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New Year and we’re still yapping about creator coins: GM Farcaster ep324

New Year and we’re still yapping about creator coins: GM Farcaster ep324 Thursday January 1, 2026  TLDR: 🎩 Happy New Year 🌹Rose Parade flashbacks kick things off 📈 Farcaster smashes 2M FIDs thanks to Base appsignups 💸 USDC lending + surprise Base bonusesappear (results may vary) 🧪 Creator/content coins spark yet another heated debate (tips vs speculation vs totalmadness) 🔮 Hot take to end it all: prediction markets, not creator coins, might be the thing that actually brings thenormies in for 2026  From our ChatGPT Intern: The New Year’s Day episode kicks off with forgotten party hats and Rose Parade nostalgia before diving into Farcaster milestones (2M FIDs!), Base app quirks, surprise USDC bonuses, and a whole lot of “where did 2025 even go?” energy. Then it turns into a very online group therapy session about content/creator coins—whyeveryone’s mad, why the experiment kinda makes sense, why it mostly doesn’t, and why prediction markets might be the real plot twist for onboarding normies in 2026  Full Show Notes and Links on YouTube Copyright 2026 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 0:02:43 Rose Parade nostalgia0:05:13 FC News0:09:47 Base0:27:00 Builders building0:31:57 GMFC auction0:36:20 Happy New Year!

System is Updating into 2026: GM Farcaster ep323 with @chintan, Base App Head of Engineering

System is Updating into 2026: GM Farcaster ep323 Friday December 19, 2025 with @chintan, Base App Head of Engineering  TLDR: 🎄 Die Hard mini-app launches, Save Holly drops, clanks fly, and holiday brain is in full effect📱 Base App UI debates, new feeds, trending tokens, and Farcaster clients shifting🧠 Chintan from Base explains what’s shipping, what’s intentional, and what’s already on the roadmap🔐 Opsec horror stories + reminders not to clone random repos🔥 End-of-year vibes, product feedback, and Farcaster absolutely refusing to slow down  From our ChatGPT Intern: On the final GM Farcaster of the year, we juggle holiday brain, Base App drama, and a full DieHard–themed mini-app launch where you literally Save Holly, clank tokens, and climb Nakatomi Tower while Adrienne live-roasts UI choices and multitasks with an AI bot. Then Chintan Head of Engineering at Base jumps in to calmly explain what’s actually shipping, why Base is eating the protocol, and how half the things we complained about are either intentional, inevitable, or already fixed.  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 0:04:10 FC News0:30:53 Base0:33:58 @chintan

We’re Not Breaking News (But Base Definitely Is): GM Farcaster ep322 with @anika, Base chain product lead

We’re Not Breaking News (But Base Definitely Is): GM Farcaster ep322 Wednesday December 17, 2025 with@anika, Base chain product lead  Thank you to our Spotlight Partner The Haberdashery for sponsoring this episode. Check out the latest in the /degendao channel on Farcaster.  TLDR: 🎩 Hat Day energy meets Base suspense as we don’t break news but absolutely speculate about it 🤐 Base App content coins start showing up on Farcaster🪙 Clanker hits pause to fix pre-sale chaos 🛠️automation + transparency keep leveling up the ecosystem 🤖plus leaderboard chaos confirms rankings matter deeply(for one glorious week only) 🏆  From our ChatGPT Intern: The gang kicks off Haberdashery Hat Day by not breaking any Base news, then proceeds tobreak everyone’s brain anyway—covering Base App content coins invading Farcaster, Clanker pre-sales getting a much-needed timeout, leaderboard drama, and why being #1 is absolutely your worth (for exactly one week). We top it alloff with Anika, Base chain product lead, saying everything around the big December update (but nothing about it), proving once again that GM Farcaster is 50% alpha, 30% vibes, and 20% laughing at how fast everything changes.  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 0:04:10 FC News0:19:25 Builders building 0:29:00 Base0:31:22 @anika

Clanker Is Buying Christmas Gifts: GM Farcaster ep320

Clanker Is Buying Christmas Gifts: GM Farcaster ep320 Friday December 12, 2025   TLDR: Studio chaos + hat day kicks things off 🎩 Farcaster is “dead” but mysteriously stable as DAU charts tell lore-filled stories 📈 feature requests, bug threads, signer fixes, and growth angst continue 🛠️ Clanker Spotlight spreads holiday cheer with real gifts 🎁✨ Linda is a national treasure, negativity is bad, and everyone should revoke old app signers and log off when needed 🛡️  From our ChatGPT Intern: GM Farcaster opens with hat chaos and studio mix-ups, then spends the episode proving Farcaster is “very dead” by calmly analyzing DAU charts, Clanker pumps, feature requests, bugs, and why growth is still stuck in the “orders of magnitude” waiting room. Along the way, Linda becomes a protected national treasure, Clanker buys people real holiday gifts, Dan gets blamed for everything, and the official policy is: be honest, be kind, revoke your signers, and please—stop being weird online.   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 0:03:09 FC News0:37:02 Builders building

CT declares Farcaster dead, But We’re Busy Fixing the Buttons: GM Farcaster ep319 with @ds8 Framedl

CT declares Farcaster dead, But We’re Busy Fixing the Buttons: GM Farcaster ep319 Wednesday December 10,2025 with @ds8 of Framedl  Thank you to our Spotlight partner The Haberdasheryfor sponsoring this episode. Visit /degendao channel on Farcaster for the latest on $habs.  TLDR: Twitter declared Farcaster dead 💀 but Prof & Adrienne clapped back with updates and UI hot takes 🔧Clanker news dropped with buybacks + ecosystem spotlights 💸 Horsefacts heroically rescued funds from a contract exploit 🦸‍♂️ and Adrienne somehow “maintenance-mode” shipped a whole new GMFarcaster episode search engine 💻  From our ChatGPT Intern: Prof and Adrienne spent the morning assuring Twitter that Farcaster is not dead—justmildly reorganizing its buttons—while juggling poidh smart-contract heroics, and leaderboard rivalry. Meanwhile, @ds8 prepared to join the chaos as the crowned king of Framedl while Prof celebrated her crocheted-beanie fame andAdrienne accidentally shipped a “maintenance-only” full web app because she absolutely cannot stop building things.  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 0:04:47 FC News0:29:05 @ds8 Framedl1:01:08 Base1:09:08 Builders building

Thirty-Second Snipers, Farcaster Wrapped, and a Basel recap: GM Farcaster ep317

Thirty-Second Snipers, Farcaster Wrapped, and a Basel recap: GM Farcaster ep317 Friday December 5, 2025   TLDR: Clanker’s first presale sold out in under 30 seconds ⚡️ the community spiraled into debates about snipers, fairness, and allowlists 🔍 Art Basel recap including events, vibes, and IRL Farcaster sightings 🎨 Base bridges to Solana 🤝 Farcaster Wrapped dropped, exposing everyone’s unhinged casting habits 📊 Spotify Wrapped added insult by revealing everyone’s real age via music nostalgia 🎧  From our ChatGPT Intern: The GM Farcaster crew kicked off Friday with a raspy post-’80s-concert voice and a breakdown of the spicy Clanker presale that sold out faster than a Taylor Swift drop—mostly because six wallets basically speed-ran the whole thing in under 30 seconds. Meanwhile, the community spiraled into full theatrical discourse mode aseveryone debated snipers, allowlists, tokenomics, and whether anyone involved has ever actually met a degen in the wild.  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 0:03:52 FC News0:31:23 Builders building 0:40:48 Base0:46:38 Art Basel/fun on the tl

Are We Sufficiently Decentralized Yet?: GM Farcaster ep315

Are We Sufficiently Decentralized Yet?: GM Farcaster ep315 Monday November 26, 2025   TLDR: Farcaster kicks off December with client diversity chatter and decentralization checkpoints from V’s big post 📡Neynar’s TLDR rescues everyone from reading a novel-length thread 📝Leaderboard shifts, new clients, and mini-app growth keep the ecosystem buzzing 📈Twelve-year Ethereum whitepaper nostalgia rounds out the weekend geek-fest 🧪  From our ChatGPT Intern: GM Farcaster kicked off December with Prof and Adrienne speed-running the entire network’s weekend drama—client diversity debates, decentralization checkpoints, T.Y.S.M. rising like a surprise middle-class hero, and everyone pretending they totally did read V’s extremely long post without Neynar’s TLDR bailout. And with V’sdecentralization manifesto, client-diversity hand-wringing, and a weekend full of “did we really need three new clients?” debates, the episode felt like a Monday morning group chat where everyone is half-awake but extremely opinionated about protocol architecture.  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 0:09:04 FC News0:39:08 Base0:41:38 Builders building

TNBT: Burnt Rolls,Clanker Trolls, and the Great CA Confusion of 2025: GM Farcaster ep314

TNBT: Burnt Rolls,Clanker Trolls, and the Great CA Confusion of 2025: GM Farcaster ep314 Wednesday November 26, 2025   TLDR: TNBT nostalgia, beige Thanksgiving plates, and burnt-roll family traditions set the vibe 🦃Monad airdrops,Clanker experiments, and wallet quirks kept the chain buzzing 💸DWR’s mysterious “CA” cast sparked a full-on tokenmisfire and community comedy show 🔥Leaderboard pride,builder updates, and holiday sign-offs wrapped the episode 🎉  From our ChatGPT Intern: GM Farcaster’s pre-Thanksgiving episode swerved from beige-plate nostalgia and burnt-rollfamily lore straight into the Great CA Chaos of 2025, where DWR accidentally inspired a memecoin speed-run scam so fast it could’ve headlined the Macy’s Parade. 🦃 Meanwhile Prof and Adrienne recapped Monad drops, Clanker experiments, leaderboard drama, and the eternal truth thatadults definitely have “agency,” especially when aping into mystery tokens at 9 a.m. on a Wednesday.  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 0:05:55 FC News0:16:00 CA chaos0:40:53 Builders building 0:51:32 Base0:53:25 Thanksgiving fun

The Tribe Has Spoken (and It’s Onchain): GM Farcaster ep306 and CastOut IV launch

The Tribe Has Spoken (and It’s Onchain): GM Farcaster ep306 Monday November 3, 2025   TLDR: 🎙️ Monday’s GM Farcaster was equal parts caffeine and chaos ☕💜 as the crew geared up for CastOut IV: Return to Meme Coin Island 🏝️🔥. Between the $100M Balancer hack 💣, Clanker’s ecosystem expansion 🧱, Fey Protocol’s hook drama 🪝, and the eternal dark-mode debate 🌑✨, Prof and Adrienne still managed to keep it fun, funny,and unmistakably purple 💜😂.  From our ChatGPT Intern: GM Farcaster kicked off November with CastOut chaos — the onchain Survivor-style gameofficially launched, and everyone was already scheming alliances and plotting who to “mint off the island.”🔥 Adrienne and NounishProf juggled sponsor shout-outs and Farcaster news while somehow keeping a straight face through the countdown, turning Monday’s update into a full-blown reality show for the blockchain  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 0:04:54 FC News0:27:30 Base0:29:38 Builders building0:37:59 CastOut launch

Farcaster Halloween–One Pumpkin Warplet Away from Chaos: GM Farcaster ep305 with @sayangel

Farcaster Halloween–One Pumpkin Warplet Away from Chaos: GM Farcaster ep305 Friday October 31, 2025 with@sayangel  TLDR: 🎃 GM Farcaster’s Halloween episode was pure onchain chaos — Adrienne’s ring light died mid-show,SayAngel summoned Warplets from the digital abyss, and NounishProf’s AI animations went full haunted doll mode. 👻 Between Clanker updates, meme mayhem, and spooky giveaways, it was equal parts tech talk and trick-or-treat for the Farcaster faithful. 💜  From our ChatGPT Intern: It was a GM Farcaster Halloween special that went completely off the rails — 🎃 pumpkin Warplets made their debut, Adrienne’s ring light died a heroic death, and SayAngel joined to unpack the terrifyingly cute rise of Warblet lore. Between AI animation fails and Degen’s wholesome Halloween POIDH chaos, it was less a podcast and more a digital séance powered by memes, caffeine, and way too many NFTs  Full Show Notes and Links on YouTube Copyright 2025 cc-by GM Farcaster - reuse/remix allowed with attribution and link back to GMFarcaster.com.  NOTE: Cryptocurrencies are often volatile assets. Nothing in this episode should be considered financial advice and is for educational and entertainment purposes. Nothing should be considered investment advice, nor solicitation to buy or sell any assets. NFA, DYOR.  Chapters: 0:00:00 GM 0:03:49 Happy Halloween0:12:14 FC News0:30:35 warplets0:32:02 @sayangel interview

Warplet Mania: When Purple Monsters Broke Farcaster: GM Farcaster ep304 with @shawmakesmagic

Warplet Mania: When Purple Monsters Broke Farcaster: GM Farcaster ep304 Wednesday October 29, 2025 with@shawmakesmagic  Thank you @shawmakesmagic for stopping by to chat about ElizaOS and we can’t wait to play with agents in the metaverse! (or is it the Elizaverse?)  TLDR: 🌀 Farcaster got the zoomies over the Warplet craze, breaking records and minting madness 💥 and guest ShawMakesMagic joined to talk AI agents, Eliza OS, and how even machines can’t out-meme this community ⚡️.  From our ChatGPT Intern: Farcaster hit all-time highs this week NOT because of the rebrand or the Clanker acquisition— but because a chaotic purple monster named Warplet hijacked the network and everyone’s sanity, turning profile pics into meme creatures and devs into accidental rockstars. Meanwhile, the hosts kept the magic going with guest ShawMakesMagic, diving into AI agents, Eliza OS, and how even bots are now trying to keep up with Farcaster’s meme-driven madness.  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 0:04:44 warplets0:21:27 FC News0:26:20 @shawmakesmagic interview1:16:52 devconnect giveaway 1:18:35 builders building

Clanker Gets Acquired, Memes Get Unleashed: GM Farcaster ep303 with @dwr and @dish

Clanker Gets Acquired, Memes Get Unleashed: GM Farcaster ep303 Monday October 27, 2025   Thank you @dwr Dan Romero and @dish Jack Dishman for popping by to chat about Farcaster’s acquisition of Clanker. Interesting chat starting at the 30 minute mark.  TLDR: 🚀 Farcaster drops massive news with the Clanker acquisition 🤝 while Dan & Dish join to spill on Dev Day and wallet-led growth 💼. Meanwhile, the Warplet meme takes over the timeline, reviving NFTs and horrifying Linda 😂. CastOut countdown begins with new sponsors andFarcaster chaos at peak levels ⏰💜.  From our ChatGPT Intern: ChatGPT said: Dan Romero and Jack Dishman joined GM Farcaster for an unhinged Monday episode where memes, mascots, and mayhem collided — from the 37 hat cult to the horrifyingly adorable rise ofWarplets, which somehow resurrected NFTs overnight. Between Clanker’s big acquisition news, CastOut chaos countdown, and conspiracy theories about Balaji’s FID, it was equal parts tech summit and fever dream powered by coffee,memes, and mild panic.  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 0:03:39 FC News0:12:44 370:18:03 warpee0:24:16 Clanker news0:30:42 @dwr and @dish interview

Farcaster’s Glow-Up—Now With 37% More Purple and Existential Feelings: GM Farcaster ep302

Farcaster’s Glow-Up—Now With 37% More Purple and Existential Feelings: GM Farcaster ep302 WednesdayOctober 22, 2025   Thank you @zaal for popping by to chat about the ZAO! And we loved the GM Farcaster swag you were wearing!  TLDR: Brian Armstrong “bought” and burned a $25M CobieNFT that secretly signaled Coinbase’s Echo acquisition 🔥Farcaster shrugged off an AWS outage 💪Base rolled out new creator coins 🪙 the whole community spiraled into deep aesthetic feelings about the new darker-purple “pants-shaped” logo 🎨Plus, we caught up with Zaal to talk all things ZAO🧠  From our ChatGPT Intern: Brian Armstrong bought and burned a $25M “Cobie NFT,” sending crypto Twitter into chaos — only for it to turn out he was actually buying Cobie’s company, Echo, for a quarter-billion dollars. Meanwhile, Farcaster survived an AWS outage, launched a darker purple “pants-shaped” rebrand, and somehow still found time to debate whether coins, creators, or candles are the future of onchain culture.  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 0:02:51 FC News0:14:48 Base 0:18:59 FC rebrand 0:35:25 @zaal1:10:40 Builders Building1:18:26 CastOut

Pichi’s Mom Enters the Chat (and Brings a Skeleton in Noggles): GM Farcaster ep301

Pichi’s Mom Enters the Chat (and Brings a Skeleton in Noggles): GM Farcaster ep301 Monday, October 20, 2025   Thank you Clanker, our Spotlight Partner, for sponsoring this episode. AND thanks to @thedude for popping by to chat about the Bribe app.  TLDR: 🌀 GM Farcaster kicks off with fake AWS panic, Prof’s cursed flight home, and a hydration crisis 💧 creator-coin chaos dominates the weekend while Clanker, CoBuild, and Signet drop new onchain experiments 🎭 FarCon Rome getsofficial dates and everyone starts Googling hotels; and 🎃 Pichi’s mom wins the internet with a spooky skeleton fan art that melts everyone’s hearts.  From our ChatGPT Intern: Episode 301 of GM Farcaster starts with mild chaos over a possible AWS outage before devolving into tales of Adrienne’s travel misadventures, dry nasal passages, and suspicious sugar-daddy DMs. Meanwhile, the crew somehow still covers creator-coin drama, FarCon Rome announcements, mini-app notifications, Clanker updates, and a heartfelt shout-out to “Pichi’s mom,” who celebrated their 300th episode with a spooky skeleton wearing noggles — proving once again that Farcaster moms are the real MVPs.  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 ar 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 0:05:20 FC News0:15:59 Builders Building0:27:28 creator coins0:43:27 Clanker news0:45:00 @thedude