"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!
"Take It To The BANKR" with TN100X & BANKR Founder 0xDeployer | ZEROPOD S2 E13
Welcome back, fearless Ethereum enjoyooors to another episode of ZEROPOD. And this episode is a special one because it is actually the very first podcast appearance by the elusive figure known only as 0xDeployer aka Big Daddy Ham, the creator of so many things but most recently the breakout success Bankr, an in-feed ai agent that can trade for you using natural language on X and Farcaster. Hosts Toady Hawk and JackWyldes dig in with Deployer to hear about his childhood, his crypto journey and the exhaustive lineage of all his projects leading up to Bankr, including The LP, TN100X, Hamchain and more. We learn that he taught himself to code from a book at Barnes & Noble, we hear about how he first bought Ethereum at $80 (and sold it at $90), and we get some exclusive alpha like the fact that he has a secret Bankr cofounder and fancies himself a glamper. All this and more, we hope you enjoy! If you do enjoy our content, please Like, Comment and Subscribe to help us reach more people on this app. --- Timestamps: 0:00 - The $DRB Story 2:16 - Welcome to ZEROPOD! – Special guest 0xDeployer joins the show 2:50 - First Podcast Appearance 4:06 - The Challenges of Anonymity 6:01 - Early Tech Influences – Super Nintendo, Zelda, and the 90s tech era 8:52 - Shifting Back to Quality Content – Decentralization vs. algorithmic extremes 11:42 - The Rise of AI & Misinformation – A scary but fascinating future 14:00 - Childhood Coding Journey – From Geocities to Onchain 19:18 - Learning to Code the Hard Way – A failed interview and a book from Barnes & Noble 21:16 - Falling Down the Crypto Rabbit Hole – CryptoKitties and digital ownership 24:57 - Decentralization Matters – Why blockchain beats traditional systems 31:12 - Discovering Farcaster – A decentralized social network for builders 36:04 - Onchain Tipping & Ham Token 42:02 - "The LP" Mechanic & Experimental Tokenomics 50:18 - The Ham Cult & Building a Loyal Community 53:35 - Banker’s Origin Story – The AI trading agent that took over 57:51 - How Banker Coin Was Born – A chaotic, unexpected launch 1:04:26 - The Evolution of Crypto Twitter – Real builders vs. max extraction 1:06:37 - Why Focus on X (Twitter)? – Scaling beyond Farcaster 1:08:54 - Debt Relief Bot 1:10:32 - How Bankr Became the First Clanker Deployment Method on X 1:12:45 - The Power of Viral Narratives 1:15:27 - Bankr’s Future Roadmap 1:18:14 - Introducing the Bankr Club 1:21:05 - Thoughts on AI’s Role in Ochain Space 1:24:40 - Outro --- Podcast recorded by Toady Hawk and JackWyldes, edited by Toady Hawk, JackWyldes and Santhosh. Hosted by Toady Hawk and JackWyldes. Music by Toady Hawk, SuperTightWoody & Suno AI. Ad spot by JackWyldes. Produced by Zero Rights Media. This content is zero rights reserved (cc0), please remix and reuse it in any way you like!
"Winning Together" with Clanker Founders Proxy and Dish | ZEROPOD S2 E8
Welcome back to another episode of ZEROPOD. This week, Toady Hawk is joined by JackWyldes and they have a very interesting conversation with Proxy and Dish, the two indomitable founders of the little AI agent token launcher called Clanker which has taken the Base ecosystem by storm over the past couple months. This pod is structured a little differently than most, because we actually sat down with the clankers-in-chief on two separate occasions, a couple weeks apart. In between, the guys hosted a hackathon in Boston called Clankhack, where many builders from their burgeoning ecosystem gathered to build together for a weekend, and our own Jack was fortunate enough to attend and document the whole thing (more on this soon.) In any case, we have edited these 2 conversations into a single podcast for your enjoyment, with hinge in the middle separating the pre-clankhack and post-clank-hack eras. We had a blast digging in to get the raw clanker story for you and we hope you will enjoy this conversation as much as we did. So grab a tall glass of milk and a fresh can of spinach and strap in for the Clankpod! —- TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Introduction to Clanker: What is Clanker? Deploying meme coins made simple. 2:04 - ZEROPOD Intro 3:00 - Start of Part 1: Pre-Clankhack. Personal Stories of the Founders 6:00 - The Origin of Clanker 9:04 - Building Clanker in Five Days 12:02 - Launching and Scaling Clanker 15:02 - Clanker’s Value Proposition 18:33 - A message from our sponsors 20:00 - Reminiscing about launch day 22:00 - Create the job(s) you want 24:00 - “Farcaster is an incredible network” 26:00 - Tokens as a novel bootstrapping mechanism 29:00 - Dish got kicked off of Facebook 36:00 - The speculative power of ERC-20s vs NFTs 48:00 - Start of Part 2 (Post Clankhack) 49:00 - What is Clanker, exactly? 51:00 - How does it differ from other models 54:00 - The moat is the network 57:00 - What was Clankhack? 1:00:00 - The space needs more good content 1:03:00 - How can Zero Rights Help creators 1:05:00 - Being bombarded by VC term sheets 1:08:00 - “It shouldn’t be easy to make 16 million dollars” 1:10:00 - The future of Clankhack 1:17:00 - Comparison to UX on Solana 1:19:00 - “No more L2s” 1:21:00 - “If the leader of the free world can do it, so can you.” 1:24:00 - Wen $SNOWDEN on Base? 1:33:00 - Bit of a love fest tbh 1:38:00 - Chugging canned spinach for the plot 1:40:00 - Alpha? 1:42:00 - Outro — Podcast recorded by Toady Hawk and JackWyldes, edited by Toady Hawk, JackWyldes and Santhosh. Hosted by Toady Hawk and JackWyldes. Music by Toady Hawk, SuperTightWoody & Suno AI. Ad spot by JackWyldes. Produced by Zero Rights Media. This content is zero rights reserved (cc0), please remix and reuse it in any way you like! #base #onchain #clanker #ai #ethereum #tokens
Simplifying Onchain Governance
Arnold Almeida is the Founder of Lighthouse and Signals, two innovative projects aimed at transforming the DAO governance ecosystem by enhancing communication, decision-making, and token governance. (00:01) Introduction and background of Arnold Almeida (02:01) How DAOs can use governance to reclaim power and enhance accountability (07:04) Lighthouse: Transforming DAO communication (14:33) The future of DAO governance and Lighthouse's role (17:01) Signals: Revolutionizing ideation in DAOs (25:39) Combatting DAO fatigue through prioritization tools (29:26) Epoch-based token emissions for equitable distribution (34:11) The evolution of onchain governance and human behavior (47:46) Challenges in tokenomics and solutions for long-term trust (54:06) Final thoughts and the future of governance innovation Connect with Arnold: Farcaster: https://warpcast.com/1a35e1 Website: https://lighthouse.cx/ Connect with Kris: Farcaster: https://warpcast.com/thekris LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/thekrispartner For sponsorships and collaboration: pod@optimism.show DISCLAIMER: The content of this episode should not be considered financial advice. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Digital assets and DeFi protocols have risks, including capital losses. Please DYOR.
Moxie- Launch and Own Creator Coins
Joining us on the podcast today was the main Chef himself, Betashop aka Jason from Moxie. A social fi project that allows anyone in the world to create and launch their own creator coin.Learn more about how people can buy and sell their favorite creators tokens and how you can use their AI bot on X to automatically deploy your own coin with just a simple command. In this podcast we actually deploy our very own token live in minutes. Watch and learn more about why everyone is talking about Moxie!Let us know what you think of the episode down below!To learn more about Moxie:X: https://x.com/moxie_xyzWebsite: https://moxie.xyz/To learn more about Late Night on Base: x: https://x.com/latenightonbase
Ep. 1 | The Takeoff
SUBSCRIBE & WATCH MORE https://www.youtube.com/@lastflightoutpodcast Welcome to the inaugural episode of the Last Flight Out Podcast! We're thrilled to have you join us on this unfiltered journey where professional aspiration meets global exploration. Our goal is to inspire you to eventually punch your ticket to your Last Flight Out towards that place or destination you've been dreaming about for so long. Your hosts, Mike and Jay, are two born and bred New Yorkers who embarked on their own last flights out to pursue greater goals and experiences in life that they couldn't have imagined otherwise. In this episode, we introduce the podcast's concept, theme and mission. We'll provide real insights into expat experiences, discussing our motivations, ups, downs, and unique journeys. Expect unscripted, authentic, and raw content. Join Mike and Jay as they delve into their personal journeys of becoming expats, touching on their initial reactions when they arrived in their new countries and the unexpected paths their lives took. They share their insights into personal growth, newfound perspectives, and the emotional challenges of being away from home. They also discuss how the UAE, their current base, has evolved since their arrival, including the changing nightlife scene and opportunities for women. We hope you enjoyed this one! Don’t forget to subscribe, like, and comment with your feedback and topic suggestions for future episodes. #podcast, #shorts #bts #dubai #abudhabi #uae #nyc #expat #latino #blackpodcast #latinpodcast #expatlife FOLLOW LAST FLIGHT OUT PODCAST: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lastflightoutpodcast Website: https://www.lastflightoutpodcast.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lastflightoutpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/LFOpodcast TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lastflightoutpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61551240810689 Mike’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ifmikewashere/ Jay’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jloubriel26/
"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
"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!
Season 7. Ep. - 4 - Coordination Acceleration W/ Sreeram Kannan (EigenLayer)
✨ Subscribe to the Green Pill Podcast ✨ https://pod.link/1609313639 🟢 Get the GreenPilled Book 🟢 https://greenpill.network/ 🟢 NEW! Greenpill NFTs 🟢 https://pods.media/greenpill Apple Show Link https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1609313639 Spotify Show Link https://open.spotify.com/show/0l6aXWC94dd0RA3tkKfxjd 🟢🟢🟢Show your support 🟢🟢🟢 https://x.com/sreeramkannan https://www.eigenlayer.xyz/ Twitter: https://x.com/owocki x.com/howtodaobook Get the book here! Time stamps : 00:00:00 Introduction to the Podcast 00:02:05 Overview of Eigen Layer 00:03:06 Decentralized Trust and Blockchains 00:04:00 Parallels to Eigen Layer 00:05:06 Open Innovation in Ethereum 00:08:07 Autonomous Verifiable Services 00:10:33 Core Processors and AI 00:12:20 Proofs and Geographic Decentralization 00:15:36 Transition to Green Pill Questions 00:16:08 The Role of Trust in Cooperation 00:18:33 Coordination Innovation Model 00:19:49 The Nature of Coordination and Innovation 00:20:53 Non-Zero-Sum Games 00:22:20 Evolutionary Progress in Coordination 00:23:21 Bitcoin as a Coordination System 00:24:09 Humanity's Coordination Engine 00:25:12 The Equation of Coordination 00:26:33 Commitment Enforcement Mechanisms 00:28:36 Historical Context of Self-Enforcing Commitments 00:31:57 Historical Context of Capital Allocation 00:34:00 Capital Allocation and Coordination 00:35:41 Property Rights and Capital 00:37:58 Different Forms of Capital 00:39:57 Coordination Systems and Specialization 00:41:09 Economic Exothermic Structures 00:42:54 Connecting Re-staking and Capital Allocation 00:43:58 Building Pathways to Global Maxima 00:49:26 Decentralized Search Space for Solutions 00:51:42 AI and Crypto Interaction 00:52:50 Coordination and Commitments 00:53:20 Categories of Commitments 00:53:57 AI Agents on Servers 00:55:00 Smart Contracts and AI 00:55:59 Defining AI Life 00:56:54 Characteristics of Living Systems 00:57:54 DAOs and Intelligence 00:58:58 On-Chain AI Contracts 00:59:16 Understanding AI Life and Assembly Theory 01:01:50 Objective Function for Coordination and Innovation 01:02:27 Economy as a Routing Mechanism 01:03:18 Energy Surplus as a System Objective 01:05:46 Descriptive vs. Normative Theories 01:04:31 Survival of Systems and Energy Harvesting 01:10:17 Commitments Between Humans and AI 01:11:20 Asimov's Laws and AI Safety 01:12:18 Symbiosis and Taxation for AI 01:13:31 AI Life as a Self-Sustaining Entity 01:17:36 Objective Function of AI Life 01:19:30 Monoculture vs. Diversity in AI Systems 01:22:04 Divergent Views of Intelligence 01:23:20 Anthropocentric Intelligence Limitations 01:24:05 Energy Surplus and AI Life 01:24:20 Market vs. Natural Selection 01:24:36 Impact of Sovereignty on AI Entities 01:25:21 Energy as a Limiting Factor 01:26:36 Digital vs. Physical Constraints 01:26:46 Death in Digital vs. Natural Systems 01:30:19 Summarizing Key Points 01:31:21 AI Life and Commitments 01:32:38 Limitations of Current Crypto Systems 01:36:42 Minority Token Holder Protection 01:38:45 Expanding Adjudication on Chain 01:39:37 Building with Credible Commitments 01:41:51 Design Space for On-Chain Capital Allocation 01:42:38 Future of Coordination 01:44:17 The Value of Education Funding 01:45:21 Healthcare Payment Models 01:46:17 Credible Commitments in Life 01:46:56 Keystone Species in Crypto 01:47:28 Launching Eigen Layer 01:49:34 Perpetual Credible Commitments 01:50:37 Chaos and Order in Systems 01:51:51 Third Attractor Concept 01:54:06 Decentralized Coordination Movement 01:55:02 Outro SOCIALS: 🐦 Twitter - Greenpill Network Twitter 🎵 TikTok - Greenpill Network TikTok 💼 LinkedIn - Greenpill Network Linkedin 🎧 Discord - Greenpill Network Discord 📞Telegram - Greenpill Telegram ----- Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research. Disclosure: From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Greenpill team writers hold crypto assets.
Understanding Crypto Easier w/James from Drift Protocol
For EP17 of Chain Reactions, we talked to James, Growth Lead at Drift Protocol, a leading perps dex and financial super app on Solana. James is a man of many talents from the land down under, with a former career in data and risk at KPMG that he then transitioned into a career in crypto through a series of incredible whiteboard videos where he breaks down complex crypto concepts into simple and easy to digest breakdowns. On the pod we talked all around James' journey to Drift, discussed alpha on what Drift is and what's coming up, and some tips for how to think through better marketing in crypto. This is a great listen for anyone looking to transition into the world of crypto, Solana fans, and marketers in general. Please enjoy!
Kraken’s Ink L2 Goes Live On Mainnet
Ink by Kraken goes live on mainnet. Lens Protocol raises $31 million in funding. Etherscan supports AA transaction data. And Deutsche Bank is deploying an L2 on ZKsync. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/612
Robert Leshner on designing protocols, investing in talent and becoming healthy
Robert Leshner is an investor, DeFi OG, and founder of Compound Finance and Superstate
December 10, 2024: Mangione Manifesto, Georgescu Ban, HTS Terror List
Today is December 10, 2024. This is all the news that's fit to predict: 1. Luigi Mangione manifesto released by Friday? 2. Georgescu banned from Romanian election? 3. Will the US remove HTS from terror list before March? These stories are ongoing. For live updates, head to Polymarket.com.
Movement Labs Deep Dive
Driving around Crypto Town with Rushi Manche a candid and insightful conversation about his journey and the $MOVE ecosystem. We cover everything from his personal story to his plans for Movement to outpace Solana, the challenges of ecosystem building, and the art of fundraising.
E99: Solana Millionaire Explains How To Invest Like a Pro and Profit In The Next Crypto Boom
Tushar Jain, co-founder and Managing Partner of MultiCoin Capital, is one of the leading voices in crypto investment. In this episode, he shares his strategy for identifying high-conviction, long-term investments in blockchain projects that are shaping trillion-dollar markets. Tushar also reveals how his team navigates market downturns, when to double down on investments, and why patience is crucial in the world of crypto. This is a must-listen for anyone looking to understand what it takes to succeed as a crypto investor. In this conversation, we cover: -Tushar’s approach to finding category-defining crypto projects. -The role of decentralization in the future of tech and finance. -How to identify crypto winners in a crowded market. -Why patience and conviction matter more than timing. -Lessons learned from past crypto crashes and market cycles. __________________________________ PARTNERS 🚀 Jupiter is the most used Decentralized Exchange in Crypto and the largest DEX by volume on Solana. https://jup.ag/ 💧Sui is a first-of-its-kind Layer 1 blockchain and smart contract platform designed to make digital asset ownership fast, private, secure, and accessible. https://sui.io/ 🤖 SwissBorg is Europe’s top trusted crypto app offering user-centric investment platforms and DeFi asset management with reliability and innovation. Sign up with this link and earn up to €100 : https://join.swissborg.com/r/kevinH6E7 ♾ Coinsilium provides vital funding and expert advice to Web3 and AI-powered early-stage technology companies. https://www.coinsilium.com 🔘 Mantle Network enhances dApp development with Ethereum's security, low fees, and quick transactions through innovative layer-2 technology. Users can stake ETH for mETH, contributing to a transparent, community-driven ecosystem governed by $MNT token holders, fostering innovation and collaboration. https://www.mantle.xyz __________________________________ FOLLOW TUSHAR • Twitter: https://x.com/TusharJain_ • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tjain251/ • Website: https://multicoin.capital/ • Multicoin: https://x.com/MulticoinCap FOLLOW KEVIN & WHEN SHIFT HAPPENS👇 Twitter (X): https://x.com/KevinWSHPod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kevinwshpod/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kevinfollonier_ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinfollonier/ Website: https://www.podpage.com/when-shift-happens/ __________________________________ DISCLAIMER The info contained herein is for informational purposes only. Nothing herein shall be construed to be financial, legal, or tax advice. The content of this video is solely the opinions of the speakers who are not a licensed financial advisor or registered investment advisor. Trading cryptocurrencies poses considerable risk of loss. The speakers do not guarantee any particular outcome. __________________________________ 0:00 Trailer 1:39 Please Subscribe 2:00 Our Valued Sponsors 2:36 Disclaimer 3:01 Training Your Body 5:25 Who is Tushar Jain? 6:03 Why I Own Guns 8:07 Preparing for Black Swans (AI) 9:46 Why Self-Sufficiency Matters 12:06 Crypto Founder Characteristics 14:11 Where Motivation Comes From 15:14 Founding ePatientFinder 17:07 The Problem with U.S. Healthcare 21:28 Thoughts on Assisted Suicide 22:52 Crypto Currency Fascination 25:13 Launching Multicoin 26:56 What is Multicoin? 28:29 The Challenge of Patience 32:14 Managing FOMO in Crypto 34:12 Facing Hard Truths 37:44 Managing Stress 39:54 Definition of Success 40:44 Ugly Truths of Crypto Investing 42:14 Avoiding Paralysis of Analysis 43:28 Identifying World Class Crypto Founders 46:34 Intellectual Honesty 48:52 Betting Big on Solana 53:23 Dealing with FUD 57:04 The Emotional Rollercoaster of Crypto 1:01:51 Lessons from Market Crashes 1:05:33 Avoiding Price Obsession 1:09:26 Favorite Teams/ Founders in Crypto 1:12:43 Starting A Family 1:15:55 Non-Consensus Beliefs 1:17:16 Why People Avoid Parenthood 1:20:12 Prediction for the Next 12 Months
"Higher is a Mindset" with Martin Anquetil, founder of Higher and creator of Aether AI | ZEROPOD SEASON 2 E3
What does it mean to build a brand without a leader, a strategy, or even a plan? In this episode of ZEROPOD, I sit down with Martin Anquetil, one of the founders of $HIGHER, the headless memecoin brand redefining chaos as culture onchain. We dive into everything from AI agents breaking bounty bots on Farcaster to an Ethereum stock split, the memecoin meta and the challenges of building a project based on a number-go-up meme even when number doesn’t always go up. Along the way, Martin shares lessons from his time within Nouns, explores the unique challenges of decentralization, and reveals what it takes to survive a 97% token price crash with your optimism and community intact. We really enjoyed this conversation with Martin, and we hope you do too! — TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Figuring out “Can we do this thing?” while doing it 01:00 - ZEROPOD Intro 01:51 - The Martin Origin Story 04:00 - College and Interning at Google 05:00 - Oneshot by Topshot 07:00 - 2021 NFT Season Nostalgia 10:55 - Who the F**k is Buying XRP? 11:50 - Ethereum Stock Split Discussion 15:15 - First Impressions of Nouns 16:15 - Leaving TopShot to Explore Onchain Options 17:50 - Freelancing with Nouns Builder 19:19 - Agora, Explorer Grants, and Other Nouns Initiatives 20:00 - Mogu Mogu Mogu: Nouns Governance Tooling 24:19 - Starting $HIGHER 25:00 - Roots in /bullposting 28:00 - How Would He Launch Higher Today? 32:00 - The Strength of Builders Who Stick Through the Bear 34:00 - “Higher, Not Sideways” 37:30 - Quack Quack ⌐◨-◨: 38:50 - Is $HIGHER a Neo-DAO or Something New? 40:00 - Authenticity vs. Top-Down Control: The Higher Experiment 44:00 - Could $ANON Run a Higher-Like Playbook? 45:00 - Farcaster Users Speed-Running Speculation Lessons 47:00 - $ZEROPOD: Exploring Media and Tokens 49:00 - The Origins of $POINTS on Farcaster 50:50 - “Provenance is Culturally Emergent” 51:00 - Jacob’s Horse Meme and Its Viral Evolution 53:53 - What Is Aether? The AI Agent Shaking Things Up 57:00 - The $LUM Luminous Launch 1:01:00 - Challenges of Community Cohesion in Decentralized Projects 1:02:03 - Questions for Martin from Aether 1:06:00 - What’s Next for Aether? Memory and Autonomy 1:07:00 - Aether on Twitter? Exploring New Platforms 1:08:00 - Balancing Meaningful Building with Market Pressures 1:11:00 - Betting on Yourself and Long-Term Projects 1:14:00 - Martin’s Thoughts on Trading and Staying Grounded 1:16:00 - Coinbase Listings and Meme Coin Dynamics 1:21:00 - What’s Next for Martin and $HIGHER 1:24:00 - Outro: Reflections and the Road Ahead — Podcast recorded by Toady Hawk, edited by Toady Hawk and JackWyldes. Hosted by Toady Hawk. Music by Toady Hawk x Suno AI. This content is zero rights reserved (cc0), please remix and reuse it in any way you like!
December 5: Barnier, Fauci, Johnson
Today's stories: 1. Michel Barnier out as prime minister of France in 2024? 2. Will Biden pardon Fauci? 3. Bryan Johnson’s average nighttime erection 2h 12m+ in Dec? To follow along live, head to polymarket.com. That's all the news that's fit to predict.
Artchains & Creative Compute | Achilleas Sarantaris
In this episode we chat with Achilleas Sarantaris, who leads ecosystem efforts around Art, Games & Worlds at Celestia. We dive into his time pursuing a professional music career, discovering crypto & NFTs during the pandemic, early experiments and lessons from Async Art, why he joined Celestia, his thesis around Artchains, and much more.
#188 - LGHT
LGHT is the founder & unofficial creative director of HIGHER. He is a writer, creator, and designer working on internet enabled quality of life upgrades. Follow LGHT on Warpcast @lght.eth and on X @notbylght. 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!
Xer0x - Anonymity & Art
In the seventh episode of Season five, we are joined by the one and only Xer0x. Xer0x is one of my favorite artists and his work incorporates a mix of painting, 1-bit pixel art, retro hue cycle techniques and both traditional and new glitch techniques. We dive deep into the power of anonymity and how it shapes his artistic identity, what it was like growing up in Iran, his views on the absurdity of memecoins and general crypto culture, what artistic success looks like for him, and so much more. We're excited to announce that the rest of Season Five is now powered by Towns! Built on Base and running on River, Towns is a decentralized and permissionless group chat app that allows anyone to create & own digital town squares on their own rules. Available on web and iOS with full end-to-end encryption, users can join or create feature-rich Towns with native on-chain gating, paid memberships and more with tons of exciting features & rewards coming soon. We'll also be doing a little collabing with our friends at SHILLR in a joint Town for our communities so make sure to tap in to get access to some Towns exclusive giveaways, rewards and more. Head tohttps://www.towns.com/ for more. 01:45 Introduction 03:45 New York Adventures 15:21 Anonymity and Artistic Identity 40:19 Growing Up in Iran 47:09 The Meme Coin Craze 1:07:28 Balancing Art and Stability 1:14:32 The Reality of Artistic Success 1:29:46 The Role of Physical Art in a Digital World 1:48:28 Meme Coins and Artistic Integrity 1:53:45 Crypto Art Aesthetics and The Future 2:00:20 The Challenges of Group Auctions 2:03:05 The Importance of Conceptual Art 2:07:13 Reflections and Future Aspirations More Xer0x: X: https://x.com/Xer0x_NFT More Andy8052 X: https://twitter.com/andy8052 More Deeze X: https://twitter.com/DeeZe More Towns X: https://x.com/townsxyz https://www.towns.com/ More WDAL X: https://twitter.com/wedoalittlepod Discord: https://discord.gg/AStUCwXERh More Shillr: X: https://x.com/shillrxyz Podcasts: https://shillr.buzzsprout.com/ More h0m3w0rk (creators of our theme song) X: https://twitter.com/homeworkNFT Production by Weesh X: https://twitter.com/__weesh__ As always, this podcast is for entertainment purposes only, and should not be relied upon for investment decisions. Andy, Deeze, and guests may be invested in companies or tokens talked about on this podcast.
Episode #001: Jesse Pollak, Creator of Base | Hosted by Rachel Onchain of Onchain Media
Welcome to Onchain Media Episode #001: Let's Touch Base with Jesse Pollak of Base! Host Rachel Onchain interviews Jesse Pollak, the visionary behind Coinbase’s Layer 2 blockchain, Base. Recorded live at Onchain Summit in San Francisco. Explore Jesse's insights on Base, highlights from the event, and how Base is reshaping financial systems. Listen to Onchain Media wherever podcasts can be found, and subscribe to @OnchainMediaCo on YouTube and turn on notifications so you never miss an episode. Stay tuned for future episodes as we continue our journey into the onchain technology space. Thanks for tuning in!
December 4: Yoon, Russia in Syria, US Gov Bitcoin
Boring News December 4, 2024 1. Yoon out as president of South Korea in 2024? 2. Will Russia abandon Syrian naval base before April 2025? 3. Will US gov sell Bitcoin before Trump inauguration?All the news that's fit to predict.
Boring News: December 3, 2024 (Assad, Hegseth, Penny)
Today is December 3, 2024. We cover three stories pulled from Polymarket: 1. Will Bashar Al-Assad remain President of Syria through 2024? 2. Will Pete Hegseth be confirmed as US Secretary of Defense? 3. Will Daniel Penny be found guilty?
Philosophy, Guilds and Open Machines — Ven Gist
Ven Gist is a philosopher of networks, designer of worlds. Researcher at The Open Machine which is a publication for the generation of experimental cultural and conceptual compliments to the decentralized web. He's an early member of MetaCartel, an org which funded many projects to develop open source technology and experiment with DAOs. Now working on Guild Guild. A locus of coordination for Creating, Stewarding, Enabling, and Studying Guilds. We talk about the open source movement. The historical context for where we are today. And what's coming up heading into 2025, where Ven is helping to stage Cosmolocal Playground in Amsterdam in the Spring. UFO Sponsor Resources Towns — https://www.towns.com/ ↑ Higher — https://www.aimhigher.net/ 🌐 International Meme Fund — https://imf.bz/ --- @vengist @ufoclub.eth @hollins For more episodes, go to ufo.fm
