Cursor for Crypto? Ship an Onchain App in Seconds with AI
What if anyone could build a crypto app—without writing a single line of code? In this episode of Internet Explorers, Jess Sloss and Josh Cornelius sit down with Brexton Pham, co-founder of Ohara, to explore how AI is revolutionizing app development and why software is becoming the next form of content. Brexton lays out his bold vision: a world where non-technical creators generate crypto-native apps in seconds, memecoins replace traditional business models, and attention is the only currency that matters. But if software is free to create, what happens next? Ohara’s answer might change how you think about crypto. This episode unpacks: * The No-Code Crypto Future – Why 99% of future apps won’t be built by developers. * Meme Coins as Monetization – The strongest incentives drive the most engagement. Can meme coins become a sustainable business model?* Rethinking Tokenization – Why most app tokens fail—and what actually works. * Building on Base – Ohara’s bet on Base and the EVM ecosystem for the next generation of crypto-native apps. * Software as a Social Experience – What happens when building an app is as easy as making a TikTok? Other topics explored: * Are crypto-native app chains a game changer or just another layer of complexity? * What happens when sports teams, brands, and internet culture go on-chain? * Are airdrops still a viable strategy, or just exit liquidity for insiders?* An agent-only ecosystem sounds futuristic—but does it actually work? * You Wouldn't Salt a Monkey…or would you? Chapters: 0:00 – Intro: The ByBit Hack You Slept Through 3:55 – Meet Brexton Pham & The Ohara Vision 4:56 – Software as Content & The Rise of Non-Technical Creators 9:29 – Attention-Based Monetization: Why Memecoins Are the Future 12:43 – Tokenizing Apps: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly 16:36 – Remixing Apps & Forking Without the Drama 21:47 – Why Token Launches Fail & The Zero-Cost App Revolution 25:18 – AI’s Role in Crypto App Generation 27:30 – App Chains: The Dream vs. The Reality 30:50 – Tokenizing Culture: What If the Lakers Launched a Coin? 38:21 – Kaito’s Token Launch & The Airdrop Debate 54:30 – Dream Chain: A VIP Club for AI Agents? 59:56 – You Wouldn't Salt a Monkey Internet Explorers is a weekly rundown show where extremely online individuals broadly explore (romanticize, even) new consumer Internet experiences. Join us live on Twitter/X, Fridays 10am PT / 1pm ET. Seed Club Twitter: https://x.com/seedclubhq Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/internet-explorers/id1756599282 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6iJk3xZoij7pVhlNbTP9qS?si=4cda0ac044dc4c6a
Ep.22: Vibhu from Drip Haus, Solana L2s, SC07, Degen L3, The Token is the Product, Sofamon
A weekly rundown show where extremely online individuals broadly explore (romanticize, even) new consumer internet experiences. Join us live and online on Fridays @ 10AM PST live.seedclub.xyz 01:21 we’ve got Vibhu joining us from Drip Haus 02:30 How are you describing what Drip is and what’s the intention behind the product? 04:43 Scaling to 160,000 daily active users 06:04 Using machine learning to parse productive users from unproductive ones 07:34 On the choice to go with Solana and creating a simple click to claim mechanism 08:44 Droplets are redeemable for collectibles on the platform and you get 5-10 to claim 11:51 Using the platform to distribute physical artworks and where Drip fits in the creator stack 16:54 No one anticipated a company like Drip existing on Solana pushing 10M NFTs each week 19:39 Solana L2s are coming, there are a number of teams working on solutions now 23:19 The next cohort for Seed Club’s SC.07 has been announced and we’re super excited 25:36 We have a huge range of projects from marketplaces to memecoins, AI, social and more 33:31 Josh tries to introduce the next topic but Peace needs to mint the Little Darlings drop 34:51 Mark Beylin wrote a piece we love called ‘The Token Is The Product’ - Let’s get into it 36:56 Looking at airlines as an example with reward points being a huge part of business 42:44 Moving on to $DEGEN, the Scenecoin of Farcaster - our terminology is catching on 43:37 Announcing Degen Chain - a low cost L3 that will be using $DEGEN as a native gas token 46:20 Charlie Munger talks about building in waves in crypto and how the narrative changes 47:38 Memestocks and a recent story about Truth Social being valued over $6 billion 49:11 We’re seeing more and more stocks that are growing memetically like Tesla, GameStop 54:06 Let’s talk about Sofamon - a project that came out of the last Seed Club cohort SC.06 57:34 Senspace’s new game launch Hosts: Jess Sloss & Josh Cornelius Web VJ: Peacenode Production: Cheryl Douglass None of this is financial or tax advice.
Ep.02: AI x Crypto, Omegle, JPogs, and Peace wrangling Midjourney.
We discuss OpenAI's Dev Day with GPT launches, @ianDAOs' experiment with an autonomous crypto agent, @ritualnet's successful $25M funding, and a pivotal tweet by @jessewldn emphasizing AI's role in effective DAOs. Additionally, @dawn_wallet's introduction of an AI crypto copilot, @titlesxyz's MODEL-WIP experiment, the shutdown of Omegle, @RevelXyz's insights from a web3-native focus, @peace_node's jpogs, and @coinbase's advancement in onchain credential verifications highlight the ongoing innovations in this dynamic field.
Ep.01: Solana pumping, All In CEO hunt, Fundraising landscape, and more.
Episode 01 breaks down a new product from Small Brain Games, Solana, Chain Abstraction, the search for a new All In CEO, the state of fundraising in November 2023, and the return of Aragon.
Exploring Consumer Crypto with SC06
A look at the people and products in SC06, Seed Club’s Consumer Crypto Accelerator
Ep 27 - San Holo
We're joined by San Holo to talk about his new album - EXISTENTIAL DANCE MUSIC. We cover his background, how he thinks about making music and his aspirations as a prominent electronic artist. This is also our first podcast minted natively on Optimism!