Context S4: The Metropolitan Museum of Art - The Most Visited Museum in America Dives into NFTs
Blake speaks with The Metropolitan Museum of Art team who recently released Art Links, marking The Met’s first foray onto the blockchain. Art Links is a 12-week game that invites you to connect the dots between seeming disparate art works (whether centuries apart, completely different mediums, etc.) according to different themes, rewarding you in the form of NFT badges and IRL prizes. Blake has played religiously every week, and has learned a tonne! 3 of the project leads are here to talk about the game: Destinee Filmore, Assistant Curator in the Department of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Met, Brett Renfer, The Met's Senior Project Manager for Emerging Technologies and Audrey Ou, co-founder and CEO of TRLab. They dive deep into the project, from how long it took to plan and launch, to the intended audience, to why they chose Base, to the art they included. Blake also couldn’t resist asking Destinee about if (and when) the Met will collect their first crypto art works. If you want to get a read on the traditional art world and how they are engaging with NFTs…you can’t really get bigger than this. The Met is the most visited museum in America, and one of the most important cultural institutions in the world. Art Links: https://artlinks.metmuseum.org/about TRLab: https://x.com/trlab_ Blake Finucane: https://x.com/blakefinucane Boys Club Newsletter: https://tooonline.beehiiv.com/
"Taming the Wild West" with Serpin Taxt, founder of Ethos | ZEROPOD S2 E14
Welcome back to another episode of ZEROPOD, this one featuring Serpin Taxt, the ambitious young founder of a new protocol called Ethos, which aims to help solve the age-old problem of who to trust (and who not to) in the onchain space. Host Toady Hawk talks about his childhood, his career in web 2, and his goals for Ethos, namely, to tame the wild, wild west of the crypto space… just a bit. So without further ado, let’s go learn about the mythos behind the Ethos. —- Timestamps: 00:00 - The $9B Problem: Scams, Trust, and the Wild West of Crypto 02:25 - Welcome to ZEROPOD: Meet Serpin Taxt, Founder of Ethos 05:00 - Inventor Dreams and Web2 Career 08:00 - Escaping B2B SaaS 11:00 - Discovering Ethereum: Interoperability and Smart Contracts 13:30 - When Crypto Finally Clicked 15:00 - Inspiration from Friend.Tech and the Birth of Ethos 17:00 - Reputation is Everything: Why Trust Signals Matter 19:10 - Realizing a Bigger Vision 21:00 - A Wild West Without Accountability 24:00 - Proof-of-Stake for People: Ethos’s Core Mechanism 26:30 - Avoiding Mob Rule: Risk, Reputation, and Social Slashing 29:00 - Open Moderation and Algorithmic Challenges 31:00 - Reviewing ETH Wallets, Twitter Accounts, and Beyond 33:30 - Identity, Anonymity, and the Risk of Sockpuppets 36:00 - Using Ethos in the Wild: Kaito, Bots, and Reputation vs. Attention 39:00 - Why It's Hard to Call Out Scammers (but Why We Must) 42:00 - The Power of Named Reviews vs. Anonymous Drama 44:00 - NFT Ethics, Gotcha Culture, and the Chaos Incentive 46:00 - Social Slashing 101: How It Works in Ethos 49:00 - Toward Financial Slashing: The Next Big Risk Layer 51:00 - Onboarding: Slow Growth 53:00 - Staying Power: What Keeps Users Coming Back Daily 56:00 - Finding People to Vouch For (and How to Ask for Vouches) 58:30 - Using the Chrome Extension for Discovery and Reviews 1:00:00 - Integrations 1:02:00 - Building Influence Onchain: Ratings for Businesses, Not Just People 1:04:00 - Alpha Drop? Business Leaderboards Are Coming 1:06:30 - Why Ethos Launched on Base 1:12:00 - The Token Question: Contributor XP, Incentives, and Future Possibilities 1:14:25 - Wrap-Up --- Podcast recorded by Toady Hawk, edited by Toady Hawk and Santhosh. Hosted by Toady Hawk. Music by Toady Hawk, SuperTightWoody & Suno AI. Produced by Zero Rights Media. This content is zero rights reserved (cc0), please remix and reuse it in any way you like!
GM Farcaster ep262 Friday June 27, 2025
GM Farcaster ep262 Friday June 27, 2025 From our ChatGPT Intern: On today’s GM Farcaster, Adrienne and Nounish Prof derailed their own show over broken thumbnail embeds, tiny Stanley cups, and an urgent need to fix the new merch site mid-episode. Meanwhile, Adrienne live-streamed a Farcaster panel from a sake brewery at Permissionless, sparking FOMO, pink-truck FUD, and a philosophical breakdown of why everyone’s now contractually obligated to make TikToks. Full Show Notes and Links on YouTube GM Farcaster merch shop is open! https://gmfarcaster.shop/ 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 0:04:07 GMFC news 0:07:17 FC news0:33:23 builders and timeline fun 0:47:50 gmfarcaster.shop0:50:54 CT drama
"F*** it, I'm going home" - Mats in Los Fomos
The spice must flow 🌶️
GM Farcaster ep261 Wednesday June 25, 2025 presented by Octant
GM Farcaster ep261 Wednesday June 25, 2025 presented by Octant Thank you Octant for supporting GM Farcaster for the past three months! We love having you as a premier partner! From our ChatGPT Intern: The show opens with a spy-sized Stanley cup and a confession that Prof’s TikTok is basically BravoCon in algorithm form, but things get serious(ish)with leaderboard drama, spam label policing, and a call for non-crypto content that doesn’t rot your brain, while reminding us all that “unregrettable minutes” spent on an app should be the goal—not a two-hour doomscroll throughUtah mom drama. AND the Los Fomos crew join to talk about building community with vibes, glitter, and memes—proof that Farcaster can have high-quality culture and a good party. Full Show Notes and Links on YouTube Thanks to Pauline and Tako from Los Fomos for stopping by! Learn more about their crowdfund raising now: https://farcaster.xyz/pauline-unik/0xebda92f4 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 beconsidered investment advice, nor solicitation to buy or sell any assets. NFA, DYOR. Chapters: 0:00:00 GM 0:04:44 FC news0:19:05 Octant0:20:50 Uniswap House/Permissionless0:25:36 leaderboard/more FC news0:34:25 Los Fomos0:51:08 lightning round
Reply Like It's Your Job... Because Now it Is with TheClipDotFun
An official ReplyGuy orientation video, hosted by JackWyldes' large suit and brought to you by Zero Rights Media and The Clip dot fun. "Comment to Earn" has arrived on Base. *Sponsored video from theclip.fun*
GM Farcaster ep260 Monday June 23, 2025
GM Farcaster ep260 Monday June 23, 2025 From our ChatGPT Intern: Pudgy Penguins braved the New York heat to open the NASDAQ, Prof debuted her @yes2crypto shirt like it was haute couture, and the team questioned whether $10 stakes could outwit bots who already farm harder than Iowa. Meanwhile, they saluted live dachshund cams, plotted flipbook hacks to bypassvideo limits, and gently roasted the algorithm for ghosting their favorite casters. Full Show Notes and Links YouTube 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 0:05:30 29 seconds of FC news0:07:08 FC news0:51:53 warpee.eth
Proof of Legacy: Why Bitcoin might be art’s most profound frontier with Danny Yang
In this episode, we sit down with Danny Yang, founder of Onchain Monkey, to explore why more artists are turning to Bitcoin as a canvas. We dive into the rise of Bitcoin-based art, the unique qualities that make Bitcoin appealing to creators, and how permanence and provenance are all part of the story. From Ordinals to onchain evolution — if you’re curious about where art is headed, this one’s for you. 🔗 Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and drop your thoughts in the comments. #Bitcoin #OnchainArt #OnchainMonkey #Ordinals #CryptoArt #DigitalArt #ProofOfArt
"Building for People, Not Wallets" with Privy cofounder Henri Stern | ZEROPOD S2 E16
What if crypto products weren’t built for wallets, but for people? In this episode of ZEROPOD, Privy.io founder Henri Stern joins host Toady Hawk to talk about building user-first infra, why account abstraction matters, and what it’ll take to onboard the next billion. From his Parisian roots to Protocol Labs and now Privy, Henri shares sharp takes on fragmentation, EIP-7702, and why most crypto apps still miss the point. Come for the insights, stay for the travel tips and Italian bread slander. TIMESTAMPS:00:00 - Intro: Meet Henri Stern, founder of Privy01:44 - Henri’s backstory: Growing up in Paris, moving to NYC03:55 - Adjusting to life in New York and early education04:32 - Choosing Stanford over the French education system06:00 - Discovering computer science and why it stuck07:54 - Founding Shout: a peer-to-peer marketplace experiment10:01 - What went wrong with hyperlocal marketplaces12:20 - Filecoin and Protocol Labs: Henri’s next chapter13:49 - What Filecoin taught Henri about zk, consensus, and infra19:00 - Falling in love with crypto, then falling out of it for a bit20:06 - The origin of Privy: starting with privacy, landing on onboarding24:00 - What Privy does today: abstracting onboarding, not just accounts26:10 - The nuance of account abstraction vs. 4337/770228:30 - Privy’s internal values: focus, experimentation, ownership33:00 - Wallet sprawl and the identity fragmentation dilemma36:00 - Wallets as identity tools, not just money holders39:00 - Why crypto infra must be built now, not later41:00 - Notable partnerships: Farcaster, Pump.fun, Hyperliquid & more45:10 - Privy's current roadmap: chains, funding UX, identity UX47:02 - EIP-7702: What it is and why it matters50:00 - Speculation vs stability: the real bifurcation in crypto52:40 - Henri’s vision for 2025 and hiring at Privy54:08 - Rapid-fire round: food, music, tech, travel, and more1:04:28 - Where to find out more about Privy and wrap-up--- Podcast recorded by Toady Hawk, edited by Toady Hawk. Hosted by Toady Hawk. Produced by Zero Rights Media. This content is zero rights reserved (cc0), please remix and reuse it in any way you like! #base #onchain #ethereum #privy #crypto #stripe
GM Farcaster ep259 Wednesday June 18, 2025 presented by Octant
GM Farcaster ep259 Wednesday June 18, 2025 presented by Octant From our ChatGPT Intern: In today’s episode, the hosts spent half the show celebrating dual birthdays, jury duty, and browser shame before finally getting to the “news,” which mostly involved gushing over 10,000-character casts, 0xen art, and hot dog car embeds. Adrienne maintained her sacred oath to never read a long cast on Farcaster, while Nounish Prof tried to convince everyone that coconut-scented strangers and flip-flop guys were worth the scroll. (you’llhave to watch to understand that last part) Full Show Notes and Links on YouTube THANKS TO OUR PREMIERPARTNER OCTANT: @octant: https://warpcast.com/octant /octant: https://warpcast.com/~/channel/octant Octant site: https://octant.app/home Octant x Chipped: https://farcaster.xyz/octant/0x556d8920 and https://farcaster.xyz/chandresh.eth/0x9222e31c 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 financialadvice 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 0:04:23 FC news 0:53:49 Octant0:56:12 more FC news
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 ep258 Friday June 13, 2025 with guest cohost @erica
GM Farcaster ep258 Friday June 13, 2025 with guest cohost @erica Thank you @erica for cohosting today! Be sure to follow /uno on Farcaster for the latest on @erica and @christopher’s Uno client! From our ChatGPT Intern: Friday the 13th struck early as GM Farcaster kicked off with a computer challenges, an internet outage, and guest co-host Erica putting Pear into service as an emotional support cat while Adrienne battled computer chaos with a phone-based Plan B. Despite the tech gremlins, they celebrated Privy's Stripe acquisition like it was a group win at summer camp, declared the internet dead (except for Farcaster), and debated whether Farcaster still counts as a "scenius" or just a bunch of smart people vibing with wallets and the Beach Boys. Full Show Notes and Links on YouTube 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 0:03:52 FC news 0:30:23 /uno with @erica
Mini Apps Are the New App Store | NAC Ep. 21
Coop turns 30, markets melt, and Farcaster mini apps take center stage. This episode dives into the future of crypto distribution and why devs are skipping Apple and shipping onchain instead. Timestamps: - [09:33] Paperview joins Base Incubator → Lucas preps for demo day - [11:52] Farcaster mini app growth → what’s working, what’s broken - [16:07] Coop Records goes mobile → iOS vs Farcaster tradeoffs - [23:00] Louder token revival → buybacks, quests, and real utility - [35:03] Daniel Allan’s rise → content discipline + fanbase building - [44:25] Pump.fun + Circle IPO → market cycles and raising money - [52:09] Building for real users in a post-meme coin market
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GM Farcaster ep257 Wednesday June 11, 2025 presented by Octant
GM Farcaster ep257 Wednesday June 11, 2025 presented by Octant Thank you to our premier partner Octant! Be sure to follow the /octant channel for updates. From our ChatGPT Intern: In today’s episode, a copy-pasta bot army accidentally made Pugson the most important man on Farcaster while leaderboard winners hit IRS thresholds so fast they’re now honorary Merkle employees with W-9s. Meanwhile, the wallet broke for a minute, the mini apps are chaos, and trivia starts “noon-ish,” because time is a construct and producers have the same alarm clock as Christin. Full Show Notes and Links 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 Epoch 8: https://farcaster.xyz/octant/0x198dc9e0 Octant in Berlin:https://farcaster.xyz/nounishprof/0x55ceeecahttps://farcaster.xyz/afrochicks/0x662396af Join us for /fctrivia:https://farcaster.xyz/matthewfox/0x2cb422b2 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 beconsidered investment advice, nor solicitation to buy or sell any assets. NFA, DYOR.
GM Farcaster ep256 and ep256.5 Monday/Tuesday June 9-10, 2025
GM Farcaster ep256 and ep256.5 Monday/Tuesday June 9-10, 2025 Due to a technical issue, we redid the second half of Monday’s show on Tuesday. Apologies to everyone who joined us live Monday for the rugging. From our ChatGPT Intern: The GM Farcaster hosts kicked off episode 256.5 with a self-roast over yesterday’s livestream fail (turns out talking into the void is less effective), then pivoted into a spirited debate on Farcaster’s centralization“vibes” versus decentralization aspirations, all while reassuring listeners that yes, you can still post from the command line if the algorithm hates you. In between audio déjà vu and tech gods’ vengeance, they unpacked Dan’s spicy post on where Farcaster’s still centralized, why paying creators beats funding Zuck’s next yacht, and how, in five years, everyone will call it an overnight success Full Show Notes and Links on YouTube 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 0:04:54 FC news (Monday)0:22:24 FC news (Tuesday)
Metaverse, Digital Land & the Future of Ownership | Sébastien Borget (Sandbox)
🎙️ Welcome to Episode 1 of The Good News Is… We’re kicking off the season with a visionary guest: Sébastien Borget, Co-Founder & COO of The Sandbox, and President of the Blockchain Game Alliance. In this episode, host Rachel Wilkins explores how digital ownership, virtual spaces, and decentralized economies are transforming the way we create, connect, and build. 🔥 What You'll Learn: The future of the metaverse and digital land ownership How The Sandbox empowers creators and communities Why decentralized identity and ownership matter What’s next for Web3 culture and commerce 👤 About Sébastien Borget: Sébastien is a pioneer in the Web3 space and a driving force behind The Sandbox—a decentralized metaverse platform where users can create, own, and monetize virtual experiences. He also leads the Blockchain Game Alliance, advocating for the adoption of blockchain in the gaming industry. 🔗 Learn more about The Sandbox: https://www.sandbox.game/ 🐦 Follow Sébastien on Twitter: / borgetsebastien ✨ Follow The Good News Is… 🌐 Website: https://goodnewsstudio.io 🐦 Rachel on Twitter: / rachelwilkinsb 📸 Instagram: / goodnewsstudios This is The Good News Is…the future, told by the optimists building it.
FarCon NYC: Community Talks
The Community Talks were recorded at FarCon nyc on May 2,2025. Speakers were voted on by the FarCon attendees. FarCon is Farcaster’s annual event organized by the community for innovators, builders and networkcontributors. Interview with the speakers and GM Farcaster follow the main stage talks. Thank you to all the sponsors who made this conversationpossible including media partner GM Farcaster, media sponsor Nouns DAO and the FarCon team of volunteers. Learn more at FarCon.nyc. Farcaster: farcaster.xyz/ Learn more about partnering with GM Farcaster:https://mediakit.gmfarcaster.com/ 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 Intro 0:00:38 tayyab 0:08:59 limone0:17:12 jihad0:26:50 samuelhuber0:37:04 yb0:48:09 phil0:55:35 GMFC interviews
