This is how I get obsessed: anon on fire w. Kartik 🌶️
Kartik built Anoncast, a Farcaster app for anonymous posting. He previously worked at opensea! Like & comment if you enjoyed this session with Kartik - let me know what you think! Become a producer of the show to support Los Fomos: subscribe on Hypersub: https://www.hypersub.xyz/dashboard/los-fomos-fm-producer-yfpf5xwg6qkg Join Los Fomos on Farcaster: https://warpcast.com/~/channel/los-fomos and X: https://x.com/LosFomos
"Onchain Native" with Native.fun Founder Derek Brown | ZEROPOD S2 E9
On this episode of ZEROPOD, we sit down with Derek Brown, the mad scientist developer and founder behind the upcoming agentic onchain game called Native dot fun, built on top of the Clanker protocol on Base. We had a blast getting to know Derek and hearing his story, from working as a rural midwest minister to coding in the halls of the some of the biggest tech companies in Silicon Valley, and then striking out to build tech startups of his own. His vision for Native is wild and ambitious, and we can’t wait for you to learn all about it! If you enjoy this conversation, please Like, Comment & Subscribe — it really helps us grow our community. — TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Introduction: Positive-Sum Environments 1:15 - ZEROPOD Intro & Guest Introduction - Derek Brown 2:00 - Derek’s Fun Fact: Three Daughters, Same Birthday 3:09 - From Dupont Brat to Tech Builder 7:01 - Discovering Programming 7:06 - A word from our sponsor: Clanker.world 9:00 - The Journey to Tech: From Ministry to SV 18:12 - Tough Times & Family Resilience 24:00 - Getting Into Crypto: Bitcoin at $300 and Satoshi’s Whitepaper 31:01 - The Base vs. Solana Debate: Values & Coexistence 36:00 - The Origin of Clanker and Its Influence on Native 44:00 - What is Native? Sim City Meets Onchain Economies 51:00 - Dots Explained: AI Agents in the Digital City 58:00 - Tokenomics Deep Dive: Fees, Buybacks, and Sustainability 1:06:00 - The User Experience: MVP, Maps, and Gameplay 1:11:00 - Passports & Stamps: Proof of Humanity in Native 1:12:46 - Final Thoughts & How to Get Involved — Podcast recorded by Toady Hawk, edited by Toady Hawk, JackWyldes and Santhosh. Hosted by Toady Hawk. 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
Stop waiting with Baba Ajayi
Derek Folk and Fred VanVleet sit down with Baba Ajayi, the CEO and founder of andie.work a live information app that uses artificial intelligence to help both businesses and customers. Andie.work enables user input settings to give suggestions on which restaurants to go to - all based on user preferences. The app drives more traffic and sales to the businesses, while eliminating unnecessary wait times for customers. Born in Nigeria and raised in Toronto, Baba began his interest in business and tech at an early age by learning how to code. He always wanted to create something that would outlast himself as well as anyone can benefit from, so a few years ago came up with the idea of having chatbots and humans interact. With grit and perseverance, Baba is determined to grow and expand andie.work into a global app. Derek and Fred chat with Baba about the challenges of being one of the few black men in the tech world, the importance of Black Lives Matter, and how the pandemic created an opportunity for andie.work. The trio dives into brand awareness and the importance of always having a strong support system in both human capital and the need to invest and mentor employees.
Cambria & The Future of Gaming | Ben.ZZZ
In this episode we chat with Ben.ZZZ, onchain gaming aficionado & founder of Cambria. We dive into Cambria’s origin story, “risk-to-earn” & unique game modes, the nostalgia of the Runescape Era, how to think about retention for games, designing in-game economies, the challenges of building in crypto & much more!
Nillion: Unpacking The Potential for Humanity’s First Blind Computer
Miguel de Vega is the Chief Scientific Officer at Nillion. In this episode, we discuss the potential for what's known as "humanity's first blind computer" and its role to play alongside AI and crypto. Miguel unpacks how Nillion addresses the challenges of handling high value data, by leveraging privacy enhancing technologies (PETs) to enable users to securely store data on a peer-to-peer network, and allow for computations to be executed on the masked data, without the traditional need to decrypt data ahead of computation. We review a variety of Web3 and Web2 use cases unlocked by Nillion for massive emerging markets such as decentralized AI, plus why Nillion will soon launch its own tokenized incentives. ------ 🔗 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 🔮 PYTH NETWORK | SMARTER DATA FOR SMARTER CONTRACTS https://pyth.network/ ⏳ HOURGLASS | LEVERAGED AIRDROP FARMING AND BOOSTED POINTS https://hourglass.com/ 📈 iYIELD | YOUR FINANCIAL PICTURE, SIMPLIFIED https://go.iyield.com/edge 🧪 MANTLE | START YOUR RESTAKING JOURNEY TODAY WITH CMETH https://meth.mantle.xyz/restake 🐡 PUFFER UNIFI | A BASED ROLLUP TO ETHEREUM WITH NATIVE YIELDS https://unifi.puffer.fi/ 🌔 MOONWELL | THE LEADING LENDING AND BORROWING APP ON BASE https://moonwell.fi/ 🐐 GOAT NETWORK | A BITCOIN L2 TO EARN WITH BTC & DOGE https://www.goat.network/ ⚙️ GEARBOX PROTOCOL | ONCHAIN LENDING REIMAGINED https://gearbox.fi/ ------ Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 4:11 - Background 6:31 - What is humanity’s first blind computer? 8:50 - Web3 use cases 11:03 - Web2 use cases 14:46 - How Nillion fixes issues like the Lastpass hack 17:33 - How will Nillion marry different privacy-enhancing tech? 21:52 - Mantle ad 22:30 - Target users for Nillion 24:19 - What tokenized incentives drive Nillion network? 26:48 - How do you bootstrap Nillion? 28:48 - Moonwell and GOAT Network ad 29:56 - How Nillion works with decentralized AI 33:33 - Nillion Mainnet coming + partners 36:54 - Web2 partners and competitors 40:34 - Closing ------ 🔗 Guest Links 🔗 ► Nillion website: https://nillion.com/ ► Nillion on X/Twitter: https://x.com/nillionnetwork ► Miguel on X/Twitter: https://x.com/miguel_de_vega ------ If you're a DeFi/Web3 builder, contact our team at: https://fourthrevolution.capital/ All opinions expressed by hosts and podcast guests are solely their own opinions and not necessarily those of Fourth Revolution Capital. Podcast guests and 4RC may have positions in the assets or other matters discussed in this podcast. DeFi Dad was an angel in Nillion. 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.
#191 - PROXYSTUDIO
cofounder & ceo of clanker
Rehash Live Bangkok Debates: Debating the Endgame of Crypto w/LDF, Sophia Dew, and Jarrell James (JJ) Tembien
This special live edition of Rehash was recorded during Devcon7 in Bangkok, Thailand. LDF (LayerZero), Sophia Dew (Celo), and Jarrell James aka JJ from Parabl discuss diverse perspectives on the endgame of crypto, encompassing the global south, future of work, and the idea that there might be no definitive endgame at all.
#23 - @100o111
creator of swords, former iPad kid
Using Stablecoins to Fund Public Goods
Garm is the Co-Founder of Glo Dollar, a nonprofit stablecoin project designed to fund public goods and empower the crypto ecosystem through transparency and innovation. Garm's DEVCON Speech: https://youtu.be/J2aw52g_OJI?si=ptKIVfdxMauk4vyy (00:40) The vision of Glo Dollar as a nonprofit stablecoin (03:04) Garm's journey from fintech to creating Glo Dollar (08:06) Competing with giants like USDC and Tether in the stablecoin market (14:40) Glo Dollar's strategy to scale and support the ecosystem (19:47) How Glo Dollar funds public goods through user voting (22:58) Call to action: using, advocating, and integrating Glo Dollar (24:33) Final thoughts on Glo Dollar's role in the super chain ecosystem Connect with Garm: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/garmr/ Website: https://www.glodollar.org/ 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.
"Believe in Something" with 1confirmation Founder Nick Tomaino | ZEROPOD S2 E6
What do you get when you cross a middleschool sneakerhead, a Bitcoin pizza-esque 30 million dollar engagement ring, and a knack for spotting the next big thing onchain? You get Nick Tomaino, crypto OG and founder of iconic crypto venture fund 1confirmation. On this episode of ZEROPOD, host Toady Hawk digs in with Nick about working at Coinbase in the very early days, the passion for collecting that led him from copping kicks and rare books to NFTs and ERCs, and founding and running one of the most successful early investment funds in the space. Nick also talks candidly about his bull case for Degen, Farcaster and Ethereum (he thinks one of those will even one day flip Bitcoin), why Ethereum doesn’t need a Michael Saylor, and what he thinks is the best advice for new investors in the space: just believe in something. --- Timestamps: 0:00 – Intro: Find Something More to Believe In Nick shares advice for new traders and the importance of conviction beyond money. 1:02 – Welcome to ZEROPOD: Meet Nick Tomaino Introduction to Nick’s background as an early Coinbase employee and founder of 1confirmation. 2:02 – Nick’s Sneaker-Collecting Days How basketball and sneaker culture shaped Nick’s early passion for collecting. 3:39 – The Collector Gene: Rare Books and Americana Nick’s family history of collecting and how it influenced his love for rare books and later NFTs. 6:42 – Crypto vs. Rare Books: Liquidity and the Future of Collectibles Nick compares the illiquidity of traditional collectibles to the fluidity of NFTs. 10:21 – College Days: Economics and a Focus on Making Money Why Nick studied economics and his early ambitions to optimize for financial success. 12:42 – Learning About Venture Capital How Fred Wilson’s blog inspired Nick’s interest in venture capital and crypto. 15:16 – Joining Coinbase: Early Days of Bitcoin Adoption Nick’s journey to Coinbase in 2013, hustling his way into the company, and working on business development. 20:03 – Starting 1confirmation: Supporting Early Crypto Projects Nick explains the genesis of 1confirmation and its focus on being the first check into game-changing projects. 22:00 – Why the Name 1confirmation? The blockchain-inspired reasoning behind the fund’s name. 23:49 – Opensea and CryptoKitties: Early Investments Nick’s experience with CryptoKitties and why he believed in Opensea’s potential. 26:47 – Degen: Why Social Tipping Matters The evolution of tipping mechanisms in crypto and their role in driving adoption. 30:36 – Thoughts on Farcaster and Decentralized Social Media Nick discusses Farcaster as the best decentralized social network and its role in enabling financial opportunities. 36:39 – Farcaster Projects: Clanker, Anoncast, and More Nick evaluates recent Farcaster projects and the importance of experimentation. 40:04 – The Value of In-Feed NFT Minting Nick shares why he believes microtransactions and NFT minting are the next big things for creators. 45:08 – Ethereum’s Strength and Long-Term Potential Why Nick believes Ethereum could flip Bitcoin and the importance of innovation over narratives. 49:12 – The Importance of Skin in the Game How crypto allows more people to have ownership and take risks with real consequences. 52:03 – The Future of Farcaster: Financial Opportunities Nick’s vision for how Farcaster can thrive by giving users more ways to make money. 53:03 – What’s Exciting in 2025? Pro-Crypto Policies and Innovation Nick shares his optimism about potential regulatory changes and new product developments. 56:00 – Advice for Newcomers: Conviction and Curiosity Final advice for those new to crypto: find something to believe in beyond making money. 58:14 – Wrap-Up: Believe in Something More Closing remarks and gratitude for the conversation. -- 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!
Role Call Ep 4: The Future of Decentralized Collaboration w/Andreas (Fileverse)
Role Call is a 6-part miniseries on DAOs, produced by Rehash and co-hosted by Hats Protocol. In our fourth episode of Role Call, co-hosts Diana Chen, Nick Naraghi, and Spencer Graham speak with Andreas, founder of Fileverse, about how Fileverse aims to solve issues of centralized knowledge management by offering decentralized, privacy-preserving alternatives like ddocs, how to balance privacy with transparency onchain, and the future of interoperable decentralized applications in creating a new era of collaborative knowledge production.
How Solana Beat Out Ethereum to Nab New Crypto Developers in 2024
The 2024 Developer Report from Electric Capital reveals many shifting dynamics. For starters, for the first time in eight years, Ethereum was not the top chain for new developers—Solana was. Meanwhile, Asia has emerged as the leading hub for crypto development, taking the top spot from North America, which dropped to third. In this episode, General Partner Maria Shen explores how Ethereum's Layer 2 solutions are bolstering its position despite fierce competition, why the Bitcoin developer ecosystem remains steadfast, and how emerging projects like EigenLayer are capturing builders’ attention. She also delves into the top crypto technologies that are fascinating devs, and how their usage and development activity differ across the globe.
6/9 Blob Capacity Increase Feasibility
ethPandaOps publishes research on increasing Ethereum's blob count. Arbitrim introduces Trailblazer AI grants. The EF opens applications for the Next Billion Fellowship. And Starknet v0.13.3 goes live on mainnet. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/599
The SVM Revolution with SOON
In this episode of Growth Stories, we’re joined by Joanna Cook, co-founder of one of the most efficient rollup stacks pushing the boundaries of L1 performance. Joanna shares how her team is tackling scalability head-on with their product first approach. Tune in & collect the episode for more surprises! Connect with Joanna: @justsayuluvjo Follow SOON: @soon_svm Connect with Alex & Laura on X: Alex: @growth_beast Laura: @TheCrypthena
