Are We Really Buying the Pump.fun ICO at $4B? | NAC Ep. 25
In this special episode of Not A Cartel, Coop and Lucas hold it down while the rest of the crew’s MIA. What starts as a nostalgic riff on the CU Boulder Blockchain Club spirals into a razor-sharp rundown of the current onchain landscape—from controversial ICOs to the future of creator monetization. No fluff, just signal. Key Topics & Timestamps: ⏱️ 00:44 Pump.fun ICO deep dive ⏱️ 06:30 Whop x Believe partnership ⏱️ 08:30 Creator capital markets on Abstract ⏱️ 11:50 The coin fatigue dilemma – why big creators aren't aping in yet ⏱️ 15:50 OpenSea acquires Rally ⏱️ 18:30 Phantom wallet integrates Hyperliquid perps ⏱️ 22:30 The “dead chain” treasury alpha ⏱️ 28:00 The rise of song coins – Coop hints at the next chapter for Coop Records ⏱️ 30:30 Coinbase Wallet’s upcoming TBA launch
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
Ethereum Clients Support History Pruning
All Ethereum EL clients now support history pruning. GameSquare announces its $100m ETH strategy. Lido adds support for Commit-Boost. And EigenLabs announces layoffs. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/735 Disclaimer: Content is for informational purposes only, not endorsement or investment advice. The accuracy of information is not guaranteed.
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
"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.
22: Nadia Asparouhova - Ideas that Infect
Nadia Asparouhova (Website, X, Substack) is a writer and researcher who has spent much of her career in service of the question: 'what's happening here?' across various parts of the internet.Nadia recently published her newest book, Antimemetics: Why Some Ideas Resist Spreading. She explores why consequential ideas, unlike memes and supermemes, fail to spread. She also recounts the last several years of online public and private life and how we're all less naive than we were in previous eras of the internet. Critically, she suggests a path toward poking our heads out of group chats and silos to engage in publicly discussing or promoting the ideas that matter most.Her first book, Working in Public: The Making and Maintenance of Open Source Software, was published by Stripe Press. Nadia also worked at Substack, Protocol Labs, and Github, and has written extensively on Silicon Valley Culture; the importance of ideas and institutions; consciousness, attention, and meditation; and more.Nadia's self-described sweet spot is when people respond to her writing by saying,"I read this piece and it gave me words for a thing that I didn't know how to express before." I can attest that is true, both for Antimemetics and for much of her other thinking. And as much as she writes about ideas, I admire how focused she is on how they might produce action.Nadia believes that important ideas infect us, and the reasonable response to that is to be tremendously thoughtful about our attention. I hope this conversation inspires you to put great care into where your attention goes.Transcript and all links: https://dialectic.fm/nadia-asparouhovaTimestamps:1:31: Why Ideas Matter9:33: The Last 10 Years of the Internet and Attention Collapse17:07: How The Internet Caused Attention Collapse19:59: Private Coordination in Public Spaces24:01: Legibility and Illegibility as a Tactic28:28: Ideas Are Not Created Nor Discovered; They Infect Us35:17: Defining Antimemes42:00: Ideological Black Holes: Supermemes49:13: Engaging in the Public Square vs. Opting Out54:16: Truth Tellers who Can Bring Anti-Memetic Ideas to Light1:05:06: Champions, or the Great Apostle Theory1:10:57: Institutions, Ideologies, and Movements1:24:51: Attention1:31:30: Jhanas1:38:42: Writing a Book1:46:19: Connecting the Dots in Reverse1:50:29: Lightning Round: Fighting (or Working With) Human Nature, Software as Passion Project, Democracy, Space Away from the Center of ThingsDialectic with Jackson Dahl is available on all podcast platforms.Join the telegram channel for DialecticFollow Dialectic on TwitterFollow Dialectic on InstagramSubscribe to Dialectic on YouTube
Between Two Chains Ep 1: Improving Blockchain Interoperability for Users w/Nitya & Aditi (Para)
In our first episode of Between Two Chains, a new 4-part miniseries produced by Rehash and co-hosted by LayerZero where we explore whether blockchain interoperability is solved, we bring on Nitya and Aditi from Para (previously Capsule) to talk about the current state of wallet UX and how interoperability can create better overall experiences for users of onchain apps.
The Future of Music: Bars & Blockchain with Latasha
Latashá is more than an artist — she’s a movement. In this episode, we sit down with the polymathic creator to explore how emerging tech is transforming music, art, and fan connection. From blockchain to community ownership, Latashá is rewriting the rules of creative independence. 🎤 We talk: Her journey from hip hop to immersive art How she’s using Web3 tools to empower herself and her audience What “sovereignty in sound” really means The future of music in a decentralized world If you care about the intersection of music, tech, and liberation, this one’s for you.
Ethereum’s Next Chapter, According to The Foundation’s New Leader
Tomasz Stańczak is the Founder of Nethermind and now Co-Executive Director at the Ethereum Foundation. In this episode, the Ethereum Foundation’s new Co-Executive Director shares his vision for Ethereum’s next decade--covering L1 scaling, the evolving role of the EF, treasury policy, and how Ethereum can stay essential in an AI-powered world. ------ 🔗 Essential Show Links 🔗 ► Newsletter: https://the-edge.xyz ► Youtube: https://youtube.com/@DeFiDad ► Apple: https://tinyurl.com/edgepod ► Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/edgepodspotify ► Linktree: https://linktr.ee/edge_pod ► Follow DeFi Dad: https://x.com/DeFi_Dad ► Follow Nomatic: https://x.com/Nomaticcap ► Learn DeFi: http://defidad.com/ ------ The Edge Podcast Sponsor Resources 🪄 NEWTON | SIMPLER CRYPTO UX WITH VERIFIABLE AI AGENTS https://newton.xyz/ 🔮 PYTH NETWORK | SMARTER DATA FOR SMARTER CONTRACTS https://pyth.network/ 🤙 FAIR | THE FIRST L1 BLOCKCHAIN TO ELIMINATE MEV AT CONSENSUS https://www.fairchain.ai/ 📊 iYIELD | YOUR FINANCIAL PICTURE, SIMPLIFIED https://go.iyield.com/edge 🏦 MANTLE | INNOVATING THE FUTURE OF ONCHAIN FINANCE https://group.mantle.xyz/ 🌔 MOONWELL | THE LEADING LENDING AND BORROWING APP ON BASE https://moonwell.fi/ ⚙️ GEARBOX PROTOCOL | ONCHAIN LENDING REIMAGINED https://gearbox.fi/ 🐡 PUFFER UNIFI | AN ETHEREUM BASED ROLLUP WITH NATIVE YIELDS https://unifi.puffer.fi/ 🥞 SYRUPUSDC BY MAPLE | DEFI'S PREMIUM YIELD ASSET https://app.maple.finance/earn?referral=Mig0gHP59IYC ------ Timestamps 0:00 – Intro 6:35 – Tomasz’s Path to EF Leadership 16:46 – EF’s Legacy Role vs. Today’s Mission 22:34 – How Regulation Shapes Ethereum & Crypto 27:36 – Sponsor Break 28:17 – Ethereum’s Top Priorities: L1 Scaling, Blobs & UX 39:08 – Will Ethereum Accrue Value if L2s Win? 43:49 – Sponsor Break 45:28 – Inside EF’s New Treasury Policy 49:24 – New Collaboration Models: Etherealize & Beyond 52:58 – Ethereum + AI: What’s Possible? 1:04:03 – What Success Looks Like in 10 Years 1:09:57 – Closing ------ 🔗 Guest Links 🔗 ► Ethereum website: https://ethereum.org/ ► EF website: https://ethereum.foundation/ ► Ethereum on X: https://x.com/ethereum ► EF on X: https://x.com/ethereumfndn ► Tomasz on X: https://x.com/tkstanczak ------ All opinions expressed by hosts and podcast guests are solely their own opinions. Podcast guests and hosts may have positions in the assets or other matters discussed in this podcast. Both DeFi Dad and Nomatic hold ETH. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions. Do your own research. This is not a recommendation or endorsement to buy any token(s) related to any platform(s) discussed.
RG 21 | Porter Geer
talking founder energy, building communities like SheFi to help empower women with finance, and the exciting things happening at girl math capital with Uniswap Foundation's Porter Geer on EP 21 of reply girls 💕 Connect with Porter https://x.com/portergeer https://www.linkedin.com/in/portergeer/
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
Why JPMorgan and Shopify Are Rolling Out New Products on Ethereum Layer 2 Base - Ep. 855
On Tuesday, JPMorgan announced that its blockchain unit is launching JPMD, a USD deposit token for institutional clients, on Base. That’s right: the world’s biggest bank by assets and the 12th largest company by market cap is putting real dollars onchain. JPMD isn’t quite a stablecoin, but it’s close. It represents actual dollar deposits at JPMorgan and will be used by institutional clients for blockchain-based transactions. The bank plans to run a pilot over the coming months and eventually expand it to other user groups and currencies, pending regulatory approval. To understand what this means for the broader crypto ecosystem (and why JPMorgan chose Base), we brought on Jesse Pollak, head of Base and Coinbase Wallet. In this episode, Jesse explains: Why JPMorgan (and Shopify) chose Base What deposit tokens are, and how they differ from stablecoins Why infrastructure is finally “ready” for institutions How Base scaled from 2.5 million to 35 million gas/sec What’s next for Coinbase users who’ll have one-tap access to onchain assets And Jesse’s response to the critics who said that Coinbase doesn’t give enough credit to Ethereum
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
Spark Isn’t A Bank, It’s So Much Bigger
Sam MacPherson is CEO at Phoenix Labs, a service provider to Spark. In this episode, we explore how one of the top 5 largest DeFi protocols scaled to billions in liquidity onchain without a token, and why its upcoming SPK launch, RWA strategy, and “not a bank” campaign prove it’s just getting started. EDITOR'S NOTE: Since recording, liquidity deposited into Spark grew from $3.6B to $4B. ------ 🔗 Essential Show Links 🔗 ► Newsletter: https://the-edge.xyz ► Youtube: https://youtube.com/@DeFiDad ► Apple: https://tinyurl.com/edgepod ► Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/edgepodspotify ► Linktree: https://linktr.ee/edge_pod ► Follow DeFi Dad: https://x.com/DeFi_Dad ► Follow Nomatic: https://x.com/Nomaticcap ► Learn DeFi: http://defidad.com/ ------ The Edge Podcast Sponsor Resources 🪄 NEWTON | SIMPLER CRYPTO UX WITH VERIFIABLE AI AGENTS https://newton.xyz/ 🔮 PYTH NETWORK | SMARTER DATA FOR SMARTER CONTRACTS https://pyth.network/ 🤙 FAIR | THE FIRST L1 BLOCKCHAIN TO ELIMINATE MEV AT CONSENSUS https://www.fairchain.ai/ 📊 iYIELD | YOUR FINANCIAL PICTURE, SIMPLIFIED https://go.iyield.com/edge 🏦 MANTLE | INNOVATING THE FUTURE OF ONCHAIN FINANCE https://group.mantle.xyz/ 🌔 MOONWELL | THE LEADING LENDING AND BORROWING APP ON BASE https://moonwell.fi/ ⚙️ GEARBOX PROTOCOL | ONCHAIN LENDING REIMAGINED https://gearbox.fi/ 🐡 PUFFER UNIFI | AN ETHEREUM BASED ROLLUP WITH NATIVE YIELDS https://unifi.puffer.fi/ 🥞 SYRUP.FI | INSTITUTIONAL-GRADE YIELD https://syrup.fi/lend?referral=STAaNBFJwIc8 ------ Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 5:55 - Start at Maker 12:40 - Spark spinning out of Maker 17:07 - The Spark product suite 21:11 - Capacity to onramp another $20B 23:21 - Serious interest in yield from institutions 25:28 - Sponsor break 26:09 - Spark’s interest in lending to institutions like BlackRock 28:50 - Strategy for the stablecoin boom 31:19 - Web2 partners will offer access to Spark yields 32:26 - Spark’s interest in more RWAs 37:24 - Sponsor break 39:03 - Who decides where SLL will allocate capital? 44:25 - Spark is not a bank 49:11 - SPK TGE, Pendle campaign, and airdrop 51:46 - Rewarding legacy Spark users 52:44 - Sam’s vision for Spark 54:22 - Closing ------ 🔗 Guest Links 🔗 ► Spark website: https://spark.fi/ ► Spark Data Hub website: https://data.spark.fi/ ► Spark on X: https://x.com/sparkdotfinance ► Sam on X: https://x.com/hexonaut ------ All opinions expressed by hosts and podcast guests are solely their own opinions. Podcast guests and hosts may have positions in the assets or other matters discussed in this podcast. As of the recording, DeFi Dad and Nomatic are holding YT-USDS on Pendle, expiring August 13, 2025. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions. Do your own research. This is not a recommendation or endorsement to buy any token(s) related to any platform(s) discussed.
Hangout 6: How To Create A Quality Community in Web3 with Jeff Kauffman
Celebrating 10 Years of Ethereum with one of Web3's top marketers! Jeff Kauffman, founder of JUMP and Parachute Agency, has spent 20 years in social media marketing (starting with MySpace in 2005) and the last 4 years building Web3 communities for Fortune 500 brands. In this episode, he reveals his counterintuitive approach to building powerful communities. Key insights: - Why Ethereum IS a social network - The newsletter strategy that beats 20K subscribers with just 750 - How to find early adopters using the "waiter strategy" - Web3 = Web2 + ownership (and why that changes everything) Strategy over tactics: building sustainable Web3 businesses Jeff breaks down how he built a community that attracted brand managers from 200+ Fortune 500 companies, why he has 1:1 calls with every newsletter subscriber, and his predictions for interactive content and AI. Perfect for: Web3 builders, marketers, community managers, and anyone interested in the future of digital ownership and social platforms. Connect with Jeff: Newsletter: jumpintothefuture.com Twitter: https://x.com/jeffkauffmanjr Hosts: Chinmay Patel - https://twitter.com/chinmaydoteth | basket.farm Marvyn Paul - https://twitter.com/mpweb3wordsmith | https://linktr.ee/marvynpaul Part of our 10 Years of Ethereum celebration series#Ethereum #Web3Marketing #CommunityBuilding #Newsletter #Blockchain
20: Yancey Strickler - Constellations of Creativity
Yancey Strickler is a writer, entrepreneur, creative, and founder of Metalabel, a network and platform that allows creative people to release work together. He is also a board member, co-founder and former CEO of Kickstarter and is currently working on establishing a new kind of corporate structure, the Artist Corporation. Yancey's life and work has revolved around what it means to be a creative individual, and how to improve the cultural and mechanical forms that enable artists and creatives. We talk about how much of modern society is rooted in individualism, how that wasn't always the case, and how the internet is evolving our sense of self. We get into creativity, the term's surprisingly recent origins, and why Yancey believes the 21st will be the "Creative Century." Then, we go beyond the individual and discuss the deeply-rooted longing that all of us have to be a part of something bigger than ourselves. Yancey suggests that is not simply about being subsumed by a collective, but by maintaining our individual star while becoming part of large constellations—like the labels that have empowered the distribution of ideas for centuries. Finally, we discuss the forms Yancey has or is helping to build and imagine a future where even more of the world creates professionally. May we all shine more brightly and find others who inspire us to make wonderful things. Transcript available at https://dialectic.fm/yancey-strickler Timestamps - 1:41: Individualism, Identity, and the Internet - 19:13: Creativity — Its Origins, Art, and Reaching Toward Something Deeper - 33:30: The Creative Century and a Case for the Continued Growth of Professional Creativity - 38:27: Hampton - 40:02: Something Bigger than Ourselves — The Post-Individual, Bentoism, Being a Star and a Constellation - 51:51: Labels & Conspiring Together in Practice - 1:07:15: New Forms & Kickstarter - 1:18:44: Metalabel - 1:31:56: Creativity and Commerce & A Brand New Form: The Artist Corporation - 1:46:22: The Long Game: Supporting the Artistic and Creative Life
050 - habit.
are your tiny habits secretly running the show? in this episode, christin and cameron crack open james clear’s atomic habits to ask the uncomfortable stuff: is “identity-based change” real psychology or just another fad that misses the point? we zoom in on the two-minute rule, friction hacks, and the dreaded plateau of latent potential, then zoom out to wonder whether optimizing every micro-action turns life into a spreadsheet—or unlocks compounding freedom. come for the habit hacks, stay for the moment we admit that boredom, not motivation, might be the final boss. live streams every tues 11am ET/8am PT/3pm UTC get creative work done in our discord: https://discord.com/invite/ecMrRMznQu
#7 - Giuliano Giacaglia, Pinetree.so
Jeff is joined by Giu, Co-Founder of Pinetree. Pinetree is currently live, and aims to serve as the on-chain video streaming platform. Learn more at https://pinetree.so/ Follow Pinetree on Farcaster: http://farcaster.xyz/pinetreeFollow Giu on X: //x.com/giacaglia Follow Giu on Farcaster: https://farcaster.xyz/giu
