base. 44:00 What is Aneri Most Excited About in 2025? 46:00 Aneri’s Advice for Onchain Creators 48:00 Wrapping Up --- Podcast recorded by Toady Hawk, edited by Toady Hawk and Santhosh. Hosted by Toady Hawk. Music by Toady Hawk, SuperTightWoody & Suno AI. Produced and distributed by the Zero Rights Media Collective. This content is zero rights reserved (cc0), please remix and reuse it in any way you like! #base #onchain #content #creators #ethereum
Sony Introduces Soneium L2
Sony introduces the Soneium L2 built on the OP Stack. The Quadratic Accelerator releases its whitepaper. Applications open for Optimism Retro Funding 5. And the next upgrade after Pectra is named Fusaka. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/536
A brief history of Ethereum hard forks
This episode is a brief history of Ethereum hard forks, from the early days of the Frontier thawing to the more recent Dencun upgrade. Sources: https://ethereum.org/en/history/
Splitting Pectra Into Two Forks
Core developers consider splitting Pectra into two forks. Coinbase launches cbBTC. ZKsync proposes for Treasure Chain to deploy on the ZK Stack. And Aragon introduces gasless onchain voting. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/551
Everclear Launches On Mainnet Beta
Everclear launches its clearing layer on mainnet beta. EspressoSys releases a spec for Decentralized Timeboost. Google Cloud launches an RPC service. And the Fed cuts interest rates by half a point. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/555
Vitalik Documentary Is Now Streaming
The Vitalik documentary is now streaming onchain. Basenames introduces support for Farcaster Frames. And Polygon ZKEVM schedules its Eggfruit network upgrade. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/557
EIP-7762 Impact On Blob Fee Market
Dataalways analyzes the impact of EIP-7762. Commit-Boost nears production readiness for its validator software. And Celo sees a surge in stablecoin adoption. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/560
Conduit Supports OP Succinct
Conduit supports OP Succinct. Toni Wahrstätter shares insights about local block-building reorg rates. And Base increases its gas target to 12 Mgas/s. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/565
Visa Tokenized Asset Platform
Visa introduces a Tokenized Asset Platform. Bungee introduces the Bungee Protocol. And Vitalik suggests lowering the minimum staking requirement. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/566
Ethereum Slot Time Reduction Proposal
Ben Adams proposes to reduce Ethereum’s slot time. Aztec Network releases its roadmap to mainnet. Aave proposes to launch native GHO on Base. And UniswapX goes live on mobile. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/568
Blob Increase Optimization Proposal
Ithaca raises $20 million for its L2 platform. Francis Li shares a proposal to optimize for Ethereum’s blob increase. And Dune plans to support data for World Chain. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/572
Vitalik On The Future Of Ethereum
Vitalik outlines future improvements for Ethereum. And Base becomes the largest rollup by TVL on protocols. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/573
Kraken Unveils Ink Layer 2
Kraken unveils its Ink Layer 2 network. Arbitrum Orbit supports fast withdrawals. And Synthetix Perps V3 goes live on Arbitrum. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/580
Devcon SEA Releases Schedule
Devcon releases the schedule for Devcon SEA. Franklin Templeton launches BENJI on Base. Optimism announces support for ERC-7683. And Zircuit announces an airdrop for EIGEN holders. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/585
UBS Tokenized Fund On Ethereum
Succinct introducing OP Succinct with support for Celestia DA. The Argot Collective spins out from the EF. And UBS launches a tokenized fund on Ethereum. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/585
L2Beat Introduces DABEAT
L2Beat introduces DABEAT for data availability. Nethermind introduces Surge Rollup. And the crypto market rallies following the U.S. election results. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/589
Ethereum Foundation 2024 Report
The Ethereum Foundation releases its 2024 report. Fileverse releases a Devcon Collab Portal. Blockscout launches a Merits Program. And Puffer Finance launches UniFi on tetsnet. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/591
EF Introduces Internship Program
The EF introduces an internship program. ENS Labs introduces Namechain. Virgil Griffith encounters delays for his anticipated release. And RISC Zero introduces a hybrid rollup solution. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/592
Removing barriers to art with Gaetane Verna
Born in the Congo and raised in Montréal, today’s guest both embodies and promotes the cultural diversity of her new hometown, Toronto, where she is the Director of The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery, Canada’s leading public gallery. Without a permanent collection, Gaetane isn’t bogged down by the past and instead keeps her finger on the pulse of the contemporary art world AND current issues in society. It is her job to find and present a wide array of diverse artists who often question history, challenge injustice and inequities while also producing works that transcend the mere materials being used. She and the art presented at the Power Plant are always looking forward and staying relevant to the issues of interest to both artists and audiences alike, and in the process, prompting a more constructive conversation around cultural change.
"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!
Coinbase Wallet Supports USDC Rewards
Coinbase Wallet supports USDC rewards and the Trump team considers a crypto policy role. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/594
Researchers Advise Gradual Gas Limit Increase
Ethereum researchers suggest a gradual gas limit increase. Ethena's USDe overtakes DAI by market cap. Daimo introduces Daimo Pay. And Coinbase will re-evaluate its support for the upcoming Celo hard fork. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/605
