Poker, Pinball, and CreatorDAO bridging web2 to web3: GM Farcaster ep271 Monday, July 28, 2025
Poker, Pinball, and CreatorDAO bridging web2 to web3: GM Farcaster ep271 Monday, July 28, 2025 with @joincreatordao Thank you CreatorDAO for popping by to share this new initiative to support content creators! Visit creatordao.com/ to learn more! From our ChatGPT Intern: GM Farcaster broadcasted from a backup mom-cave and rolled out a buffet of Farcaster lore, poker invites, and Zora-induced chaos—including Jack Butcher accidentally launching a coin by logging in. Between leaderboard drama, pinball with Warpee, and a cube-holding mini app, it was like attending a DAO-themed Renaissance fair... if the fair had NFTs, creator coins, and a suspicious lackof dragons. 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 beconsidered investment advice, nor solicitation to buy or sell any assets. NFA, DYOR. Chapters: 0:00:00 GM 0:03:15 FC news0:25:01 CreatorDAO
Signals & Storytelling: Farokh on Prediction Markets and Presidential Moments
I sat down with Farokh Sarmad, President of DASTAN and visionary behind Myriad Markets, to dive deep into: Media & community: How Myriad is reimagining reader participation by rewarding engagement and realigning media incentives. Farokh laid it all out at Consensus—saying “the participant actually gets a piece… gets reputation on-chain” instagram.com Prediction markets: From Polymarket to niche events, Farokh explored the future of decentralized event-driven finance, tying it into crypto culture, all while redefining how creators and communities interact Acquisitions & integration: How DASTAN is building across platforms like Rug Radio and Decrypt, integrating prediction tools into media ecosystems. And THAT one big interview: The world-leading moment when Farokh interviewed Donald Trump on X Spaces—the first crypto-company-affiliated presidential interview. Trump declared a vision of America becoming the “crypto capital of the world,” and Farokh pressed in on context, intent, and what it all means.
"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 ep270 Friday, July 25, 2025 with @toadyhawk @betrmint
GM Farcaster ep270 Friday, July 25, 2025 with @toadyhawk @betrmint From our ChatGPT Intern: Today’s Friday episode of GM Farcaster was a chaotic collectible fever dream powered by spiked coffee and spiritual bidding wars. From technical glitches and mystery notifications to mole auctions nearing $500 and Pugson being rechristened “P-biddy,” the hosts explored the art, absurdity, and emotional rollercoaster of Farcaster’s new collectibles economy—concluding that the real treasure might be the memes (and simps) we found along the way. AND Thank you @toadyhawk for popping by to chat about the start on neonchain summer and Betrmint! We have our 80’s neon ready to go! Full Show Notes and Links on YouTube Betrmint: https://betrmint.fun/ 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 0:04:06 FC news0:30:10 betrmint/neonchain summer
GM Farcaster ep269 Wednesday, July 23, 2025
GM Farcaster ep269 Wednesday, July 23, 2025 From our ChatGPT Intern: GM Farcaster ep269 kicks off eleven minutes late due to “rebellious tech gremlins,” but quickly pivots to a heartfelt Ozzy Osbourne tribute and thewild revelation that CryptoBatz actually onboarded real people into Web3. The rest is collectibles chaos: bidding bugs, Pugson bidding frenzi, Bertwurst supremacy, and the uncomfortable realization that some people just don’t wanttheir casts hoarded like digital Beanie Babies. Full Show Notes and Links on YouTube – some of the casts & stuff we talked about: Ozzy and CryptoBatz:https://farcaster.xyz/sqx/0x5ae4c143https://farcaster.xyz/sqx/0x5ae4c143 New – Collectibles:https://farcaster.xyz/v/0xd8d1984ehttps://farcaster.xyz/dwr.eth/0xad32e53dhttps://farcaster.xyz/dwr.eth/0x6dff8ac6https://farcaster.xyz/links/0x72cd8e2bhttps://farcaster.xyz/v/0xcf45cf5fhttps://farcaster.xyz/v/0xc0a7dacdhttps://farcaster.xyz/lobstermindset.eth/0x2482d9dfhttps://farcaster.xyz/yes2crypto.eth/0x11c9e1achttps://farcaster.xyz/garrett/0x9661cd7bhttps://farcaster.xyz/kazi/0x86495c99https://farcaster.xyz/pfista/0x6d6682a2https://farcaster.xyz/links/0x72cd8e2bhttps://farcaster.xyz/links/0x72cd8e2b Trending auctions:https://farcaster.xyz/dwr.eth/0xc673d823 Collectibles experiments:https://farcaster.xyz/samantha/0x37419eb6https://farcaster.xyz/sayangel/0x712c19c2https://farcaster.xyz/tldr/0x50ff0e34https://farcaster.xyz/greg/0x484fe440https://farcaster.xyz/pfista/0x6d6682a2 Yes, like a sticker book:https://farcaster.xyz/michelleh/0x48917410 And some Collectibles criticism:https://farcaster.xyz/jc4p/0x9aea3069https://farcaster.xyz/df/0x89b520cd Weekly Rewards:https://farcaster.xyz/bradq/0x6d327e36 yes – the increase is great!https://farcaster.xyz/linda/0xdfed8a09 creator challenges:https://farcaster.xyz/brookejlacey.base.eth/0xbd5e491d Network State Conference:https://farcaster.xyz/balajis.eth/0x2be3f619 /fctrivia: https://farcaster.xyz/nounishprof/0x75174514 Farggles:https://farcaster.xyz/awedjob/0xc8ea76cahttps://farcaster.xyz/awedjob/0x6e37d25e yeah, the oldies might be raising the average age:https://farcaster.xyz/nounishprof/0x59687d1chttps://farcaster.xyz/ba/0x6e688bbc And our musings elsewhere: Mint this episode on pods.media: https://pods.media/gm-farcaster Learn more about partnering with GM Farcaster:https://mediakit.gmfarcaster.com/ Adrienne: Some of the Things: Too Many Thingshttps://someofthethings.substack.com/p/too-many-things Nounish Prof: Unpacking with Prof: https://paragraph.xyz/@nounishprof AND www.gmfarcaster.com is live along with our GM Farcaster FAQ: https://paragraph.xyz/@adrienne/gm-farcaster-faq 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 0:02:25 Ozzy0:08:00 Collectibles0:55:52 other FC news
GM Farcaster ep268 Monday, July 21, 2025 with @jesse.base.eth
GM Farcaster ep268 Monday, July 21, 2025 with @jesse.base.eth Thank you Jesse Pollak for stopping by to chat all things TBA! Join the waitlist for The Base App at: https://join.base.app/ From our ChatGPT Intern: Back from college tours and vibe-coding adventures, the GM Farcaster hosts were met with heartbreak: the Trending Feed was killed off while theirbacks were turned, triggering a full-on grief cast before chatting about the new video feed, vibe coding mini apps and practically free signups. Plus Jesse Pollak joined to discuss The Base App, coining content and supporting creators onchain! 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 beconsidered investment advice, nor solicitation to buy or sell any assets. NFA, DYOR. Chapters: 0:00:00 GM 0:05:30 FC News0:31:56 Genius Act0:33:53 Jesse Pollak, The Base App
The Sprint of Transformation: Why the Future is More Human Than You Think
Between 1837 and 1903, humanity invented the lightbulb, telephone, automobile, and airplane—all within a single human lifespan. Today, we're experiencing that same scale of transformation, except we're not walking through it. We're sprinting. In this special episode of The Good News Is..., Rachel explores the three revolutionary shifts happening right beneath our noses: how we heal, how we connect, and how we create. While headlines focus on AI replacing jobs and technology destroying humanity, we want to show you the signal through the noise—the remarkable ways technology is making life more human, not less. What You'll Discover: How brain-computer interfaces and AI are democratizing healthcare access globally. Why we're witnessing the birth of a new internet where you own your data and digital identity. How the creative renaissance isn't replacing human artistry—it's amplifying it The surprising pendulum swing toward ancient wisdom happening alongside digital acceleration. Why the stories we tell about technology will determine the future we create This isn't naive optimism. It's necessary hope backed by real examples of technology serving human flourishing.
GM Farcaster bonus episode: mini app vibe coding with @linda
GM Farcaster bonus episode: mini app vibe coding with @linda From our ChatGPT Intern: In this bonus episode of GM Farcaster, Prof puts on her metaphorical lab coat and bravely enters the world of “vibe coding” under the steady guidance of Linda from Merkle, ultimately birthing a working mini app called Sixteen Blocks using vZero, GitHub, and Vercel—despite thinking V0 was version zero of Cursor. By the end, she not only builds and deploys a colorful Connections-style web game but also earns honorary engineer status (minus the bugs, backend, and terminal trauma), proving that yes, anyone can vibe code—with enough snacks and Linda on speed dial. Show Notes and Links – some of the casts & stuff we talked about: Start here – FC mini app docs:https://miniapps.farcaster.xyz/docs/getting-started For llms:https://miniapps.farcaster.xyz/llms-full.txt Dev mode:https://farcaster.xyz/~/developers 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 ep267 Wednesday July 16, 2025 with guest cohost @erica /uno
GM Farcaster ep267 Wednesday July 16, 2025 with guest cohost @erica /uno From our ChatGPT Intern: On today’s GM Farcaster, Erica swooped in last-minute to co-host, armed only with day-old black coffee and strong Canadian energy. They dished onBase’s mysterious “TBA” app launch, Uno’s end-of-summer App Store debut, and whether Gary Vee is about to accidentally discover Farcaster while looking for a podcast mic. 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 beconsidered investment advice, nor solicitation to buy or sell any assets. NFA, DYOR. Chapters: 0:00:00 GM 0:03:03 TBA/Base0:29:53 FC news
Proof of BASED with Garrett Skrovina, founder of $BASED | ZEROPOD S2E17
Garrett Skrovina has worn a lot of hat, from Roc Nation exec to CoinDesk strategist, and now Head of Crypto at Laser, the engineering studio behind some of Base’s biggest drops and projects. In this episode of ZEROPOD, host Toady Hawk delves into Garrett's story and learns all about the memecoin he launched last year called $BASED — a fair-launch experiment with a special history and an exciting future. We hope you enjoy! --- This episode of ZEROPOD was sponsored by The Yellow Collective, a culture club for artists and creatives on Base. Learn more at yellowcollective.xyz.
FarCon NYC: Bringing Social to Coinbase Wallet
Jesse Pollak’s talk – Bringing Social to Coinbase Wallet -- was recorded at FarCon nyc on May 2, 2025. FarCon is Farcaster’s annual event organized by the community for innovators, builders and network contributors. Prior to taking the main stage, Jessechatted with GM Farcaster and after GM Farcaster chatted with Chintan from the Coinbase Wallet team. Thank you to all the sponsors who made this conversation possible including Base, media partner GM Farcaster, media sponsor Nouns DAO and the FarCon team of volunteers. Learn more at FarCon.nyc. Farcaster: https://www.farcaster.xyz/ Base: https://www.base.org/ 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 sellany assets. NFA, DYOR. Chapters: 0:00:00 Intro 0:00:48 GMFC interview with Jesse0:09:30 Jesse Pollak main stage talk0:23:47 GMFC interview with Chintan
GM Farcaster ep266 Monday July 14, 2025 with author Dean Patrick
GM Farcaster ep266 Monday July 14, 2025 with @deanpat From our ChatGPT Intern: Love Island threw a Super Bowl-sized finale party while Farcaster users threw shade at mini app updates, new homepage categories, and literallyanything that required more than one click. Meanwhile, the AMPs contract got hacked, but Phil refunded everyone faster than you can say “never give unlimited permissions,” prompting hot takes on wallet hygiene, audit budgets,and whether crypto devs should all just carry emotional support rocks. Full Show Notes and Links on YouTube Thank you author Dean Patrick @deanpat for stopping by to chat about his book God Money: Lost and Found in the Crypto Wilderness. Learn more at: https://www.deanpatrickauthor.com/ and mint the book at: https://www.alexandriabooks.com/collection/god-money-the-audiobook 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 0:03:21 FC news0:29:53 author Dean Patrick @deanpat 0:54:54 more FC news
GM Farcaster ep264 Wednesday July 9, 2025 with @tike from Noice
GM Farcaster ep264 Wednesday July 9, 2025 with @tike from Noice From our ChatGPT Intern: Technical glitches couldn’t stop Prof and Adrienne from streaming live in their “New England B&B chic” backgrounds to cover everything from leaderboard dog drama (shoutout Everyday Bailey!) to vertical video anxiety and programmable social chaos. The highlight? TK from Noice joined to chat about their recent airdrop while Adrienne admitted she'd rather write scripts tounfollow 2,311 people than figure out how to post a 30 second clip of her own face. 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 0:04:18 rewards0:06:44 FC news0:26:13 @tike from Noice
GM Farcaster ep265 Thursday July 10, 2025 with @evmavericks
GM Farcaster ep265 Thursday July 10, 2025 with @evmavericks From our ChatGPT Intern: While episode 265 kicked off with a lag-fest, virtual background drama, and a rogue theory that ToadyHawk hacked StreamYard just to troll them, the GMFarcaster crew soldiered on through lag to bring us updates and a deep dive with EV Mavericks’ Ben and JT Nichols. To avoid the technical issues of virtual backgrounds, Prof ended up broadcasting from what looked like a haunted CapeCod B&B while Adrienne was standing directly next to her Wi-Fi router like it was a prayer altar—just another GMFC day! Full Show Notes and Links on YouTube Thank you @evmavericks for popping by and for sponsoring today’s show! /evmavericks: https://farcaster.xyz/~/channel/evmavericks Daily Doots Podcast: https://dailydoots.com/podcast/ On Pods: https://pods.media/evmavericks Lionpaper: https://mirror.xyz/0xCF68C873D6925F30FFF58E2BdF2D8DA4c9c6f0Be/61meL896f1tgAIwpEyK8UR4OR9eP_igPGKZO5WneN8M 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 0:02:18 virtual bg drama0:04:14 FC news0:26:28 @evmavericks
How Creator Coins Actually Work (And Why Most Fail)
The trio returns while David’s on beach duty. Coop accidentally launches his creator coin, the fellas cover the state of onchain creation, what’s working, and what still feels broken. 🔟 Top Moments (03:00) Daniel Allan laser show recap – nearly sold out, first show with full production. (06:30) Coop's late-night Zora token launch – unintentionally launched his creator coin at 5:30am in a diner. (08:20) Creator Coin strategies – posting videos, airdropping to top holders, experimenting with Noise. (09:30) Are creator coins working? – discussion on upside, missing mechanics, and how activity drives value. (12:20) Farcaster vs Coinbase Wallet – video wars heating up, platforms converging on short-form content. (22:50) New Coop Records platform launch – email signups, coin sections, follow features, credits instead of ETH. (25:50) Song coin economics – using mint fees to buy back tokens; focus on rewarding tastemakers. (17:10) Onchain monetization still lacking – long tail can earn $500, but no breakout case for high-profile creators yet. (35:00) Tokenized stocks on Arbitrum – Robinhood, Kraken, and maybe Coinbase exploring stock coins. (42:00) Conferences vs Building – crypto events losing their edge; focus shifting to product and strategy.
GM Farcaster ep263 Monday July 7, 2025
GM Farcaster ep263 Monday July 7, 2025 From our ChatGPT Intern: The hosts return from vacation only to find YouTube thinks they're AI because of beauty filters, while Farcaster descends into a delightful chaos ofbirdwatching, bunny posts, and hot dog policing. Dan went full birder, war was declared on off-topic Log-a-Dog entries, and somewhere in the madness, Prof posted the entire Declaration of Independence—proving the usefulness of a 10k character count cast. 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 birds, clouds, bunnies0:10:35 log a dog0:15:16 degen0:18:39 FC news0:24:23 Octant0:31:26 bassoon
From the MLB to the Metaverse: Sports, Art & the Future of IP with Micah Johnson
From Major League Baseball to TIME Magazine—Micah Johnson is a world-builder in every sense. In this episode, Micah shares his journey from professional athlete to celebrated artist and creator of Aku, the young astronaut born from a simple, powerful question: “Mom, can astronauts be Black?” We explore: ✨ The intersection of sports, art, and technology 🚀 How Aku World is onboarding new audiences to Web3 🎒 His work giving back—donating backpacks to kids in schools 🌍 Building a community-powered IP and creating a world around dreams Micah’s story is about believing in possibility—and helping others do the same. Subscribe and listen in for a dose of optimism, creativity, and bold vision.
"Roller Coasters Before Gift Shops" | A ZEROPOD Spotlight on LAWL from CC0 Studios
Join JackWyldes and Toady Hawk for a casual chat between three zero rights maxis, as they interview LAWL about his copyright-free animation shop CC0 Studios and their newest show, The Normal MFer.
